Mitchell Marner and Mark Hunter are reunited with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who went for the brainy forward with upside at No. 4 overall at the NHL draft in Sunrise, Fla., on Friday.
Hunter, putting his stamp on the Leafs' prospect pool, opted for the diminutive dynamo that he selected in the OHL priority selection two years ago for the London Knights before Marner became a prolific playmaker. The Leafs evidently believe that Marner, generously listed at 5-foot-11 and 165 piounds, has a greater chance of being a game-changing influence than the highest-ranked defenceman, Boston College's Noah Hanifin, who was chosen No.