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Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup Dreams Depend on Keeping Mitch Marner Amid NHL Trade Rumors

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Mitch Marner has one year left on his deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs and has yet to come to an agreement on a contract extension with the club, sparking rumors that he may be traded this offseason.

Not so fast, says TSN insider Chris Johnston.

In the latest edition of The Chris Johnston Show podcast, he denounced the idea that the Leafs are 100-percent committed to dealing the star right winger (31:30).

"The Leafs are not leaning on Mitch Marner right now. They have not decided 100 percent they have to trade him and or that they're going to make life uncomfortable and they're getting the list of names.