Mitch Marner was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Marner, who could have become an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday, signed an eight-year, $96 million contract with Toronto before the trade. It has an average annual value of $12 million.

Mitch Marner was officially introduced as a member of the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday following the sign-and-trade deal that brought him to town from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Marner was set to hit unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career after his contract with the Maple Leafs expired on June 30.

The Vegas Golden Knights landing star forward Mitch Marner in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs was arguably the biggest news of NHL free agency. The Golden Knights sent center Nic Roy to the Leafs in exchange for the 28-year-old winger,