Marner, 28, completed his six-year, $65.41 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season and is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Many expect his Game 7 exit against Florida to mark the end of his tenure in Toronto, especially after he declined to waive his no-movement clause at the March deadline.

NHL insider and analyst Bryan Hayes of TSN isn't convinced that the Toronto Maple Leafs won't re-sign Mitch Marner this summer.

Tavares, like Marner, grew up in the Toronto area dreaming of being a Maple Leaf. When he left the New York Islanders to sign a seven-year, $77 million contract ($11 million average annual value) on July 1, 2018, he publicly announced his decision by posting a childhood photo on social media of sleeping under Maple Leafs covers.