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.

Can Toronto accommodate its former captain? Could Tavares be headed back to free agency as one of the top players available?

The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to undergo some major changes this summer after another postseason failure, where they weren’t able to make it past the second round and were defeated in seven games by the Florida Panthers.