Mitch Marner will take to the familiar ice of the Scotiabank Arena Friday as an opponent of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the first time in his career. The now Vegas Golden Knights winger saw his nine-year tenure with the Maple Leafs come to an end this past summer in a sign-and-trade deal just as he hit as unrestricted free agency. Marner’s time with the Maple Leafs was filled with individual and team success in the regular season, but ultimately was marked by Toronto advancing past the opening round of the playoffs just twice in trips to the postseason and no appearances in the Eastern Conference Final or beyond. In the Core 4 era with the Leafs led by Marner, Auston Matthews, William...
