The Mitch Marner Effect: How one decision put Vegas and Carolina on a Stanley Cup Final path
RALEIGH, N. C. (AP) — A few days in early March 2025 changed the course of the NHL. Mitch Marner was at the epicenter of it. Marner was nearing the end of his contract with Toronto, and all signs pointed to him not re-signing. Carolina had just acquired fellow pending free agent Mikko Rantanen from Colorado in a three-way trade in late January, and after several weeks it was also clear that would not be a long-term relationship. The Maple Leafs and Hurricanes discussed the possibility of a a...
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