Marner dished two assists, one while shorthanded, recorded one shot on net and blocked one shot in Saturday's 7-3 win over Montreal. Marner ran a point streak to three games, during which he has five assists.

On Feb. 12, the Toronto forward will exchange the blue-and-white maple leaf on his chest for the red-and-white one of Canada for the opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Sweden (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS).

It likely won't happen, but if the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner and Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen don't re-sign before March, a 1-for-1 trade could be worth considering.

While everyone is talking about Mitch Marner and John Tavares with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the other member of the “Big Three” free agents this summer is Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche.  Like the others listed above,

Marner delivered two assists in a 4-3 overtime win over New Jersey on Thursday.

Nick Kypreos has released another edition of his NHL trade bait board, and there are some interesting names on the list. One name that stands out is the Colorado Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen.

Auston Matthews could be the obstacle that keeps the Toronto Maple Leafs from re-signing Mitch Marner. Specifically, Matthews’ contract could be the roadblock k

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Mitch Marner will be a free agent on July 1 and he's predicted to sign a $100 million deal.

The Toronto Maple Leafs know that Mitch Marner can produce points. He's led the team in points four times during his first eight seasons and is currently leadin

Toronto's Mitch Marner is tied for third in the NHL in points at home with 35 in just 25 games and has four goals and 16 assists for 20 points in 15 career games versus the Stars

This is the obvious one. Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL with 68 points, seven more than Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl in second place. Also of note, he’s first in points per game at 1.58, narrowly ahead of the Art Ross winner last season, Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov at 1.57.

Now another season is about to begin. The Blue Jays chased hard after Roki Sasaki, the Japanese free agent pitcher, and superstar Juan Soto, just as they chased hard after the unicorn, Shohei Ohtani, a year ago. Chasing hard is a wonderful trait. Baseball, and all sports, though, are forever about winning.