Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, July 1, that the team has acquired forward Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Nicolas Roy. Marner has signed an eight-year contract extension through the 2032-33 season worth an average annual value of $12,

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Mitch Marner to the Vegas Golden Knights for centre Nicolas Roy. Marner, 28, agreed to an eight-year, US$96-million extension with Toronto before the deal. He would have only been able to sign a seven-year contract on the NHL's open market had he hit unrestricted free agency at noon ET today.

They got Marner in a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to on Monday and announced early Tuesday. They signed the two-time All-Star winger to a $96 million contract for the maximum eight years before Marner would have been eligible to go anywhere else.