The Vegas Golden Knights landed the big fish of the NHL offseason, signing star forward Mitch Marner away from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Marner was always expected to leave Toronto, and the Golden Knights were a heavy favorite to land his services.

Marner was set to hit unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career after his contract with the Maple Leafs expired on June 30. Rather than hit the open market, he was dealt to Vegas in exchange for Nic Roy and proceeded to sign an eight-year contract worth $12 million per season.

Marner signed an eight-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $12 million