Maple Leafs Get Reality Check After Mitch Marner's Exit originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t done much to offset the loss of star forward Mitch Marner, and it’s already costing them in perception.

Alex Tuch, a two-time 30-goal scorer, is up after the coming season ($4.75 million cap hit) in Buffalo. Would Dallas have any interest in getting off the last two seasons of Tyler Seguin ($9.85 million cap hit) with a new Jason Robertson contract coming down the line, potentially? Jaden Schwartz has one year left with Seattle.

Mitch Marner is now a member of the Golden Knights and some fans are still ajusting to the news. What should feel like a fresh start might not feel more like a messy breakup as many fans, insiders and pundits are reacting to something Marner himself admitted to during his introductory press conference in Vegas.