With Mitch Marner’s contract situation unresolved, the Toronto Maple Leafs may have a contingency plan in place. According to NHL insider Nick Kypreos, the Leafs are considering targeting Mikko Rantanen as a potential Marner replacement if the winger leaves in free agency.

Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net score after Nathan MacKinnon knocked in the go-ahead goal with 4:15 remaining and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 .

We have a marquee clash between the Colorado Avalanche and the Toronto Maple Leafs at Ball Arena tonight. The Buds' power play has been on fire lately and has a great track record of success at Ball Arena,

Nick Kypreos said that the Toronto Maple Leafs made a big offer to the Carolina Hurricanes for Mikko Rantanen, then pivoted to Scott Laughton and Brandon Carlo when the Hurricanes rejected. Kypreos: “I wrote an article for the Toronto Star a week ago linking Toronto Maple Leafs to Rantanen,

John Tavares made his stance on his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs clear following Saturday night’s 7-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. With his contract set to expire at the end of the season, the former Maple Leafs captain emphasized his commitment to the organization in his first post-trade-deadline comments.

Before losing Mikko Rantanen at the trade deadline, the Carolina Hurricanes reportedly looked at adding Mitch Marner. The Hurricanes "initially asked for" Marner when discussing a potential Rantanen trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs,

The Kings and Maple Leafs talked to the Hurricanes about Mikko Rantanen. Maple Leafs News: David Pagnotta in the Fourth Period said that the Carolina Hurricanes asked the Toronto

Valeri Nichushkin had three goals for his first career regular-season hat trick, Nathan MacKinnon had two goals to reach 100 points for the season, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied in the third period to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 in Denver on Saturday night.

Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs faced the Colorado Avalanche in their first game since the NHL Trade Deadline. The Maple Leafs welcomed newly acquired Brandon Carlo and Scott Laughton into their lineup,