Mitch Marner has returned to Toronto and is ready to use his 4 Nations Face-Off experience as a positive moving forward throughout this Maple Leafs’ season.

When his Canada teammates needed it the most, Mitch Marner set up the tournament-winning goal at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, finding Connor McDavid for the winner. That goal sent Canada into a frenzy, helping the nation win the first hockey best-on-best tournament since 2016.

Even if Marner asks for a similar percentage of the expected 2025-26 cap ($95.5 million), he'd overtake Nylander ($11.5 million AAV) in the Maple Leafs' salary table with an AAV of $12.75 million, trailing only Matthews' $13.25 million per season.

Marner is one of four Maple Leafs selected for the tournament, joining Auston Matthews (USA) and William Nylander ( (Sweden). Although Jani Hakanpaa was selected to be on Finland's roster, the Leafs already announced that the defenseman wasn't healthy enough to play due to an ongoing knee issue.

Mitch Marner hadn't celebrated a winning hockey moment for quite some time. The 27-year-old returned to Toronto on Friday, a day after assisting on Team Canada's winning goal in overtime from Connor McDavid.

Mitch Marner’s future with the Toronto Maple Leafs remains uncertain, with NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reporting that the star forward is not close to deciding whether he wants to get to free agency.

My, how time has changed things. Not too long ago, Toronto Maple Leafs fans were united in a few common thoughts. First, Kyle Dubas should be relieved of his duties as general manager.