It was sometimes said that John Tavares took a hometown discount when he signed a seven-year, $77 million contract with the Maple Leafs seven years ago, all because one other team, the San Jose Sharks, was prepared to pay him more. Tavares’ $11 million cap hit still ranked right near the top of the league for the entirety of the deal.

Although John Tavares might be holding onto a glimmer of hope that Mitch Marner returns to the Toronto Maple Leafs, he's being realistic about the situation.

A LEAF!!!!! The former captain, future Legends Row member, re-signed in Toronto for the next four years with an average annual value of $4.38M.