The Toronto Maple Leafs and Las Vegas Golden Knights are engaged in "ongoing" discussions regarding a Mitch Marner sign-and-trade, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

The Vegas Golden Knights’ front office spent the second day of the decentralized NHL Draft on the second floor of their practice facility. The team made four picks on Saturday, but spent part of the day discussing a trade to acquire the rights of pending unrestricted free agent Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs,

If Toronto Maple Leafs fans were holding on to any sort of hope that star forward Mitch Marner would have a change of heart and re-sign rather than hit free agency, those ambitions were likely all but dashed on Saturday.