Maple Leafs Get Bad News After Brad Marchand Signing originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Toronto Maple Leafs lost a major piece of their team as Mitch Marner left in a trade, but the Eastern Conference contender could have lessened the blow by landing another star player.

After their tough playoff exit against the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs are making bold moves to bounce back and help Auston Matthews.

The Panthers inked defenseman Aaron Ekblad to a big contract extension on Monday. And with the deal, Florida now has less than $5 million in salary cap room remaining. Some projections have Marchand being worth up to $8 million per year.