The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has re-signed forward Matthew Knies to a six-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is $7.750 million. The 6’3”,

The deal sees the Golden Knights send Nicolas Roy to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Marner, who will avoid free agency by signing an eight-year, $96 million contract in Vegas. Marner will run the Golden Knights $12 million per year, which is less than some expected him to fetch on the open market.