Mitch Marner was able to share his side of the story for the first time since deciding to leave his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs and go sign with the Vegas Golden Knights this summer. And he made it clear which former teammate was the toughest to say goodbye to.
In a sitdown interview with TSN's Mark Masters that went over a variety of topics -- mainly why Marner decided to leave Toronto and what his experience has been for the last year or so leading up to his departure -- but one that was almost immediately addressed was which now former teammate was the most difficult to tell that he was leaving.