Toronto Maple Leafs Sign Brendan Shanahan Through 2024-25

As it turns out, Mitch Marner is not the most high profile person in need of a new contract from the Toronto Maple Leafs this summer.

That title belongs to Brendan Shanahan. In a relatively surprising move this afternoon, the Maple Leafs announced the signing of their President and Alternate Governor to a six-year extension that would keep him in the organization through 2024-25.

Financial details of the move have yet to be disclosed.

This is an incredibly vital move for the Leafs to make, given the current state of the team.

The likes of Marner and Auston Matthews may receive the bulk of the credit for turning this franchise from a punchline into a contender, but it was Shanahan who installed…