"While the various flaws of the 2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs roster have been rearing their ugly heads lately, general manager Brad Treliving did a good job with the extensions of John Tavares and Matthew Knies over the summer. With the contract status of Mitch Marner still up in the air along with the worst-kept secret of all time that he would be signing with the Vegas Golden Knights, Treliving locked up two other pieces of his core to long-term deals."
"For all of the faults Kyle Dubas had during his tenure as Leafs general manager, there's a legitimate argument to be made now that Brendan Shanahan was the true mastermind behind the Leafs' initial contract negotiations with the core players. Sure, there was speculation of this before, and to assume Shanahan had zero say in those negotiations would have been naive."
Top stories are ranked by site traffic over the calendar year, not by opinion. A final-2025 countdown highlights the site's ten highest-performing entries by traffic through New Year's Eve. The 2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs roster has shown notable flaws, yet general manager Brad Treliving locked in long-term extensions for John Tavares (four years at $4.38 million annually) and Matthew Knies (six years at $7.75 million annually). Mitch Marner's contract remained unsettled amid expectations he would sign with the Vegas Golden Knights. Discussion continues about Brendan Shanahan's influence on the club's earlier core-player contract negotiations.
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