TORONTO — Brad Treliving confirmed the anticipated on Thursday morning, stating that he expects Toronto Maple Leafs star and pending unrestricted free agent Mitch Marner to test free agency. “Unless there’s a significant change here, I would anticipate that he’s going to hit the market,” the Leafs GM said in a media availability.

Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving provided updates on plenty of the team's pending UFAs and RFAs ahead of the start of free agency.

Treliving has been in contact with two other Leafs free agents, forwards Steven Lorentz and Max Pacioretty. At the end of the season, Pacorietty was unsure of his hockey future, but the 36-year-old veteran of more than 900 NHL games has since decided that he wants to keep playing.