Perhaps the biggest pending free agent is already off the market. After a sign-and-trade with the Vegas Golden Knights, star forward Mitch Marner signed an eight-year deal worth $96 million, so he'll be in the desert for the foreseeable future. In return, the Maple Leafs got third-line center Nicolas Roy.

Mitch Marner is close to leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs, and a suitor like the Los Angeles Kings now reportedly has a new target in sight, a star from the Vancouver Canucks.

The Maple Leafs are seen as a frontrunner to sign Brock Boeser after his $20 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks came to an end.