In his article, Sears explains how the Islanders should hire Shanahan when he becomes available as their new president of hockey operations and/or general manager, and also proposed signing Marner if the Islanders could find a way to clear some cap space.

After dominating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Florida Panthers dropped Game 1 of their second-round series to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Florida nearly pulled off the comeback,

The Maple Leafs practiced Sunday, but star forward Mitch Marner was not among his ... top form in its first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Florida dispatched Tampa Bay in five ...

Really special moment it’s hard to explain,’ Marner said at Scotiabank Arena some 26 hours after his son, Miles, was born

Throughout the playoffs, Marner and Marchand have scored 12 and eight total points, respectively, although Marner has appeared in one more game than his older foe as the Leafs played a six-game first-round series against the Panthers' five-game one.