After a long saga with several curveballs and rumors, the Vegas Golden Knights have finally got their man, completing a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, which will see Mitch Marner sign with the Golden Knights on an eight-year, $12-million AAV deal, and Nicolas Roy join the Maple Leafs.
His time with the Maple Leafs ends on a sour note, but the former fourth overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft was once hailed as the next homegrown talent who could help lead the Maple Leafs to win a Stanley Cup alongside Auston Matthews and William Nylander. With several playoff failures and fans growing frustrated with playoff shortcomings from Marner, he's decided to venture out of his comfort zone.
Marner is one of the best pure playmakers in the NHL and will likely spend the next eight years next to Jack Eichel, who is now eligible for a contract extension. Eichel and Marner have career highs in goals of 36 and 35, both of which will likely increase once the pair benefits from each other's stellar playmaking.
Heading the other way in the deal is Roy, a versatile 28-year-old forward who has been everything the Golden Knights have needed in their bottom-six. Prior to joining the Golden Knights, Roy had played just seven NHL games, but he leaves the franchise with 362 games of experience. With the Golden Knights, the 6-foot-4 center scored 68 goals and 166 assists.
OFFICIAL: The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Nicolas Roy 🔄
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) July 1, 2025
With the Maple Leafs, Roy will be the third-line center they have been missing. Although he's a career 47.7-percent faceoff winner, the Maple Leafs have lacked a right-handed center, and he will fill that void nicely.
With two seasons left on a $3-million cap hit, Roy will provide the Maple Leafs with immense value and will be dearly missed in Vegas.
In all, the Golden Knights and general manager Kelly McCrimmon have once again been the most aggressive team in chasing the top fish to improve their team.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs made their trade of Mitch Marner official on Tuesday morning.
After more than a year of speculation about the star player's future, the player signed a seven-year extension worth $12 million per season with the Vegas team. The team announced that the player will wear his favorite No. 93, in their official announcement of the deal.
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) July 1, 2025
Marner wore No. 93 during his time in Junior with the London Knights and the number is still associated with his social media handles despite the fact that he wore No. 16 with the Maple Leafs. The number was a dual tribute. The first being for his favorite player growing up, former Maple Leafs captain Doug Gilmour, and it was also the birth year for his older brother.
The No. 93 in Toronto is currently retired in Gilmour's honor.
Marner leaves Toronto as the club's fifth-leading point-getter of all time with 221 goals and 520 assists in 657 games. Had he stayed in Toronto, there was a good chance that his No. 16 could be retired someday. Now, his exit is being compared similar to that of Vince Carter with the Toronto Raptors when he requested to be moved.
In the end, time healed all wounds and Carter's number was eventually retired. Perhaps after some time, the same will happen for No. 16. But we'll see. Marner's first game back in Toronto next season will certainly be a must-see for a lot of reasons.
PHOENIX — The Giants are in the midst of the worst skid of the Buster Posey Era, and on Tuesday the new president of baseball operations gave a forceful response. It was not exactly what outsiders might have expected.
The Giants picked up the 2026 option on manager Bob Melvin’s contract, ending any speculation about his long-term job security at a time when the Giants have dropped six of seven and struggled to score runs or play clean baseball. In a statement announcing the decision, Posey said working with Melvin every day has shown him how “really fortunate (the Giants are) to have such an experienced leader and one of the most well-respected managers in baseball.”
“His leadership, preparation, and connection with our players have been invaluable, and we believe he’s the right person to continue guiding this team forward,” Posey continued.
Melvin, 63, is 125-122 in two seasons with his hometown team. This likely is to be his last managerial job in the big leagues, and the Giants got off to a stunningly strong start in his second season.
They had a rough June, but they still are five games above .500, and Melvin has been steady in the middle of the first big storm of the season. He has publicly backed his coaches, and Posey privately did so with several of them in recent days. On Tuesday, he went as far as he could for his manager.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue leading this group,” Melvin said. “I believe in what we’re building here, and I appreciate the confidence that the Giants ownership group, Greg, Buster, Larry, Zack and the rest of the Giants’ organization have shown in me and our staff. We have a lot of unfinished business this year, and I’m looking forward to the work ahead.”
It's Tuesday, July 1 and the Yankees (48-36) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (46-38). Max Fried is slated to take the mound for New York against Kevin Gausman for Toronto.
Toronto took the opening game of the series, 5-4, behind a four-run sixth inning. The Blue Jays have won two straight and four of the previous five games.
After going on a season-long six-game losing streak, the Yankees have posted a 6-5 record with two two-game winning streaks.
Both Gausman and Fried combined for 1 earned run, 1 walk, 13 strikeouts, and 9 hits over 15.0 combined innings in their last starts, so we could see a pitchers duel between the two.
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Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
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Moneyline: Yankees (-166), Blue Jays (+139)
Spread: Yankees -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
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Pitching matchup for July 1, 2025: Max Fried vs. Kevin Gausman
Yankees: Max Fried, (10-2, 1.92 ERA) Last outing: 7.0 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 1 Walk, and 7 Strikeouts
Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman, (6-6, 4.21 ERA) Last outing: 8.0 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed, 1 Walk, and 6 Strikeouts
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Russian winger Egor Sokolov, 25, has signed a one-year contract with
CSKA Moscow, the
KHL club announced on Tuesday. According to the announcement,
CSKA had earlier worked out an agreement with Avtomobilist
Yetaterinberg, who had previously held Sokolov’s KHL rights.
Originally
from Yekaterinburg, a city in the foothills of the Ural Mountains on
the Asian side, Sokolov went overseas at age 17 to play junior hockey
for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL.
Sokolov
was taken by the Ottawa Senators in the second round, 61st
overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He then spent the next four
seasons in the Ottawa organization, playing 13 NHL games for the
Sens in which he recorded one goal, one assist and four penalty
minutes.
Sokolov
was traded last summer to Utah HC, now the Utah
Mammoth, for Czech winger Jan JenĂk. He spent
the entire 2024-25 season in the AHL with
the Tucson Roadrunners, where he recorded 44 points in 75
regular-season and playoff games.
CSKA,
colloquially known in North America as the Red Army team, is a
perennial powerhouse in Russia. In addition to Sokolov, it has under
contract for 2025-26 ex-NHLers Denis Guryanov, Nikita Nesterov,
Nikita Okhotyuk and Vladislav Kamenev.
Mike Brown's second interview with the Knicks is on Tuesday, according to SNY sources.
Others may come in for second interviews. Brown garnered support in first interview.
The Knicks have also interviewed James Borrego, Taylor Jenkins, and Micah Nori.
Brown’s interview on Tuesday will include owner James Dolan; it’s common practice for a candidate to meet with team ownership in the late stages of interviews prior to a final decision being made.
After losing Ryan Poehling in the Trevor Zegras trade, the Philadelphia Flyers need another reliable two-way center.
While Zegras may very well end up converting back to center full-time, he's not the guy the Flyers want playing high-pressure defensive minutes, and especially not on the penalty kill.
There are a quite a few interesting veteran options for that archetype of player on the NHL free agent market this year, but the Flyers, just like at the goalie position, will face hot competition from Stanley Cup contenders.
Names like Radek Faksa, Nick Bjugstad, and Nico Sturm would be fantastic stopgap options, but with a little extra searching, the Flyers can find themselves a more permanent replacement in Joe Veleno.
Veleno, 25, is a former first-round pick who is set to be bought out by the Seattle Kraken after being traded by the Chicago Blackhawks for Andre Burakovsky last week.
Veleno was, of course, already traded once this season, with the Detroit Red Wings bringing in Petr Mrazek and Craig Smith and sending Veleno to Chicago.
All in all, the 2024-25 season was a tougher go for the former 30th overall pick, although Veleno's five points in 16 games with Chicago was markedly better than the 10 points he had in 56 games with the Red Wings.
Coming into the year, Veleno was fresh off a career-high 28 points with the Red Wings, emerging as a strong penalty killer and a physical presence.
Veleno's GAR card above is similar to Poehling's before he joined the Flyers; Veleno's is more well-rounded, while Poehling was in the 80th percentile of defense due to some elite penalty kill play.
If the Flyers are in on Veleno, they'll get some intel from defenseman Jamie Drysdale, who won the 2019-20 IIHF U20 Men's World Championships with Veleno and Canada a few years back.
Going back another year, Veleno played with Flyers forward Owen Tippett and former Flyers center Morgan Frost on the 2018-19 U20 Canada team.
The 25-year-old is having a two-year, $4.55 million contract cut short with the buyout, so it's unlikely Veleno will cost the Flyers much more than something in the range of $1 million.
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound forward has thrown over 100 hits in each full season of his NHL career and is a respectable 46.6% for his career in the faceoff dot.
The combination of size, potential, physicality, and versatility should be attractive to a smaller Flyers team, and Veleno is much more seasoned than Rodrigo Abols, for example.
He should be one of their top targets heading into the start of NHL free agency Tuesday.
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The Flyers had to address the goaltending position this offseason.
They did that Tuesday in the form of Dan Vladar. The club and the 27-year-old agreed to terms on a two-year, $6.7 million contract. The deal has an average annual value of $3.35 million.
Vladar is expected to form a tandem with Samuel Ersson, who has one more year left on his contract. Ivan Fedotov and Aleksei Kolosov also have one more year to go on their respective deals and will compete for playing time.
At 6-foot-5, 209 pounds, Vladar comes to the Flyers after spending the last four seasons with the Flames. He’s coming off a career-high 30 appearances (29 starts) in which he went 12-11-6 with a 2.80 goals-against average and an .898 save percentage.
His best season came in 2021-22, when he went 13-6-2 with a 2.75 goals-against average, .906 save percentage and two shutouts. Time will tell if Vladar is the short-term answer to helping the Flyers stabilize in net.
David Stearns has earned high marks for his ability to find undervalued talent as the Mets’ president of baseball operations, but the pressing question now is whether he can make the trades in the coming weeks that his slumping team may well need to re-establish realistic championship hopes.
Three weeks ago it appeared the Mets might only be shopping for bullpen upgrades as the trade deadline looms at the end of this new month. But their current 3-13 stretch has exposed flaws in all areas of the ballclub, making the case that Stearns should be aggressive to trying to find three significant pieces:
1) A quality starting pitcher, with potential options ranging from Sandy Alcantara to the likes of Luis Severino and Merrill Kelly.
2) An impact hitter, ideally either at 3B or CF, with possibilities such as Eugenio Suarez, Alex Bregman, Jarren Duran, or Cedric Mullins.
3) A solid bullpen arm, perhaps Jake Bird, David Bednar, or Kyle Finnegan.
Is making three such deals too much to ask? It’s probably way out of Stearns’ comfort zone, as he has indicated a reluctance to part with top prospects, but the Mets’ farm system is built up enough, especially if you include their young major leaguers, that they should have enough trade capital for such a task.
“There could be some attractive players available,” one NL team executive told me. “It will take some time to shake out. That third Wild Card spot keeps more teams in the mix a lot longer now, so it’s hard to get aggressive in early July.
“But the Mets are an intriguing case. You’re pretty much all-in once you sign (Juan) Soto to that contract. But how much are they willing to give up? The word I’d use to describe David is measured. He’s very measured. So I think a lot of people in the industry will be curious to see if he goes for it, and to what degree.”
Stearns still has a few weeks before making such a call, and plenty could happen to diminish the Mets’ needs.
If Sean Manaea and Kodai Senga are back and pitching well enough to make the starting rotation a force again, the Mets might look only to add a depth starter. Or perhaps no starter if they believe top pitching prospects Nolan McLean, Brandon Sproat, and Blade Tidwell, who starts Wednesday vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, can help them in the second half.
Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA; New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean participates in the Spring Breakout game against the Washington Nationals at Clover Park. / Jim Rassol - Imagn Images
Similarly, if Mark Vientos finds his ’24 form at the plate they could decide they don’t need an impact bat. Same goes if Brett Baty and/or Ronny Mauricio break through in a big way, perhaps pushing Jeff McNeil into more of a regular role in center field.
And then there is Francisco Alvarez. If he fights his way back from the minors and provides the power the Mets expected, that too could change the equation.
But right now all of that may be mostly wishful thinking, based on the ups and downs those young players have experienced this season.
Finally, if Brooks Raley finishes up his rehab outings, makes it all the way back and quickly finds his pre-elbow surgery form, he’d provide a huge lift for a bullpen that badly misses fellow left-hander A.J. Minter.
Suffice to say that makes for a lot of ifs, too many considering the way the Mets have been playing.
And while it’s understandable that the injuries in the starting rotation caught up with them, the big surprise is the failure of the offense to deliver with any consistency, especially with runners in scoring position.
In fact, the clutch issue has been such a constant theme that Steve Cohen undoubtedly became the first owner in baseball history to specifically reference RISP in a tweet, noting Monday that “it’s unlikely the team’s hitting with RISP will continue at this weak pace.”
For that matter, he may be the only owner that tweets at all, but you get the idea. And Cohen may be right, but it’s not such a small sample size at this point, with the Mets ranking 29th in the majors in batting average with RISP.
Maybe a Jesse Winker return from injury will help in that regard, but if this is who the Mets are offensively, getting very little production from the lower part of the lineup, Stearns may be forced to shop for a hitter with more urgency than he ever expected.
Suarez, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ third baseman, looms as the ideal candidate. He’s having a big year with 26 home runs and a .894 OPS, and he’s a free agent after this season which should make him less pricey in terms of prospects.
However, contenders like the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs have indicated interest in trading for Suarez to fill their own needs at third base, so that could raise his price beyond what a rental normally would get.
Also, there’s no guarantee the D-backs will sell. At 42-42, Arizona are on the fringe of Wild Card contention and likely would have to slide a bit further to deal Suarez.
If not him, the Red Sox could become a focal point. At 42-44 they’re only three games out of a Wild Card spot and also probably would have to slide, though after trading Rafael Devers they seem committed to their youth movement, which could lead them dealing Bregman and/or Duran.
Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran (16) rounds the bases en route to a triple during the second inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field / Ken Blaze - Imagn Images
Finally, the Baltimore Orioles, 10 games under .500, almost certainly will make Mullins available, as he is a free agent after this season. He’s not having a big year but as a left-handed hitting center fielder with speed and some pop, Mullins certainly could be a good fit, perhaps in a platoon with Tyrone Taylor.
As for pitching, Alcantara is the big fish, despite his 6.98 ERA. In his first season back from Tommy John surgery, the right-hander hasn’t had his Cy Young award-winning dominance, but he has pitched better in recent weeks and teams likely would be willing to bet he’ll continue to improve.
That and two more years of team control at a reasonable salary probably will make for a high asking price.
Others like the ex-Met Severino, who openly admitted he doesn’t like pitching in his home ballpark in Sacramento, German Marquez of the Rockies, Kelly or Zac Gallen of the D-backs, and perhaps lefty Tyler Anderson of the Angels, all would likely come at a lower cost.
Where the Mets are as a team around the July 31st trade deadline likely will determine how much is too much for Stearns. His “measured’’ style might rule the day, no matter what.
But if his team doesn’t suddenly fix its flaws and get hot again, Stearns will be under tremendous pressure to act boldly to save the season -- it should be fascinating to see how he handles it.
Dvorak, a 6-foot-1, 190-pounder, won 55.2 percent of his faceoffs over four seasons with Montreal. Last season, he started in the defensive zone a career-high 69 percent of the time, so he’s a center who can be trusted in tough spots.
In 2019-20, playing under Rick Tocchet with the Coyotes, Dvorak put up career highs in goals (18) and points (38). In the playoffs last season with the Canadiens, he had a pair of goals over five games.
The Flyers have to like the one-year commitment to Dvorak. It doesn’t block anyone and it gives the Flyers a good look at if Dvorak will be a fit.
Right now, the Flyers’ competition at center includes Dvorak, Zegras, Sean Couturier, Noah Cates, Jett Luchanko, Rodrigo Abols and Karsen Dorwart.
With the trade of Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost, Tony DeAngelo, Andrei Kuzmenko, Cal Petersen and Jakob Pelletier coming off the books and the NHL salary cap rising, the Flyers had some room to spend this offseason.
“There’s a little bit of a window to add from the outside,” general manager Danny Briere said about free agency in April. “We’re not going to be able to fix every problem, but it would be nice to be able to, if the situation is right, add a player or two to come in and help on that front. That also should help taking a step forward.”
The Flyers have not changed their rebuilding plans, but they do need and want to get better this season. They hit “rock bottom” last season and the 2025-26 campaign will be Year 3 under Briere and president of hockey operations Keith Jones.
The club also added a depth center Tuesday by agreeing to terms with Lane Pederson on a one-year, two-way, $775,00 contract. The 27-year-old is projected to open this season with AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley.
The NHL's annual free-agent market opens at noon ET on July 1.
Many of the notable names, including Mitch Marner, Brad Marchand, and Aaron Ekblad, have already come off the market. Nevertheless, several notable players remain eligible for UFA status.
Brock Boeser: David Staples of the Edmonton Journalcited several NHL insiders linking Boeser to the Edmonton Oilers. However, they're still trying to free up salary-cap space by shopping Viktor Arvidsson. TSN's Chris Johnston believes the 28-year-old right winger will be “Plan A” for the Winnipeg Jets.
Nikolaj Ehlers: Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff said last week he intended to continue contract talks with the 29-year-old right winger until the last minute. Meanwhile, ESPN's Emily Kaplan considers the Carolina Hurricanes to be the front-runners for Ehlers. Nick Goss of NBC Sports Boston believes the Bruins should pursue the long-time Jet.
Vladislav Gavrikov: The Los Angeles Kings want to re-sign Gavrikov, but the 29-year-old left-shot defenseman could be eyeing the free-agent market. TSN's Pierre LeBrun reported Monday that the Kings were waiting for a response to their final offer. If Gavrikov goes to market, Mollie Walker of the New York Postbelieves the New York Rangers intend to pursue him.
Mikael Granlund: The limited number of quality centers in this summer's UFA market should make the 33-year-old Granlund a much-sought-after commodity. Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects claimed the St. Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks and Hurricanes could be among his suitors.
Jake Allen: This summer's free-agent market is thin on goaltenders, which could work to Jake Allen's advantage. The 34-year-old put up solid numbers last season as the New Jersey Devils backup. Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff reported last week that he was in talks with the Devils, seeking a two-year deal worth around $5 million. If he doesn't stay in New Jersey, he could draw interest from the Oilers or Philadelphia Flyers.
Corey Perry: The 40-year-old right winger was still hopeful about returning with the Edmonton Oilers. However, their recent re-signings of Evan Bouchard and Trent Frederic likely mean the well-travelled Perry will be moving on to another contender in search of another Stanley Cup run.
It may come as a shock to some because in 2023-24, Kurashev recorded 18 goals and 36 assists for 54 points. The Swiss center had the second-most points on the team that season behind Connor Bedard’s 64.
It didn’t seem to work out in Columbus, as Harris’ average ice time went down by six minutes from this past season compared to 2023-24. The D-man finished this past campaign with a goal and five points in 33 appearances with the Jackets.
Nikolai Kovalenko, RW
Nikolai Kovalenko could fly under many teams’ radars this off-season. The Russian right winger is coming off his first NHL season, playing for the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks.
In 57 games, the 25-year-old scored seven goals and 20 points while averaging 12:20 of ice time. Before entering the NHL, he was a respectable scorer in the KHL with Nizhny Novgorod. Kovalenko scored 11 goals and 35 points in 42 games in his final season overseas.
Philip Tomasino, C
Philip Tomasino is the youngest player among all the RFAs who didn’t receive qualifying offers. On top of that, the 23-year-old had the most points last season among those unqualified RFAs.
Tomasino scored 11 goals and 24 points in 61 contests with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators last season. He played up and down Pittsburgh’s lineup, ending the season averaging 13:27 of ice time.
The Toronto Maple Leafs let go of Pontus Holmberg. The 26-year-old Swede is coming off a career-high season, scoring seven goals and 19 points.
The Maple Leafs leaned on Holmberg several times this past season during tough stretches of injuries. Holmberg played the second-most games of the unqualified RFAs, sitting only behind Anaheim Ducks center Isac Lundestrom, who played 79 games.
Turner, fresh off a Finals run with the Indiana Pacers, will sign a four-year, $107 million deal with a player option in the final year, Charania reported.
Lillard, who turns 35 this month, suffered a torn Achilles in April during the playoffs — putting his availability for next season in serious doubt. The Bucks will waive and stretch his contract, spreading out his remaining $113 million as dead money over the next five seasons.
The Bucks’ roster shake-up represents a massive shift as they hope to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo in town. The Greek Freak reportedly was weighing his future this offseason after Milwaukee suffered its third straight first-round defeat.
Newly-extended general manager Jon Horst has responded to Antetokounmpo’s doubts with a busy week of transactions. Longtime center Brook Lopez signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, while the Bucks re-signed key rotation pieces in Bobby Portis, Gary Trent Jr., Kevin Porter Jr. and Taurean Prince.
With the Pacers looking at a potential gap year as Tyrese Haliburton recovers from a torn Achilles, Turner is leaving the team that drafted him way back in 2015. The 29-year-old big man has career averages of 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.
As for Lillard, the star guard will be forced to join a third team after an unsuccessful two-year stint in Milwaukee. His numbers remained consistent, but he was unable to bring the Bucks back to the big stage after being traded by the Portland Trail Blazers for Jrue Holiday in 2023.
Now, Lillard joins a shrinking list of available free agents. It’s unclear what his market could be, given his age and the fact that he is unlikely to suit up next season.
Report: Golden Knights Acquire Mitch Marner From Maple Leafs In Eight-Year DealAfter nine years with the Maple Leafs, Marner is officially headed to Vegas. 
