As the NHL's newest franchise, the Mammoth are poised to make a significant splash. Securing a marquee player like Marner would instantly elevate their profile and competitiveness plus seems like a move team owner Ryan Smith is known for considering his aggressive nature with his NBA team, the Denver Nuggets.

Mitch Marner's future in the NHL appears to lay beyond Toronto, and now, he's reportedly put together a short list of eight teams he could land with in free agency.

So with that all in mind, the writers of the B/R NHL staff decided to put their thinking caps on to decide which would be the best local for the playmaking forward. On March 9, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported the Carolina Hurricanes offered Mikko Rantanen to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Mitch Marner before the trade deadline.