They got third-line center Nicolas Roy from Vegas for the rights to Marner. They traded a conditional third-round draft pick to Utah for left winger Matias Maccelli. And they signed Michael Pezzetta, Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Travis Boyd each for less than $1 million each.

Marner was set to hit unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career after his contract with the Maple Leafs expired on June 30. Rather than hit the open market, he was dealt to Vegas in exchange for Nic Roy and proceeded to sign an eight-year contract worth $12 million per season.