HENDERSON, Nev. -- Mitch Marner moved into his new home here last Wednesday and says he’s yet to be recognized in public.

That certainly won’t be the case when the forward returns to play for the first time as a member of the Vegas Golden Knights against his former Toronto Maple Leafs team on Jan. 23.

How will he be received? And what will be going through his mind at Scotiabank Arena while playing against a Maple Leafs team that he was a part of from 2016-2025?

“I know it will be weird walking into the visitors side for once,” the 28-year-old said at the NHL/NHLPA North American Player Media Tour on Tuesday. “So, yeah, we’ll see how it goes. I mean, when that moment comes, we’ll take it head-on and see what happens.

“The good thing is that I know I’ll be going in there with a lot o

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