While a divorce seemed inevitable, it was still not an easy decision for Mitch Marner to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs in the off-season.

During an appearance on Saturday’s edition of “After Hours” with Scott Oake and Gary Lawless on Hockey Night in Canada, the longtime Leafs star and current Golden Knight shared his thought process during the biggest decision of his professional career.

“There were a couple sleepless nights,” he said after scoring his first two goals with Vegas in a win over the Calgary Flames. “Super tough. It was not an easy decision at all … Tried to make the best move that we thought was going to best for our family going forward.”

Marner, who grew up just outside Toronto, spent his first nine seasons with the Leafs filling up the score sheet every night. He set a

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