After years of playoff heartbreak with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner begins a fresh chapter with the Vegas Golden Knights. Embracing a winning culture and a new home for his family, Marner says the move "just felt right" as he looks to shed past postseason struggles and chase a Stanley Cup with a team built to win now.

Mitch Marner opens up about the timeline behind his departure from Auston Matthews' Toronto Maple Leafs and explains the personal reasons for rejecting a trade before ultimately joining the Vegas Golden Knights.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mitch Marner Makes Hard Admission In Emotional Farewell Note to Maple Leafs Fans. Mitch Marner's nine-year run with Toronto Maple Leafs, his hometown team, came to an end Monday when the 28-year-old right winger was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights.