Although John Tavares might be holding onto a glimmer of hope that Mitch Marner returns to the Toronto Maple Leafs, he's being realistic about the situation.

You never know," Tavares said about Marner's next move. "You always hold out hope that a person and a player like Mitchy ends up staying, and it works out, but you are also realistic about the situation, where things are at, and what could potentially happen.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has re-signed forward John Tavares to a four-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is $4.38 million. Tavares, 34,