The Toronto Maple Leafs held their annual media day on Wednesday as the 2024 training camp officially got underway, where now-former Leafs captain John Tavares addressed the media. As he enters the final year of a seven-year, $77 million contract he signed in the summer of 2018, the 33-year-old faces questions about his future in Toronto.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares made his intentions clear regarding his future with the team ahead of training camp and the upcoming 2024-25 regular season. The forward revealed during the team's media availability that he wants to remain a part of the organization beyond the final year of his current contract,

The Toronto Maple Leafs are entering an intriguing season with John Tavares and Mitch Marner both having expiring contracts next offseason, and as training camp is set to start, both players spoke on their situations, and they took different approaches.

Mitch Marner reiterates several times that he’s happy to be a Maple Leaf: ‘It’s my home’

The 2024-25 NHL season is shaping up to be pivotal for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have already made significant leadership changes. Craig Berube has replaced Sheldon Keefe as head coach, and John Tavares has passed the captaincy to Auston Matthews.

According to Sportsnet’s Luke Fox, appearing on the "Behind the Play" podcast on September 3, the truth is that Tavares appears "more likely" to re-sign with the Maple Leafs than his teammate Marner.

TORONTO -- Mitch Marner and John Tavares each expressed a desire Wednesday to remain with their hometown Toronto Maple Leafs beyond this season.