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.

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,

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.