It was just confirmed for this surprising team and free agent Mitch Marner

GM Brad Treliving and the Toronto Maple Leafs seem ready to let Mitch Marner walk into free agency. Instead of attempting to make a deal happen in March, Treliving will lose out on any chance of recouping assets for the former hometown hero.

Now, we play the waiting game. We've seen multiple NHL teams mentioned as suitors for Marner, who will garner a lot of interest in free agency.

Of the teams mentioned before, the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers were just a few who were brought up in discussion. Now, it seems that the list continues to grow, as one team is coming from out of nowhere to attempt to sign Marner if he makes it to free agency

The Utah Mammoth. The newly minted expansion team out in the West is interested in the 102-point forward, according to NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman.

The Mammoth would be a dark horse suitor for Marner, as they have a budding young lineup that includes Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther, and Clayton Keller.

Marner would, of course, find himself in good company on the same line as Keller, or Guenther, as a playmaker and sniper.

The Mammoth have enough money to cover Marner's acquisition in free agency and still have some left over at $20.3 million currently, according to PuckPedia.

If Marner isn't the player they could end up signing in July, they've stated they're open to moving they're 4th overall pick for an upgrade in the lineup.

Marner's next contract is projected to be around $13-14 million and could get it on the market.