When the Detroit Red Wings retired Sergei Fedorov‘s No. 91 on Monday it felt like a homecoming that was years in the making and long overdue, NHL.com columnist Nicholas J. Cotsonika said on a new episode of the “NHL @TheRink” podcast.
Although the successes of each player in his “home” market are different, Cotsonika discussed how interesting it will be to see the type of homecoming reception Mitch Marner will receive when he returns to Scotiabank Arena to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 23.
Now with the Vegas Golden Knights, Marner will face the Maple Leafs at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday (9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, TSN4) for the first time since joining the Golden Knights via a sign-and-trade July 1, 2025. He grew up rooting for…