Toronto Maple Leafs players and coach Craig Berube held their end-of-season media availabilities on Tuesday at the Ford Performance Centre.

Mitch Marner is not ready to talk about his future.

"It's so fresh," the pending unrestricted free agent said during the team's end-of-season media availability. "It's tough to really think about anything right now, about going forward and future-wise. I was hoping to be playing a hockey game tonight, and that's not the outcome. I haven't thought about anything. Next coming weeks, I'll sit down with my wife, and we'll start talking and trying to figure out what the next steps are."

Marner grew up a Leafs fan in Toronto and has said playing for his hometown team "meant everything." But there's also a sense the 28-year-old winger, who declined to engage in negotiations during the season, may be ready for a fresh start after nine years and only two playoff series wins in Toronto.

Marner was asked point blank if he wants to be a Leaf next season.

"Always loved my time here," he said. "I loved being here. Like I said to you guys the other night, I've been so grateful. I haven't processed anything yet. It's still so fresh. It's just so fresh."

Like in the immediate aftermath of the Game 7 defeat, Marner answered in the past tense when talking about his time in Toronto.

Despite emerging as a 100-point player and Selke Trophy nominee, Marner has taken a lot of heat over the years for his role in Toronto's playoff losses.

Marner opened his media session on Tuesday by thanking a reporter for deleting a social media post, which elicited a fan response that crossed the line.

Marner, who became a first-time father during the playoffs, was asked what it's been like for his family to experience some of the lows during his tenure in Toronto.

"I'm sure it's tough on them," he said. "You got to not focus on that. That's, I think, what my wife and I have done such a good job of the last couple of years is just not focusing on that. You can't focus on that. You know there's so much love and appreciation for yourself and from the fans out there and just because you don't hear it, you know it's still out there. You know you got the love of a lot of people."

Fans littered the ice with jerseys and other debris late in the Game 7 blowout loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday. Some fans inside Scotiabank Arena booed Marner when he touched the puck late in the game.

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