Paul Bissonnette apologized to Mitch Marner and made a surprising prediction for the Leafs forward ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season. In Toronto, we often hear the same thing every season: This is our year! But they have good reasons to say so. On paper, the Leafs are among the best teams in the NHL. This season, with Auston Matthews wearing the c on his jersey, a bolstered blue line, and Craig Berube behind the bench, the team could be in a position to succeed immensely. However, if they want to go all the way, all the leaders in Toronto will need to have a good season, including Mitch Marner. Perhaps nobody faced more criticism than Marner in last year's playoffs; even if he was coming back from a high-ankle sprain, he made crucial mistakes that fans and media didn't like to see. But Marner, who will be looking for a new contract next summer, could be on his way to have one of the best seasons of his career, according to Paul Bissonnette. The former NHLer and Spittin' Chiclets co-host made a massive statement, where he apologized to Marner and stated that he believes the player will have a great season. Biznasty even said that he could lead the league in scoring, win the Selke Trophy, and even the Art Ross this year. Check out his full comment here: I've been hard on my boy, Marner. I was hard on him. This is Paul Bissonnette's apology to Paul and Mitch Marner. I think he's going to have a monster year. I think he's going to win a Selke Trophy. I actually think there's a possibility, after hearing he's training with McDavid, MacKinnon, going to all these camps, training at high altitudes, going to his camp in Muskoka and getting it dialed in there... I think there's a possibility that Mitch Marner can lead the league in scoring. I think that he might win the Art Ross Trophy this year. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/spittinchiclets/status/1841220992330248392'> </a></blockquote></div> Players on the last season of their contracts usually perform better knowing that negotiations are coming. To get the highest salary, they need to perform in the season, and in the playoffs. If they manage to do that, they shouldn't struggle to get a raise.