Mitchell Marner will not be part of any potential roster changes the Toronto Maple Leafs will look at during the offseason, general manager Kyle Dubas said Wednesday.

The forward and Auston Matthews combined to score one goal, by Matthews, in Toronto's 4-3 elimination by the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup First Round.

Dubas defended both forwards and said disposing of players of their caliber because of a seven-game series would "be foolish."

"I understand the fans and they can feel any way they want, and media are entitled to feel any way that they want, but these are two awfully great players that showed it over the entire regular season," Dubas said.