Cole’s Notes:
- Ferris calls the vilification of Paul Marner tantamount to a “bullying campaign.”
- He agrees Tavares and Matthews’ contract figures were a definite factor — “Mitch wanted to be treated fairly.”
- There were two offer sheets presented and one club gave Kyle Dubas advanced notice. Mitch didn’t want to sign either and remained committed to staying in Toronto.
- Ferris believes more offer sheets were coming in-season if a deal wasn’t finalized in time.
- Ferris claims no formal 7×11 offer was rejected in June.
This deal, it got done on Friday.