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Kyle Dubas on negotiations with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner: “It’s our intention, well before July 1st, that we have an agreement long term”

Dubas: We’re obviously excited about the record of the team. A lot of the credit has to go to the coaching staff and the players for the way that they were able to navigate that stretch without Auston and without William and continue to stay focused and get better and better. That leads to some excitement for the remainder of the year. I am happy with where we are at. I still think we have a long way to go and that is what we work towards every day.

On John Tavares surpassing expectations since the signing

Dubas: I think any time you engage in that kind of commitment to a person and you bring them in, you hear all these different things about them and you know they are a great person.