It all started with a story in the Toronto Star. Dave Feschuk seized the moment of the Matthews signing and spoke to Mitch Marner’s agent:
In a revealing interview with @dfeschuk, Mitch Marner's agent Darren Ferris highlighted that Auston Matthews did not receive a "team-friendly discount" and said the #Leafs have been "trying to lowball" his client.
More: https://t.co/yKGiEV2Jbx pic.twitter.com/atXYVimecE— Toronto Star Sports (@StarSports) February 6, 2019The quotes in that article landed with a nice big splash in the acid bath that is the discourse around all these contracts and the Leafs in general these days.