The Mitch Marner saga will never end. That is, until either of the two sides finally opt to play ball and succumb to the reality of the situation. That might be an unlikely outcome, however. At the moment, one side is living in reality, and the other is not.
Can you guess which one is which? I’ll spell it out for you: Mitch Marner is not worth as much as he is asking for. Point blank. He just isn’t.
In a league that values both centres and goal-scoring above all else, Marner’s game features neither of those things and yet the 22-year-old wants to be paid like someone with one that does.