At a start-of-training-camp news conference Thursday, Toronto GM Kyle Dubas made it clear that he's done talking about the Mitch Marner situation with the media. Marner, who is rumoured to have turned down a seven or eight year contract worth $11 million per season, is not in Toronto for the start of camp. Dubas told reporters he's happy to address the situation during Thursday's news conference, then he's done.
"After that, we won't have anything from our end until there's a solution to the matter one way or the other. So, I'll give you the opportunity now to ask anything you want. Until we have something finished, beyond that, be radio silence from us."
This isn't Dubas' first time having a restricted free agent sit out training camp. William Nylander missed the first two months of the season last year before signing right at the deadline.
