I can’t believe how they keep making it worse. I just can’t.
I’ve said everything humanly possible in defence of Marner. It’s a lost cause.
By all accounts, Darren Ferris is among the best agent in the league at getting his clients maximum dollars, but he’s rock bottom when it comes to publicity. A truly atrocious player representative in this facet.
He starts off the interview by pumping his own tires.
“In the span of about 10 months here I did 3 things agents almost never get to do. I pulled off a successful offer sheet, negotiated the biggest sign-and-trade in NHL history, and I made a defenceman the highest paid at his position. None of it happened by accident.”
Mix a “we” in there, would ya? Maybe leave some room for a possibility that the Byram’s had something to do with making Bowen a $12.5m player.
The arrogance just pours out of this guy like wifi pours out of Michael Cera’s router.
Then, in attempt to dispel the negative narratives that swirled around Mitch Marner for the better part of a decade, he reinforces the worst of them - namely that there’s been animosity between Marner’s camp and the Toronto Maple Leafs since the time he signed his ELC. (Shots fired at Mark Hunter.)
I just can’t believe Marner’s agent would circle back to this, unprompted, a year after he’s ‘moved on’.
A good representative finds creative ways to pour cold water on this stuff and paint their client in the best light possible. This guy’s just fanning the flames - undoubtedly, a glimpse into what’s gone on behind the scenes for the past 10 years.
Ferris then adamantly denies that Marner was actively shopping for a house in Vegas before he was traded. Said it was completely untrue… right before suggesting it’s perfectly normal for players to ‘look around’ while they’re on the road.
Sounds a lot like the Vegas realtor who sang like a bird wasn’t lying, but Mitch wasn’t ready to buy because nothing was done. Yet.
Caps it off by trying to pin Mitch’s ultimate decision to leave - at least in large part - on Brad Treliving.
And scene.
Just unbelievable.
Everyone has their blind spots, but Christ… Darren Ferris misses the big picture entirely.
@mcclusk Was there too. From a similar sightline, but a bit further back.
I’ll never forget how perfect that day and that show was. They had no business living up to the hype for that show yet they did and surpassed it tenfold.
@habs1973@mo9d0@TalkeyHockey Jesus Christ. Put the bottle down for a day and stop arguing with strangers on the internet every single fucking day. You know you didn’t play for the Habs, right? You’ve accomplished nothing. You’re a fucking FAN. Christ…
@habs1973@OrbitStudios I think there’s a huge difference between a team president (who’s an idiot, btw) COMPLIMENTING other organizations and a GM deflecting his own team’s shortcomings by taking a shot at another organization. You insufferable dimwit.
But yes, tweet this same inane shit 200 times.
@PierreVLeBrun@thegoldenmuzzy What’s mind boggling is that the Leafs never seemed to get a bounce. Everything that could go wrong went wrong. Habs had 6 SOG midway through the third period of game 7 vs Tampa and Newhook banks one off of Vasilevsky and they go on a run. THAT is mind boggling.
@habs1973 @happyleafsfan @bigheadhcky Smallest dick energy when your team is on the verge of the eastern conference final yet you spend all week (and your Friday night!) talking about the Leafs. The Leafs will always be the most important team in hockey and that is funny and sad at the same time.
@habs1973@TageForHart Nobody cares if you’ve travelled all over Canada you condescending know-it-all.
1) 40% of Canada’s population is in Ontario.
2) Nobody is talking about the Habs when they’re bad. Yet you can’t stop tweeting about the Leafs while your team is playing a playoff game.