I'm trying not to be vindictive.
Of all the possible scenarios of how this could have played out involving the hometown kid being drafted and developed by his local team and immediately adored by the fans, this is obviously the very worst possible scenario.
He should easily have become the record holder for most assists and points by a Maple Leaf, ever.
It's sad that it's ended up this way, but as I pointed out in the Marner thread - this is all on Mitch. The organization did everything it could, and then some, to give Marner anything and everything. They held up their end of the bargain.