Leafs GM reveals where things are with the William Nylander negotiations
On August 23rd, general manager Brad Treliving signed franchise cornerstone Auston Matthews to a 4-year, $53M contract extension. The ink wasn't even dry on the contract when Toronto media was asking if William Nylander was on its way to being done as well.
Treliving has been vocal in his desire to have Nylander signed to a long-term extension and today the Leafs' general manager doubled down on his stance.
"Willy has had a tremendous start to the year ... I stated from Day 1, our objective was to get Auston signed, we got him signed. Our objective is to get Willy signed and we're working at it."
Nylander has been the runaway best player for Toronto this season and it hasn't been particularly close. You would've been hard pressed to find a Leafs fan who would have predicted this outcome either, which has made it all the more special.
Nylander broke the Maple Leafs franchise record of collecting at least a point in every one of the team's first 17 games. On the season, he has scored 12 goals and 27 points in 19 games, while averaging 20:11 in ice time.
You have to think with the way Nylander is playing, there will be teams willing to give him $11M per season when he hits the open market next summer. Toronto will be in tough fitting this into their cap structure with three players already locked into double digit cap hits along with Morgan Reilly's $7.5M.
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 28 | 567 ANSWERS Leafs GM reveals where things are with the William Nylander negotiations If Toronto can't sign Nylander to an extension by the trade deadline, what should their next move be? | ||
| Trade him. Can't lose him for nothing | 301 | 53.1 % |
| Use as an own rental | 66 | 11.6 % |
| Just keep him and hope to re-sign him | 200 | 35.3 % |
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