Leafs defender's comments about Nylander and Matthews should excite Leafs Nation
Last night, Morgan Rielly participated in a road hockey game in support of getting people to spend less time on their phones. The irony that you're probably reading this from your phone is not lost on me. At any rate, Rielly, along with a number of Toronto media members, took part in the event and prior to the game, TSN's Mark Masters caught up with the Leafs' top defenseman and spoke with him on a variety of subjects.
As we're all very curious as to what's going to happen over the next week here, one of the things Masters asked Rielly was about the extensions for Auston Matthews and William Nylander, who are both eligible to sign on July 1st. Rielly's comments on the subject should give Leafs Nation some relief if there was any pre-existing concern there about either player.
While Rielly doesn't reveal too much, his insight is valuable here, as not many people other than their teammates and GM Brad Treliving would have a better idea of what Matthews and Nylander are thinking - aside from 34 and 88 themselves, that is.
Both sides have indicated in the past that there is no immediate rush and that everyone wants the same thing here, which is Nylander and Matthews to remain in Toronto. It will be a nice surprise if one or both of them sign on July 1st when they are eligible to sign extensions, but even if those extensions aren't announced right away, it would appear as though they will be signed at some point. Then we can put all of the speculation about either player wanting to leave to rest.
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JUIN 23 | 840 ANSWERS Leafs defender's comments about Nylander and Matthews should excite Leafs Nation Who signs first this summer - Matthews or Nylander? | ||
| Nylander will sign first | 122 | 14.5 % |
| Matthews will sign first | 569 | 67.7 % |
| Both will be announced at the same time | 149 | 17.7 % |
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