As would I, it’s nice however to have 2 wingers at the capability they are at right now. Usually the gap between Marner and nylander would already have shown with nylander having around 42-50 points and Marner having 55+. It bodes well for star scoring if nylander can stay near his current pace
will Toronto be able to keep him?
I've said it before. The leafs need Willy to be good to win. Definitely one of the biggest factors of the teams success is his improvement in play. Really hard to play against a team where a few players can show up and take over a game like he just did. He is as good as the best player on a lot of teams.
Most of the contracts on the team expire within the next 2 years...despite what everyone says about Dubas' cap management, one thing he has done well is not commit long-term contracts to mediocre or average players, and left flexibility in the sense that many deals are expiring at the same time that the core players need new contracts. As long as the cap goes up as its projected and they can manage the 'transition year' between the first year of Matthews' and Nylander's deal and Tavares' final year, they should be ok. Once Tavares is off the books then they're in good shape, and given that JT will have made his money by then we could even get him back on a Spezza/Gio type deal hopefully.Expensive player....
It's very scary Sweden's best and most creative offensive player only is ranked third in Toronto though LoL a really strong team right now.
Who knows? I see Kaprizov, Nylander, Hyman, and Marner as the four with 56 points, sorted by goals, with Kaprizov first because of fewer games.
The Backcock/Lou Leafs would.I can't imagine what Willie asks for if he leads the team in scoring at the end of the season. Hense I would move him to C between ZAR and Simmonds.
Contract time coming up....not surprised at his increased effort and results. Ultimately I do not believe we will be able to afford him and he will test the market for sure. Hopefully Dubas would have learned from his 1st experience with him & his agent. Nice player to keep, but ...is this also the time for us to consider the possibility of moving him? Soon it'll be Marner & AM...Expensive player....
It's very scary Sweden's best and most creative offensive player only is ranked third in Toronto though LoL a really strong team right now.
I wouldn't hold my breath for an early signing. He would be crazy to not wait for a deal he couldn't refuse. Such is the business of hockey. I don't think there is anyone here that is rational that would give up even 1MM+ per year for nostalgia.
Yeah thay was to obvious. They should do a list with shared numbers.
Drai would be a liability on this team as he cheats defense for offense. That is without saying.
When two players from the same team are tied in total points, I think nhl.com puts whoever has the most goals at the time #1 in team points for ranking purposes.
