Nylander contract discussion - New Poll

[1specter]

and his trade value is soaring, two sides to a coin……..

Wouldn't dream of trading him when he's playing like this

 

[Thornbury]

Take this with a grain of salt because I can't figure out what the NHL considers a hit sometimes but Nylander according to NHL.com has throw more hits this year than Knies.

He also has only 1 giveaway this year which is remarkable considering how often he has the puck

I have noticed that Knies uses his body to shield the puck, and pressure guys on the forecheck, but he doesn't throw many hits. Hope he adds some of that to his game as time goes along

 

[34]

and his trade value is soaring, two sides to a coin……..

You don’t trade a player like Willy. Franchise player.


At this point $10M AAV is a good deal if he agrees to sign at that.

 

[Gary Nylund]

You don’t trade a player like Willy. Franchise player.


At this point $10M AAV is a good deal if he agrees to sign at that.

I said it a month ago, 10m is fine. Not sure if that's enough to get it done any more though, he looks so damn good. I can only imagine the smile on his agents face while watching him play. I sure hope he's still on the team next season, not much else to say.

 

[ToneDog]

I said it a month ago, 10m is fine. Not sure if that's enough to get it done any more though, he looks so damn good. I can only imagine the smile on his agents face while watching him play. I sure hope he's still on the team next season, not much else to say.

There are currently 14 players with cap hits of $10m+. LA and Florida with 2 each are only teams with multiple players. Having 4 next year would make the Leaf trail blazers.

 

[Drytoast]

I'd trade him in a heart beat for two solid 5m defensemen. We don't need his scoring we need some sandpaper in front of the net.

We won't win with this line up.

 

[Gary Nylund]

There are currently 14 players with cap hits of $10m+. LA and Florida with 2 each are only teams with multiple players. Having 4 next year would make the Leaf trail blazers.

Ya, were trail blazers. LOL.

 

[1specter]

I'd trade him in a heart beat for two solid 5m defensemen. We don't need his scoring we need some sandpaper in front of the net.

We won't win with this line up.

Pretty sure we had a difficult time scoring against Florida and in general Matthews and Marner's scoring dries up come playoffs.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Don got some things very wrong. Nylander was a bad look. Thing that is most hilarious about it is that he is Canadian. Born in Calgary and he treated him as though his a Swedish princess.

Speaking of this, why on opening night did they introduce him as “from xxx Sweden, William Nylander”

 

[Drytoast]

Pretty sure we had a difficult time scoring against Florida and in general Matthews and Marner's scoring dries up come playoffs.

Ya. And that was with Nylander. Know who won the cup? A team that had balanced scoring and great defense because they didn't spend 50 percent of the their cap on 4 guys.

Someone has to go. Marner or Willy. And Marner kills penalties. So he's more versatile than Nylander.

Nylander should be traded while stock is high

 

[IPS]

and his trade value is soaring, two sides to a coin……..

Yeah too bad Edmonton didn't trade McDavid last year, what with his trade value being higher than ever.

I'm willing to trade the Bertuzzi's, Domi's and Jarnkrok's way before I'm willing to trade Nylander.

 

[34]

I said it a month ago, 10m is fine. Not sure if that's enough to get it done any more though, he looks so damn good. I can only imagine the smile on his agents face while watching him play. I sure hope he's still on the team next season, not much else to say.

For sure, the price is only going up.

i bet he cracks 100 points this season.

 

[Killer Orcas]

Speaking of this, why on opening night did they introduce him as “from xxx Sweden, William Nylander”

He's born in Calgary but moved to USA around age 3 then from 14 on lived in Sweden. I'm guessing he spent most if not all off seasons in Sweden as well and plays internationally for Sweden. Hence the from Sweden intro.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Ya. And that was with Nylander. Know who won the cup? A team that had balanced scoring and great defense because they didn't spend 50 percent of the their cap on 4 guys.

Someone has to go. Marner or Willy. And Marner kills penalties. So he's more versatile than Nylander.

Nylander should be traded while stock is high

There's only so much you can get for a rental player.

For sure, the price is only going up.

i bet he cracks 100 points this season.

I wouldn't bet against him at this point, that's for sure.

 

[rumman]

Yeah too bad Edmonton didn't trade McDavid last year, what with his trade value being higher than ever.

I'm willing to trade the Bertuzzi's, Domi's and Jarnkrok's way before I'm willing to trade Nylander.

roger that, but a signed 88 means you can't afford the Bertuzzi's, Domi's and Jarnkrok's..........

 

[rumman]

There are currently 14 players with cap hits of $10m+. LA and Florida with 2 each are only teams with multiple players. Having 4 next year would make the Leaf trail blazers.

the pie can only be sliced into so many pieces especially when half of said pie goes to 4 forwards. Doesn't leave much for the D, G, and remaining F's to eat does it.........

 

[Gabriel426]

He's born in Calgary but moved to USA around age 3 then from 14 on lived in Sweden. I'm guessing he spent most if not all off seasons in Sweden as well and plays internationally for Sweden. Hence the from Sweden intro.

Pretty much this as Robyn Regehr was born in Brazil but don’t ever remembering any teams introducing him as Brazilian.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Matthews, Nylander and Marner are our Durant, Harden and Westbrook

 

[notDatsyuk]

Take this with a grain of salt because I can't figure out what the NHL considers a hit sometimes but Nylander according to NHL.com has throw more hits this year than Knies.

He also has only 1 giveaway this year which is remarkable considering how often he has the puck

The giveaways are fairly consistent with his usual play, if even a bit better.

Last year among regulars, the fewest giveaways:

(giveaways - /60 - takeaways - /60)
Jarnkrok 12 - 0.68 - 21 - 1.20
ZAR 12 - 0.85 - 18 - 1.28
Kampf 30 - 1.43 - 57 - 2.72
Nylander 37 - 1.46 - 70 - 2.76

Consider how much each had the puck.

For comparison with another's puck carrier: Marner 94 - 3.31 - 104 - 3.66

Last year only 7 forwards has more takeaways than Willy, and only 2 of them had fewer giveaways:
Alex Wennberg (26 - 84)
Logan Couture (35 - 71)

 

[kb]

I'd trade him in a heart beat for two solid 5m defensemen. We don't need his scoring we need some sandpaper in front of the net.

We won't win with this line up.

Except for the fact that it is always goal scoring that turns out to be their achilles heel in the playoffs.

Most will understand this in due time.....but taking goals away will always make it harder to win in the playoffs.

 

[Drytoast]

roger that, but a signed 88 means you can't afford the Bertuzzi's, Domi's and Jarnkrok's..........

Add a number 1 goalie off of entry contract and a solid 2nd d

 

[rumman]

Add a number 1 goalie off of entry contract and a solid 2nd d

Just can’t have everything 34 isn’t going anywhere, JT and Marner have NTC’s so if you sign 88 does that mean you let 16 walk?

Except for the fact that it is always goal scoring that turns out to be their achilles heel in the playoffs.

Most will understand this in due time.....but taking goals away will always make it harder to win in the playoffs.

If scoring was a problem it would show itself in the regular season, offense isn’t this teams problem……it’s poor cap distribution………

 

[notbias]

Just can’t have everything 34 isn’t going anywhere, JT and Marner have NTC’s so if you sign 88 does that mean you let 16 walk?


If scoring was a problem it would show itself in the regular season, offense isn’t this teams problem……it’s poor cap distribution………

Cap distribution is not a problem that shows during a game, scoring is, and it has been scoring that has been our problem in the playoffs.

 

[kb]

Cap distribution is not a problem that shows during a game, scoring is, and it has been scoring that has been our problem in the playoffs.

Especially if someone thinks that taking 40 goals out of the lineup is the way to win, or even smart.

 

[Judas Tavares]

Maybe the plan is to have things be slightly dicey for 2024-2025, then come come 2025-2026, the cap will have risen and Tavares will be off the books (If he truly wants to stay, he can sign a very cheap contract). Haven't done the math to a tee, but a rising cap and Tavares off the books, even with a Nylander raise and a potential slight Marner raise would likely be less than 40% of the cap by 2025-2026? More palatable I'd think? Maybe I am misjudging how much the cap will rise.