Dekes For Days
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- Sep 24, 2018
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You seem to be making a lot of unsubstantiated claims about what Nylander is and what he wants.He wants to make a lot of money. The cap does not allow for the allocation of cap to the level he wants. He can sign a long term deal but it will be a lower amount. Not just with the leafs but league wide. What team is giving him 10+ million. He is arrogant so it is likely he would take a gamble on himself. Sign for $8.5 and make $2.5 more per year and then when cap goes up he is more likely to get what he is looking for league wide. The cap puts restrictions and I am sure his agent will understand this. I think this is more likely than him signing a 5-6 year deal or getting traded.
There is zero indication that Nylander is looking for a 2-year deal, but if he was theoretically looking for a 2-year deal in order to rake in as much money as possible, he's not going to simultaneously give a significant discount signing away his two most valuable years for 8.8m. That's completely contradictory.