Speculation: Nylander XXI - all Nylander discussion here (MOD WARNING IN OP)

[Scott Stevens]

I’m in the east Fraser valley, so yeah lower mainland. It’s quite the beautiful place and as far as options in Canada I’ll take the winter here over anywhere else

Mom and dad are in Burnaby and are complaining about ridiculous rain the better half of this week.

 

[Leaf Fans]

every year, toronto media and the fans clamour for a big ufa coming "home"...but it hardly ever happens.

Yeah, we would like to see the best players playing for us. We were never upset. We moved on.

 

[Scott Stevens]

Yeah, we would like to see the best players playing for us. We were never upset. We moved on.

So. About a day and a half to go. Got an “official” prediction?

 

[IncredibleMarner]

Which team will offer Nylander a 1y deal at 8million?
Colorado? Vancouver?

 

[WTFMAN99]

Non-issue for most people I think. It's certainly become a more common occurrence, which is making it an issue that has to be addressed, but the odds of it happening and directly involving you and/or a loved one are really so minute.

Until it does though....

 

[Leaf Fans]

So. About a day and a half to go. Got an “official” prediction?

I am not involved, but my position hasn't changed. I hope he signs.

 

[Scott Stevens]

I am not involved, but my position hasn't changed. I hope he signs.

I know you’re not involved, bro. None of us are. This is a fan site.

 

[Mestaruus]

Toronto is most definitely on a very short list of great cities in NA once you get past NYC and LA. Next up is a grouping of Toronto, Chicago, Houston & San Fran/Bay Area. Coming from a guy who has travelled NA quite a bit and currently lives in BC, but is from Toronto. There’s a reason nba players rank it as a top city to visit and refer to it as “white Vegas”

Canadian winter can't be that fun for the players though. I assume it's very similar winter in Toronto compared to Finland where I'm from. I'd say southern regions of USA > all when it comes to best places to live in, but that's just me. Players might prefer something else.

 

[Digitalbooya]

So. About a day and a half to go. Got an “official” prediction?

Well, let’s see here... Toronto fans don’t think Nylander is worth $8m/yr. Toronto fans also think an unsigned Nylander could pry Dumba from Minnesota. So my prediction: Nylander doesn’t sign, he sits the year out, and Toronto fans have 30+ page meltdown/coping fest. Then the cycle begins again next summer.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Canadian winter can't be that fun for the players though. I assume it's very similar winter in Toronto compared to Finland where I'm from. I'd say southern regions of USA > all when it comes to best places to live in, but that's just me. Players might prefer something else.

Chicago, New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Minneapolis ect ect all have similar winters. I am sure many people would rather do without them, but many others enjoy them.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Well, let’s see here... Toronto fans don’t think Nylander is worth $8m/yr. Toronto fans also think an unsigned Nylander could pry Dumba from Minnesota. So my prediction: Nylander doesn’t sign, he sits the year out, and Toronto fans have 30+ page meltdown/coping fest. Then the cycle begins again next summer.

I doubt that.

 

[93LEAFS]

Canadian winter can't be that fun for the players though. I assume it's very similar winter in Toronto compared to Finland where I'm from. I'd say southern regions of USA > all when it comes to best places to live in, but that's just me. Players might prefer something else.

Canada is a massive country with very different winters depending on where you live. Toronto isn't great, but Buffalo actually gets it worse than us do to lake effect snow.

Now, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary get crazy winters. MTL is very cold and ices over. Vancouver is cold and rainy (I actually hate rain in 3 degree weather more than anything). If Miami or LA preferable? Probably. But, Toronto doesn't have it that bad compared to many other NHL markets.

 

[Digitalbooya]

I doubt that.

It’s the way of the road.

 

[Dzonna]

For the first time in memory. How about the years before that?

Oh right, they weren't seriously trying to get them. They definitely didn't try to get the owner of Pizza Pizza to convince Stamkos to come home.

Don't worry, I'm aware Leaf fans would MUCH rather Tavares than Stamkos. But if you think this is about that... well, I guess you kids have something to learn. You've been living with paper bags over your heads for far too long. Maybe a bad taste in the spring will knock some sense into you. You know, again.

Does stamkos still play hockey? You get my point.

 

[LeHab]

Can he sign a 1 year contract for this year and at the same time sign a multi year extension for next seasons?

Found my answer, he has to wait until Jan 1st for extension.

 

[Roman Yoshi]

I don't know how picks would work out, but Colorado offer sheeting him would be pretty funny.

They don't even need their first this year. They are going to have Ottawa's and a chance to win the draft lottery and get Hughes.

Imagine that top 6 forward group

 

[libertarian]

No matter what happens with the Nylander contract over the next few day the Leafs organization has done all NHL teams a favor with this standoff with a 2nd contract RFA. After the crazy Dri contract the Oilers gave out the Leafs are brining sanity back to the 2nd year RFA contracts for elite players with their pushback and resolve against Nylander. The fact that the Leafs have not miss a beat even without Nylander and Matthews over the last month is a bonus to the Leafs. Their push back against Nylander's demands will let all elite 2nd year contract in he rest of the NHL RFA know that you will be paid what your are worth and nothing more.

Congrats to the Leafs for not only standing up to Nylander but also proving they can win without him.

I wrote this in the Leaf tread but I thought it needed to be said here also.

I am not a leaf fan but like what they have done in the Nylander situation.

 

[sd1976]

Slavin or nothing from CAR.

I don’t know... Hamilton might be a fit as well...

 

[Empoleon8771]

I don’t know... Hamilton might be a fit as well...

I'm actually surprised I haven't seen more suggestions of Hamilton for Nylander, that seems to be a nice middle ground between Slavin and Pesce. Hamilton for an extended Nylander straight up seems pretty fair.

 

[ITM]

its the best its ever been.. speak for yourself

You mean like you just did?

Work your side of the street and I'll work mine.

 

[DougGilmour93]

Slavin for an extended Nylander.

 

[ITM]

How is it different? Trudeau?

Well, there's that, lol. He says as a former Young Liberal. And certainly a few other things that probably isn't worth attracting a certain element over.

I guess it's no small comfort that the recent Clinton visit yielded very modest support at Scotiabank...3300 tickets sold (Presuming a percentage of the 19ooo were held back in preference)? something like that?

But I grew up around the Lawrence and Young area and perhaps it's nostalgia but there was - as some of a certain age will attest - a pace and a size to the city that was more manageable. The expansion, the congestion, the...commoditization (?) of the city, the absence of a certain kind of common social grace...It's not just Toronto and I realize growth powers a certain type of change, it's just sad that we didn't (or couldn't???) hold on to much of what Toronto was...And certainly every big city has it's share of difficulties, but at any rate...Perhaps best left for a PM exchange.

 

[Jerkob Slavin]

Slavin for an extended Nylander.

No chance in hell. Slavin for Marner and you’ll have plenty of cap to keep Nylander. You’re welcome.

 

[ITM]

But this year it did and as much as I hate the leafs, Tavares and Matthews on the same team is epic to watch

Now if we could only snag Ken Daniels from the Red Wings broadcast and trade Jim Hughson for him...We'd have an play-by-play man worthy of the club.

 

[RoadWarrior]

No chance in hell. Slavin for Marner and you’ll have plenty of cap to keep Nylander. You’re welcome.

So somehow Slavins value now outstrips Doughty, Subban, Josi, Carlson, Burns etc.

Get real. He’s a good d man on a lousy team but he’s no hall of famer.

Marner if he continues at his current pace is putting up Gretzky like numbers.

Nylander and Slavin are at least close in value.