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We’re going over the latest update regarding Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander and his contract negotiations.
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
William Nylander was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st – Florida Panthers, Aaron Ekblad
2nd – Buffalo Sabres, Sam Reinhart
3rd – Edmonton Oilers, Leon Draisaitl
4th – Calgary Flames, Sam Bennett
5th – New York Islanders, Michael Dal Colle
6th – Vancouver Canucks, Jake Virtanen
7th – Carolina Hurricanes, Haydn Fleury
8th – Toronto Maple Leafs, William Nylander
9th – Winnipeg Jets, Nikolaj Ehlers
10th – Anaheim Ducks (from Ottawa Senators), Nick Ritchie
11th – Nashville Predators, Kevin Fiala
12th – Arizona Coyotes, Brendan Perlini
13th – Washington Capitals, Jakub Vrana
14th – Dallas Stars, Julius Honka
15th – Detroit Red Wings, Dylan Larkin
16th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Sonny Milano
17th – Philadelphia Flyers, Travis Sanheim
18th – Minnesota Wild, Alex Tuch
19th – Tampa Bay Lightning, Tony DeAngelo
20th – Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose Sharks), Nick Schmaltz
21st – St. Louis Blues, Robby Fabbri
22nd – Pittsburgh Penguins, Kasperi Kapanen
23rd – Colorado Avalanche, Conner Bleackley
24th – Vancouver Canucks (from Anaheim Ducks), Jared McCann
25th – Boston Bruins, David Pastrnak
26th – Montreal Canadiens, Nikita Scherbak
27th – San Jose Sharks, Nikolay Goldobin
28th – New York Islanders (from New York Rangers via Tampa Bay Lightning), Josh Ho-Sang
29th – Los Angeles Kings, Adrian Kempe
30th – New Jersey Devils, John Quenneville
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36 Comments
Willie is definitely waiting to see what Matthews gets
Bottom line……Dubas was an idiot when he gave Tavares 11 million. NOTHING in his career justified that money. It created an obvious problem for all future negotiations for the team….we will lose Willy!
canucks needa add another swede
Nylander is better than Tavares, who makes 11 million. In the playoffs he's better than all three. On the leafs he's kinda worth 11m.
Just let him play out the season and let him walk, who cares.
8 million over the cap already. Even if they traded him now they cannot retain other players that have salary. Not a good situation for TO. The huge 4 salaries were gonna bite them eventually and that time has come
Sign Matthew’s to 14 million, Nylander to 12 million, Marner 14 million, then rest of team can make league minimum
Nylader’s first 4 playoffs were total bust years, then now he finally is able to score big deal. He has 25 points last 25 playoff games, to win a Cup you need guys to score more than that like Vegas who had 4 guys with over 10 playoff goals
Nylander is more reliable post season because there's only so many guys that can be shut down. Everyone knows when you play Toronto, you need to shut down that top line…particularly Matthews and Marner. That takes a whole lot of pressure off JT and Willy…and obviously they don't get it done. Yes Nylander is very talented, …and he's not nearly as talented as Marner or Matthews. Nylander at > PLD/Meier AAV is no bueno. If he can't be had for less than 9m, then the Leafs should work on trading him…and do so quickly…while there are still contending teams that have the cap to make that work.
honestly i dont blame nylander at all – toronto needs to work out a more team friendly way to pay players, if not, nylander should rightly want to get treated the same as the other top guys in terms of pay
Happy Birthday USA I guess?? WTF 😠
If your GM goes out and says the line "We can and we will" and then goes onto give 4 forwards 50% of the cap….it's time to pack it in and find another team to cheer for.
I have never seen a GM who was so wreckless with the salary cap and how people didn't forsee this entire situation is beyond me. If I was a Pens fan I would be worried about the potential cap hell that awaits that team.
Screw Nylander. Let him go elsewhere. Let him learn the odds of holding a cup are so low he may get tougher for the next team. Playoffs matter and he's done little.
Nylander has to go ,as long as you can get anything at all get it fast before he burns us and leaves for nothing, try to play defense or the penalty kill or take face offs and play center or throw a hit or block a shot hmm, he does none of those yet he cry's he is worth more? Good riddance to cry baby greedy kids.
Nylander not resigning, he’ll get paid elsewhere like Calgary or Detroit
He's obviously not worth 10m and they set a dumb standard by overpaying everyone in toronto so not sure he will get that elsewhere in the league lol
Biggest mistake they made was signing JT at $11M.
he should atleast get the same as Tavares
0:20– and RIP Matiss Kivlenieks.
Nylander ur crazy ur not worth 10 mill, 8×8,,if ur makimg 10mill a season u better putting up 100pts a season
While I do think Nylander is a good player and I would be sad to see him go, the difference between him and Matthews or Marner is that the numbers from last season feel closer to his "ceiling" (we shouldn't assume that Nylander is a regular 40 goal scorer), while Marner has gotten close to the 100 pt mark multiple times. Matthews actually scored as many goals in less games, despite clearly having an down-year (relative to the previous three). I won't deny he's been a better playoff performer tho…
But the leafs don't do well in the playoffs, so you can't factor in Willy's postseason play 😉
It isnt fair to compare nylander's contract to Matthews and marner current contracts, sure as quality of player he deserves more, but compare to any other player on any other team. Just because marner and matthews were way overpaid doesnt mean they should do it again.
Nylander 9 mil by 7-8 years
Marner 10.5 mil by 7-8 years
Matthews 12 mil by 7-8 years
Thats my opinion, and I even think that is a bit high looking around the league for comparables. Nylander doesn't backcheck, he doesnt create plays, he is more of a finisher+. 9milx 8 i would offer, give him a couple weeks, then if no explore trade offers.
Bye Bye Nylander. Hello Mathew Barzel
He’s not a playoff performer he is overpaid already
Happy Birthday U.S. I guess? Stupid comment
Well, it was a good video, up until a certain point…."I guess."
This is all Dubas's fault and his inability to do basic math! Any genius knows you can't give 4 players on a 23 man roster half of the salary cap! I wish Nylander well with his next team.
Annual reminder that the Leafs still haven't figured the whole salary cap thing
I honestly thought treliving would of came in and traded marner and nylander and murray
Matthews will sign and he's worth more as a center ….
Nylander looks great when he is up against second tier guys, put him on the top line for any stretch and he struggles
Willie does not deserve a huge raise like hes asking cmon hes alright but not that good! One half descent season does give him rights to that kind of raise. The Leafs 4 to 6 core are being too much already and no wonder they have trouble filling the other neccessary positions. Pretty darn stupid if you ask me!
He as to get traded to Calgary I hope
Keep the big four for another season in order to win the Cup next June. Then, break up the four to suit cap space.
Dubas put the Leafs in this position