Brad Treliving Shares Latest Development in William Nylander's Latest Contract Negotiations
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been kind of disappointing so far this season.
However, at least Leafs fans will not have to worry about losing their star players as new general manager Brad Treliving has made re-signing them his top priority.
Brad Treliving Re-signs Matthews, Working On Nylander
When the Leafs fired general manager Kyle Dubas many Leafs fans became worried that the team might make a major change with the way the team is structured.
However, new general manager Brad Treliving quickly calmed things down when he re-signed Auston Matthews.
Both the Leafs and Nylander have kept their contract negotiations very quite but it has been confirmed that talks are ongoing. Brad Treliving reaffirmed this fact today.
Some Leafs fans have been worried that the team will not be able to make the cap work with a Nylander extension, but with the cap projected to go up 4 million dollars this offseason, it seems that the team might be able to keep the band together.
After all, Nylander has been a critical part of the Leafs this season, even more so than previous years.
Nylander's Hot Start Carrying Leafs To Victory
While the Leafs have been disappointing this year, Nylander is a major reason why the team is still in the playoff race at all.
He is second on the team in goals with 12 and first in scoring with 27 points through 19 games. His season long 17-game point streak came to an end last Friday when the team lost to the Blackhawks.
He did, however, play the role of overtime hero when the team was in his home country of Sweden.
Nylander is likely due a major raise on his current contract where he makes just under 7 million dollars.
With the way he's been playing this season, Brad Treliving may have to live with the fact that he's going to demand an 8-figure salary.
Leafs GM reveals where things are with the William Nylander negotiations
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What do you think Nylander's next cap hit will be? | ||
| <9,000,000 | 61 | 8 % |
| 9,000,000-10,000,000 | 247 | 32.6 % |
| 10,000,000-11,000,000 | 339 | 44.7 % |
| 11,000,000+ | 111 | 14.6 % |
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