Brad Treliving Opens Up About The Nylander Contract Situation
With Auston Matthews signed to an extension all heads have turned to the other member of the Leafs core that is on an expiring deal William Nylander.
Treliving Reveals News About Nylander Extension
It has been noted than Nylander does not want to take a pay cut to stay with the Leafs with his asking price being over 8 figures.
Per Brad Treliving Nylander does want to stay as a member of the Leafs.
The Leafs and Nylander have not hit a wall which is important to note. The Leafs GM does believe a deal will get strong together, it is worth noting that both parties are willing to negotiate during the season. The previous thought was that if the Leafs could not get a deal done before the season started that we would see Nylander traded.
Willy is a really important player and a really good player, and we want to get him done, too.
That's next on the list.
Treliving said.
It looks like Nylander may be a Leaf for the start of the next season.
Leafs Top 6 for This Season
The Leafs under Treliving have addressed the main concern from the fans perspective and that is the physicality of the team.
The additions of Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi and Ryan Reaves have made this team a much tougher team to face. With Matthew Knies looking like a really good player for the Leafs, they now have a plethora of combinations they can use for their top lines.
The Leafs most likely outcome for the top 6 looks something like this:
Bertuzzi - Tavares - Nylander
with Domi and Nick Robertson that can be interchanged into the lines as the season grows old.
There has not been this level of quality depth for the core 4 to play with ever, making this the most dangerous Leafs team to date.
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