Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] F William Nylander signs extension with the Maple Leafs (8 years, $11.5M AAV, NMC)

[I Hate Philadelphia]

0 points in 3 games since the ridiculous overpay (points against the sharks do not count).

Not looking good!

Thankfully he has a full NMC throughout the entire contract.

 

[Mr Positive]

Funny. Schofiele and helle were good with 8.5 per In Winnipeg and you got these guys demanding over 10 in Toronto. Turns out leafs overpay their players.

It's funny how narratives go. If the roles were reversed everyone would be saying "well of course they overpay, because of that winter!". But for a place like Toronto they say anything other than the quality of the place.

It's a lot of confirmation bias.

 

[Frank Drebin]

He would be fine with a career earnings of $120 million vs $132 million say.

Sure. I'd rather have 120 m and then give 12m to my cousin/brother/uncle/former coach, teacher, etc. though.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Seems like other than stat padding against the likes of the sharks and blue jacks, nylander isnt really having that great of a season.

 

[kylbaz]

Everyday MacKinnon's contract looks better and better everyday.

Everyday I come here everyday.

 

[centipede2233]

Brad treliving right now “what have I done”

I guess he didn’t learn anything from the Huberdeau contract

 

[TheNumber4]

I fully expected Nylander’s production to crater after the extension like Johnny Hockey’s but I didn’t expect it to happen this soon. 0 points in 3 games.

 

[River Meadow]

Is this guy really worth 11.5M a year, and for 8 years?

Do the Leafs never learn?

 

[The Winter Soldier]

0 points in 3 games since the ridiculous overpay (points against the sharks do not count).

Not looking good!

Thankfully he has a full NMC throughout the entire contract.

You don't say, 0 points since the contract?

 

[leafsfan2point0]

You don't say, 0 points since the contract?

He had 3 assists his first game after the contract. 3 points in 4 games, at least get the facts right.

 

[TGWL]

He had 3 assists his first game after the contract. 3 points in 4 games, at least get the facts right.

Go back and read. The poster responded to a poster saying the Sharks don't count.

 

[KingJoffrey]

Brad treliving right now “what have I done”

I guess he didn’t learn anything from the Huberdeau contract

It's Shanahan.

First he hires entitled brat Dubas and wants to keep him. Entitled Dubas tries to usurp him and fails and now he's working with Pens. Then Shanahan hires another guy who must obey to his orders.

 

[34]

No horse in this race, but of the "core four" I would take Willie.

lol come on. The Leafs may be a trash team but Matthews is best goal scorer in the NHL. The stats back that up. Willy has disappeared since he hijacked the MLSE brinks truck.

 

[Naych_PHX]

Wait, this the same guy that held out for months into a season. And now he gets a big fat contract? And it's like, "Well, he deserves it" Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[FerrisRox]

Wait, this the same guy that held out for months into a season. And now he gets a big fat contract? And it's like, "Well, he deserves it" Correct me if I'm wrong.

He didn't hold out.

He was a restricted free agent without a contract.

 

[centipede2233]

It's Shanahan.

First he hires entitled brat Dubas and wants to keep him. Entitled Dubas tries to usurp him and fails and now he's working with Pens. Then Shanahan hires another guy who must obey to his orders.

It’s amazing shanny still is employed. Blame MLSE

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Seems like other than stat padding against the likes of the sharks and blue jacks, nylander isnt really having that great of a season.

He’s having an amazing season by any metric.
I question whether his contract will age well but I’m also not going to judge it based on 3 games.

 

[93gilmour93]

Seems like other than stat padding against the likes of the sharks and blue jacks, nylander isnt really having that great of a season.

 

[I am Canadian]

Go back and read. The poster responded to a poster saying the Sharks don't count.

Sure that makes sense.

A player who went on a 17 game point streak, followed by a 13 game point streak is "stat padding".

You hear the most ridiculous takes on this website.

 

[AvroArrow]

0 points in 3 games since the ridiculous overpay (points against the sharks do not count).

Not looking good!

Thankfully he has a full NMC throughout the entire contract.

This

Nylander actually has 0 points this entire season if we take away all the points that he scored and only focus on the games where he didn't score a point

Worst contract of all time ?

In case you don't get it, it's sarcasm

 

[Naych_PHX]

He didn't hold out.

He was a restricted free agent without a contract.

Ok, so he didn't take his QO and didn't have arbitration rights so...
Nevermind.

 

[FerrisRox]

Ok, so he didn't take his QO and didn't have arbitration rights so...
Nevermind.

You realize that you have to actually have a contract in order to "hold out" from your contract, right?

How do you hold out without a contract?

 

[Suntouchable13]

This contract is a joke. Never lead his own team in scoring, only one full season so far over a point per game, never came close to winning any major awards. Why do the Leafs keep bending over for these guys?

 

[HairyKneel]

Horrible deal deal by a team that seems to have no cap issues and their own Robidas Island to ship the coke machines.

This jacks up Pettersson’s deal bigly time. Has that team ever had a young star on a hood deal. Blind leading the blind.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Some guys want to get paid. Some want to win. Some want both. I don’t see how 40 million plus on 4 players helps u win tho.