Speculation: William Nylander on the move?

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Guess you guys can't offer Tanev for Nylander + anymore, eh?

 

[Shanwhatplan]

Nah, Dubas won't trade him.

That'd be admitting his plan is flawed. Can't trade a core piece, not after saying earlier that they wouldn't be moved.

Totally agree. I believe, unfortunately, that we will be fighting just to make the playoffs, because of how stubborn Dubas is.
I feel in order to properly address our defence and bottom six, we need to trade Nylander, or possibly Marner (bigger cap hit, so hopefully there’d be more room to make significant changes, but few if any teams being able to absorb that cap hit, even though the actual dollars being paid is lower).

 

[Shanwhatplan]

yeah, Willy won’t be traded anyway.

Unfortunately.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

Brady being tenacious and hard hitter. Gets into the dirty areas and makes his presence known is a fact. Nylander being perimeter player. Doesnr go to dirty areas, doesn't check or play physical. Thats a fact. As for the emotional response. It seems that is coming from you.

I might be wrong, but didn’t Nylander lead the league (or was in the top 3 or 5 of players) in scoring from in close where there is always lots of contact?
But I do agree with the fact that he isn’t physical.

 

[Team Cozens]

From what I’ve read (https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2020...king-up-the-money-truck-for-alex-pietrangelo/) and heard, Pietrangelo is not the shutdown rhd that we’re looking for. I think I would much rather go for two top 4 rhd, like Hamonic and Savard, or even T.J. Brodie, rather than one very expensive top 2 rhd.

I think Tanev and Savard would be way better option than Pie. Plus you don't have to be married to an anchor contract like he will get.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

I think Tanev and Savard would be way better option than Pie. Plus you don't have to be married to an anchor contract like he will get.

Totally agree!

 

[IPS]

I might be wrong, but didn’t Nylander lead the league (or was in the top 3 or 5 of players) in scoring from in close where there is always lots of contact?
But I do agree with the fact that he isn’t physical.

Correct. Nylander being a "perimeter player" is pure bullshit that HF continues to shamelessly push.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

leafs are dumb if they trade nylander. think dubas learned his lesson from kadri trade.

They weren’t dumb for trading Kadri (I really liked him, but could you take a chance he would be available for as long as the Leafs might be in the playoffs), Dubas was dumb for wanting another offensive dman rather than a defence-first dman.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

Dubas's comments about the core and the depth lead me to believe that he will not be trading any core piece, but will ship out guys like Kerfoot, Johnsson, and Dermott to fill the hole on the right side, and then back-fill the depth with budget signings.

I might be wrong, but I don’t think you could get a top 4 dman with any of those players.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

They kinda are, though

If by a couple of tweaks away you mean two top 4 dmen and upgrades on the bottom six, then I agree with you. However, those moves are more than a couple of tweaks.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

yeah, Willy won’t be traded anyway.

If we return with our “core 4 forwards”, then we will be playoff contenders, not Cup contenders.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Actually if you’d bothered to watch Nylander most of his goals come from the inside; slot, around the net. He’s also excellent at possession and zone entries, but no he isn’t a hitter.

Your facts seem to always include non-facts.

Make a poll then, if your so sure, I’m sure Brady will win.

 

[Cotton]

Make a poll then, if your so sure, I’m sure Brady will win.

I don’t care either way, we aren’t offering him, that’s just the price.