Albert Iafrate
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- Feb 29, 2008
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I wonder if the perspective is:
1.Sign Nylander to a 3 year bridge deal at a lower cap hit, which allows us wiggle room in the short term and gives us a 3 year window with this core
2. If Nylander plays amazing and develops into a PPG player, we have an option in that 3rd year. He will still be an RFA, so we could re-sign him at a higher cap hit if we have the space (dependent on where the cap is after his 3rd season), and if we don't have the space, we trade him for a stud-blue chip defender on his ELC.
3. If he doesn't live up to expectations, we re-sign him near the same lower cap hit for another bridge, or we move off of him and trade him for prospects and picks.
Someone said it best on the TSN 1050 (not sure who it was), but the Leafs will not be that much worse if he doesn't start the season with us. We just have that much winger depth in our system. That to me means he is a bonus to have, but not a necessity. Matthews, Marner, Reilly and Anderson are more important to the future success of this team IMO.
1.Sign Nylander to a 3 year bridge deal at a lower cap hit, which allows us wiggle room in the short term and gives us a 3 year window with this core
2. If Nylander plays amazing and develops into a PPG player, we have an option in that 3rd year. He will still be an RFA, so we could re-sign him at a higher cap hit if we have the space (dependent on where the cap is after his 3rd season), and if we don't have the space, we trade him for a stud-blue chip defender on his ELC.
3. If he doesn't live up to expectations, we re-sign him near the same lower cap hit for another bridge, or we move off of him and trade him for prospects and picks.
Someone said it best on the TSN 1050 (not sure who it was), but the Leafs will not be that much worse if he doesn't start the season with us. We just have that much winger depth in our system. That to me means he is a bonus to have, but not a necessity. Matthews, Marner, Reilly and Anderson are more important to the future success of this team IMO.