Speculation: Nylander III

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[LyricalLyricist]

8.5M+

Shanahan made 17th highest salary for forwards in the league despite being around 30th highest in points for forwards and playing with hall of famers in a non-parity league.

 

[DekeyPete]

with all this talk of taking a discount, i wonder how much of a discount marner and mathews will take? i say none. i don't think nylander is worth more than 6 mil. but he sure does or he would have been signed. this year's 6 mil is a 7.5 mil contract next year for the same type of player. he is covering his ass in the future. which is what a player has to do.
ask the front office guys to " take a hit for the team" and they'd laugh you out of their office.

 

[Divine]

No that was shannhan value. He was a great player but wasn’t a sakic or forsberg. Also that was 15 years I know what 6.5 million was 15 years ago. 6.5 now in Toronto is great but not anything crazy

Salaries were reduced after the lockout also. Anyway, do people think Nylander is Shanahan? If so, give us your best offer and he's yours.

 

[LyricalLyricist]

with all this talk of taking a discount, i wonder how much of a discount marner and mathews will take? i say none. i don't think nylander is worth more than 6 mil. but he sure does or he would have been signed. this year's 6 mil is a 7.5 mil contract next year for the same type of player. he is covering his ass in the future. which is what a player has to do.
ask the front office guys to " take a hit for the team" and they'd laugh you out of their office.

He is worth 6+ but I too think Marner and Matthews won't take a discount. Nylander is just first in line with no idea what next guys will do so he's screwed.

 

[hyduK]

with all this talk of taking a discount, i wonder how much of a discount marner and mathews will take? i say none. i don't think nylander is worth more than 6 mil. but he sure does or he would have been signed. this year's 6 mil is a 7.5 mil contract next year for the same type of player. he is covering his ass in the future. which is what a player has to do.
ask the front office guys to " take a hit for the team" and they'd laugh you out of their office.

Probably none.

Matthews even commented on Shanahan's comments this morning:



I doubt his agent is going to sign off on the discount. I could see him signing a "reasonable" contract ie. 11-11.5 million. Wouldn't really consider that a discount though.


Players very rarely take significant discounts. The only reason this is being brought up so much is because Leaf fans have been insistent the last couple years that this will somehow be different.

 

[LT]

Nylander Discussion - Part IV