Confirmed with Link: Nylander Re-signs: 6 Year x $6.9 AAV

[Mikeyg]

The Leafs started at 5.5?

Talking about $$$$$

 

[57 Years No Cup]

They got a trade ready contract right now. The 10m paid this season and the big bonus next July I am guessing. That will take the money value of his contract down to 30m over 5 years. We'll see how they structured it, if the first 3 seasons are signing bonus heavy you know they will trade him.

Yep. That's how it looks.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Talking about $$$$$

Doesn't matter.

 

[djdev]

That's why people say, even if the Leafs win a cup their fans will complain about the way it was won lol.

ye lol

 

[saltming]

I think they have a good relationship, Babs was always high on him. He pushes the good ones.

Yup. He even said so.
It's funny because part of what makes him a good coach is how he pushes his players to be their best

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

So is it 6.9 or 6.96? Either way, imo Dubas caved.

Should have let that p.o.s. sit the year and trade him in offseason, or next offseason.

good thing our GM is interested in improving the team rather than spiting our best players

 

[Kiwi]

Again.............your question was who cares about actual dollars.

The answer is several NHL Teams. (that may be potential trade partners)

Not sure what you're extrapolating from that other than an opportunity to restate your Brown is a plug agenda.

Be happy, one of your favs is back in the fold.

He's trying to point out to you that there's more than one way to skin a cat with the cap

Nylander is worth a 7M AAV after next season and probably increases his trade value

I'd also point out that were paying a crap ton of actual money this year so the dollar amount over years 2-6 is manageable for most teams

 

[Mkdaman1818]

Dubas trolling everyone with the double 69 cap hit

 

[Budsfan]

Babcock had no illusions that he wouldn't re-sign, said weeks ago Nylander would remain a Leaf.

 

[Pyromaniac]

we conceded 1.5 M, nylander conceded 1 M, we lost. There is nothing else to talk about.

Your logic is nonsensical. Its about how much Nylander is paid compared to market value. People that wanted to see it become a game of cat and mouse (strong-arm Willy into settling for less) never got the bigger picture.

 

[Wendelstache]

What he's actually making doesn't matter. His cap hit does.
His cap hit is $200k higher than Pastrnak - let that sink in. We all used the Pastrnak contract as the comparable, and his AAV is LITERALLY the Pastrnak deal + inflation.
It's a good deal.

Are we going to be using Pastrnak's contract as a comparable for Marner's also?

Can't wait to see everyone justifying Marner is worth 3M+ more than Pastrnak.

 

[Nalens Oga]

The Leafs started at 5.5?

Don't believe anything a single insider says. They're all full of shit (McKenzie not as much but still). If it isn't coming directly from an ex-player or GM speaking about something in the past or directly from the team then don't believe it.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Apparently he has a self-proclaimed error of 27% for contracts >1.5 mill AAV. That is pretty significant from a statistical standpoint, even if it is the best one.

That kind of accuracy is like "cool" to get an idea of what a guy could earn, but nobody in their right mind should be using it if as a legitimate model if it has 27% error.

Ok. But take a step back. We are arguing about his worth. To ascertain that, we will always use a model of some sort to come up with a number, whether that model is just guessing based on whatever criteria catches our attention or a scientifically deduced one.

His model has an error margin. So does whatever we have used to come up with numbers that we guess at. His is most likely significantly better than ours, and is more scientifically sound. So why shouldn't anyone "in their right mind" use his model, yet it's perfectly fine to use our own inferior guesses? Unless you are saying that you are better able to take into account every variable that you mentioned before, balance them against comparables across a long time period, while accounting for tendencies in contract negotiations?

Basically, what you are arguing is that contracts can vary so much that it's no use trying to predict them.

 

[EmergencyExit]

Nice.

I'm just happy we can put this whole saga to rest. I'd have liked it to be 300k less, but not at the cost of Willy sitting. Stoked to see what happens when they add him to this already insane offense.

 

[DarkKnight]

Kadri will be the happiest, he gets some more talent on his line. Brown to the fourth, where he belongs and that's being kind this year.

 

[Menzinger]

You don’t sign a player to 6 years with the intent on trading him.

I get a few folks on here turned up their dislike of the guy due to the length of the negotiations. But odds are hes a Leaf for the duration

 

[hotpaws]

Anybody doubting the $8+M initial ask by the Nylander camp now?? To me, Leafs caved with the intent to move him. Let the Nylander to XYZ trade rumors begin.

Better walk the walk now Willie.

no one doubted Willie started high , just like it's easy to assume the Leafs started low , the problem was the delusional people who believed Willie never lowered his initial ask

 

[TheCLAM]

Lmao dudes he signed for a good deal at 6.9 aav. We’re one of the richest organization in the league the opinion about oh he makes more $$ is irrelevant lmfao

Also unless he totally craps the bed the cap will continue to go up with Seattle coming into the league. Aka more cap room = higher salaries

Take simple economics arm chair gms.. omg it’s 500k more than we wanted.. boo hoo trade brown making 2 mill and bring in a min cap hit player

 

[diceman934]

true don't think they gonna trade willy now. Nylander has good relationship with his team mates and never asked for a trade; if he at least performs his contract (which he will, i think he may out perform few years); there is no urgency in trading him

i guess brown is gone after the season and that money is spent on Gardiner with some AHLers coming as replacements. Marner/Matthews contracts are gonna be done; tricky ones are gonna be Johnsson/Kapanen

We will see how long he remains a Leaf. Unless Dubas can perform some magic with Mathews and Marner he will be traded is my opinion. 7m per in years 2-6. Plus 10m in year 1 is a lot of money for a 20 goal 60pt player.

 

[Mikeyg]

So right now, as of today, we have 23.2 million to sign a backup goalie, gardiner, hainsey, oz, marincin, ennis, AJ, KK, Marner, Lindholm, matthews and leivo. But tell me again how we won this contract? lmao.

 

[trellaine201]

Did he get money for not working?? I bloody hope not.

 

[Zybalto]

Dubas trolling everyone with the double 69 cap hit

Nice......Nice

 

[Mikeyg]

Doesn't matter.

interestingly, its all that mattered in the end.

 

[GoonieFace]

Apologize to Dubas. You know who you are.

For what? Overpaying this joker

 

[egd27]

Yes but is that ever a easy tradeable contact after July 1. As his real salary is fantastic after that will a cap hit under his Ava.

Just looked at the structure on Capfriendly. It almost looks like it was designed for a July 1st trade.

$20M for this playoff run and then ciao