News Article: Paraphrased, If we do well Quote: "it’d be unreal to stay.”

[HockeyVirus]

One-on-one with William Nylander: On his next contract and more

Whether William Nylander stays in Toronto for the long haul will depend a lot on what goes down this season.

theathletic.com

It’s wild to think that nearly four years have passed since Nylander signed his six-year contract on the last possible day back in Dec. 2018.

He’s entering year five of that deal this season and like Auston Matthews, can extend his contract with the Leafs next July.


“I mean, I haven’t really thought about it,” Nylander told The Athletic. “But the only thing I can think of is, if we have a great year here and we go deep and hopefully do what we want to do then obviously it’d be unreal to stay.”

Interesting wording he used here..

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[rocketman588]

It's because he's about to ask for 10/12 mil.

 

[andora]

Oh this thread culd get ugly

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Don't have a problem with it.

 

[ULF_55]

His option to go or stay.

That's how it should be.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Matthews is major priority, over Nylander when it comes to an extension next Summer. See how talks go early next off-season and if the number is too high you move him for fair value, if you can't get fair value you let it play out.

 

[Peasy]

Making a mountain out of a molehill.

If a team has playoff success a player would be excited to stay, im shocked.

 

[BertCorbeau]

I mean on the flip side, the Leafstrading Nylander may depend on the exact same thing

 

[SoftDumpNtheCorner88]

The one this that I get a feeling about Nylander that bothers me is, you just KNOW there's more in there... There is 100% another level that you feel he is holding back most nights.

It he gets traded then we'll see it.

 

[josra33]

Am I the only one whose not getting that from what he said?

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Am I the only one whose not getting that from what he said?

No.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

No.

Its even funnier that on the leafs board OP added a question mark but on the main trade boards he states it like a fact.

 

[Notsince67]

You might as ask Willy what he thinks of the geopolitical climate. The answer would be just as illuminating. He isn't exactly the soundbite kind of guy. He in more the kind of player that would be on Letterkenny. Puck head...not a deep thinker.

 

[zeke]

This place, man.

 

[therealkoho]

Maybe Willie should try a little harder and possibly not hold the team up by sitting out, for money he didn't deserve yet

jus sayin

 

[Havoc]

He said it would be "unreal" to stay if they go deep.

If they don't go deep he will downgrade unreal to just "good" to stay.


(I think he was just emphasizing how winning in Toronto is unlike winning anywhere else)

 

[keonsbitterness]

Everyone has this totally wrong. If they don't go deep, it would be REAL for him to stay. He only wants to be on non-winning teams.

(how is this a thread???)

 

[kb]

The one this that I get a feeling about Nylander that bothers me is, you just KNOW there's more in there... There is 100% another level that you feel he is holding back most nights.

It he gets traded then we'll see it.

I think we'll see it this year.

William Nylander to Make Equipment Change After Battling Migraines Last Season

 

[LeafSteel]

You guys are reading this all wrong.

He clearly says the chances of Toronto winning is unreal, as in not real at all.

Therefore he would like to stay to prove winning is neither real or unreal. Rather, it is all interconnected and interchangeable and that his hair seems to respond well to Toronto water.

You’re welcome.

 

[Griffin76]

Great thread for the Nylander critics to take advantage of. I don't read his comments that way at all.

 

[notbias]

This thread should be able to weed out who is a pessimist and who is an optimist, this can be interpreted two ways (although only the positive makes sense to me).

 

[Jmo89]

It could just as easily be read as, "I want to stay, especially if we win a cup."

Odd thread.

 

[TheDoldrums]

It's funny that multiple neutral fans on the mains call out the OP for a misleading title.

Dude you made a thread hyping up Samsonov after 2 periods of preseason and now this. Stop making threads, they're terrible.

 

[Gabriel426]

Just win the Cup.

 

[Fogelhund]

The Leafs will factor Connor McDavid into their long term cap plans

With training camps in full swing now, it's unsurprising that hockey h...

theleafsnation.com

That's ok... according this this,..ummm thing... Leafs are planning for McDavid.