So White put up a 47 point pace (his best so far) in his draft+4 season. Nylander's very worst season in which he missed almost half the year and was universally hated on this website, put up at a 41 point pace. Not that different...
Nylander put up 61 points in his draft+3 and draft+4 season. White is on a better contract because he is a significantly worse player. Nylander is a pretty defensively responsible player and had one of the most recoveries/60 (or something similar) in the neutral zone the last few years. You have said many comments that leads me to think you havent actually watched Nylander often but seem to have a lot of cliche opinions on him that your set on.
Funny you talk about trajectory, putting up 61 points in your draft+3 and draft+4 season projects a much higher ceiling player than someone who put up a 47 point pace in their draft+4 season. Hence why Nylander is paid more.
Your just ignoring all the risk that he doesnt pan out the exact same as his brother who plays in a much different situation. Having a guaranteed commodity vs a still developing commodity with a chance at being as good as the guaranteed are very different things and shouldnt be equated. I think this season will determine if Brady's value is closer to Marner's than Nylander's. We dont know yet, hence the risk.
Lol and the cherry on top telling me to watch other teams when you clearly dont watch the leafs but are adamant on your opinions of them. Good times.
Ok put Colin White on Matthews wing and lets see how much he scores. If all the leafs were as good as you all claim they are they would have a playoff series win by now.
47 points while playing responsible defensively a more important position, a heavier and grittier game including PK while scoring at a higher ppg pace in the same season with worse linemates. Yeah they are comparable its fine if you dont agree. Nylander is paid more compared to his peers like every leaf that that Dubas's signed. Pretty hard to use that as a standard when its clear Dubas has been taken to the woodshed with all three of Nylander, Marner and Matthews when you look at their comparables.
Risk with Tkachuk... Tune into a game he is a force all over the ice producing with worse linemates than anyone in the leafs top 6 on a really bad team. Tkachuk and Nylander simply arent in the same range Tkachuk outscores him at a younger age while bringing undeniably way more to the table. They couldnt be any more different players, if Nylander isnt scoring he isnt contributing. I watch the leafs plenty they are an incredibly exciting team and lets get serious if you want to watch or not they are on. I dont know how anyone that watches that team all the time cant identify that Nylander is a complimentary player to a forward core of Matthews, Marner and Tavares. Like I said try watching another team other than the leafs it will be enlightening. If Tkachuk was a leaf this wouldnt even be a conversation. Its common knowledge the networks over hype leaf players they always have, its how they make money. Some leafs desever the hype and others dont. Nylander doesnt, Kelly Hrudey's rant was 100 percent accurate in the playoffs last year I have no interest of having a player like that on my team in anything but a complimentary role. Not for a second would I ever considering trading a player like Tkachuk for him. This isnt fantasy sports there is a heavy physical attribute to hockey that makes a difference.
As a leaf fan has your opinion changed since the early 2000's or were you even a fan of those teams? When grit, truculance etc was important now it isnt?....
As a long time sens fan if the sens could have traded Havlat for player like Tkachuk it would have happened but it simply doesnt. So no Nylander for Tkachuk isnt happening.
