TSN: Pierre LeBrun questioned what William Nylander’s subsequent contract may appear to be.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Glen Schiiler: “William Nylander was the star of the NHL’s World Sequence in Stockholm. For extra on Nylander, this is our NHL insider Pierre LeBrun. So Pierre, we are able to assume that Nylander’s worth will proceed to rise and also you wrote a chunk for The Athletic asking NHL executives what they assume Nylander’s subsequent contract might be. So what sort of responses have you ever gotten?
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LeBrun: “So Glen, that is proper, as a result of I used to be curious what different entrance workplaces thought of it. a) William Nylander now, I imply he is been ripping for a yr and a half now. He has taken his recreation to a different degree. And sure, you say his worth continues to rise, Glen, however the wage cap nonetheless exists within the NHL, proper?
In order that’s why I contacted the groups. And one of many issues that I discovered fascinating of their solutions was fairly a variation in what they might pay William Nylander, and what they assume is a good contract, as a result of that is the query I requested him.
I requested a few dozen managers. A few of them have been on the decrease finish of $9 to $9.5 million per yr on an eight-year deal. That is what they assume they might signal Nylander to or imagine is honest. However there have been numerous different guys at 11 and 11 and a half. One, one director for $12.5 million per yr with a most time period settlement.
In order that’s a giant distinction from one facet to the opposite, and I believe it underlines the problem forward of us right here and getting this deal completed. Not solely from the Leafs entrance workplace perspective, everyone seems to be placing stress on Brad Treliving and Brandon Prindham and the Leafs entrance workplace, but it surely additionally places numerous stress on William Nylander and his agent Louis Gross, to sure, maximize the place they’re, but when they actually need to be a Maple Leaf, then discovering a worth level that they perceive suits inside, you realize, the orbit of the Leafs wage cap scenario. With the Matthews extension set to kick in subsequent yr, Mitch Marner will want an extension for the ’25-’26 season.
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Briefly, there was no consensus on what a contract with William Nylander ought to appear to be. It relies upon who you ask.”