Early-season success may impression negotiations with William Nylander down the highway
Darren Dreger joined TSN Radio on Wednesday afternoon and was requested if Nylander’s efficiency early within the season may have an effect on negotiations going ahead by way of what he may get in his subsequent deal.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Bryan Hayes: “With Darren Dreger, our TSN Hockey Insider, you understand large tickets, investments, William Nylander, are all synonymous at this level. Final evening he was nice once more. He was nice early within the season. The Leafs are clearly attempting to get one thing accomplished.
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Nylander mentioned he’s prepared to speak additional. Based mostly in your historical past and your data, not simply of this example, however simply of the league basically, the best way GMs function, brokers function, would his early season play, and would which have any impact on the numbers, on the time period, on getting it accomplished? Like what’s, what’s your understanding of how one thing like that might play out given how nice he was early this 12 months?
Darren Dreger: “Sure. Properly, you may as a result of you understand that the final managers have bosses and their bosses have a board or an possession group. And usually these larger ranges of administration are influenced by the market. And if you see a participant like William Nylander play the best way he is taking part in proper now, and he is been taking part in that manner constantly, courting again to final 12 months. This is not a flash as he appreciates being in a contract 12 months.
It turns into problematic except that participant is prepared to embrace what you have been speaking about up to now. I feel the numbers have been fairly clear. I imply, Toronto is snug with an eight-year cap, most likely round $9.75 million, you understand, in that neighborhood. Based mostly on the best way William Nylander is taking part in, he may argue he is value greater than that. He would get much more than that on the open market.
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So what do you do? Properly, it is simple for him, now it isn’t, it is a exhausting determination, however not less than he can say: Oh, I do know, I gave them an opportunity. I wish to make some huge cash as a result of I’ve earned the proper to see what the market goes to indicate me and he is leaving. That’s his alternative, and he could make that alternative within the coming months.
However what if, what if the strain over Brad Treliving is powerful sufficient? The place they are saying: we will not let this man stroll? He is too good per piece. So we do not know but the right way to hold him. And that is the place it will get fascinating for me. Proper?
In the event you hold William Nylander and pay him over ten million {dollars}. Who’s going? Is it Marner? who not. Somebody has to go, as a result of 4 and a half does not cowl all the large cash guys.”