William Nylander is showing up in his contract year, sitting at 27 points in 20 games played. With Toronto already in a tight cap situation, his performance is almost pricing him out of a potential extension in Toronto.
Now, NHL insider Eklund of Hockey Buzz has revealed that the Leafs are on the hunt for a top-6 forward, one that would allow them to move Nylander out.
The Leafs have long been rumoured to be shopping Nylander, and now it appears those rumours are starting up again.
Moving Nylander is a tricky situation for the Leafs. Currently, Nylander is the best contract value that there is in the NHL. The argument for trading him lies solely on the fact that he could walk away for nothing after this season is over. Trading him could yield significant assets for this year and years to come.
However, doing so would essentially be the Leafs saying that they don't believe in themselves this year. A team that is signalling they are going all in is one that keeps Nylander for the year since they don't necessarily care about what happens after the season is over.
So the question remains, do the Leafs have what it takes to win this year? Or should they move Nylander in hopes of a longer-term gain?
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30 NOVEMBRE | 102 ANSWERS RUMOR: Leafs Still Looking To Replace William Nylander Do you think that the Leafs should trade Nylander? | ||
Yes | 45 | 44.1 % |
No | 57 | 55.9 % |
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