if nylander was a good ol' boy from Kingston Ontario whose childhood dream was wining the Stanley Cup wearing a Leafs jersey instead of a buttersoft Swede who probably cares more about his flow than doing his employers good this wouldn't be happening

That Pastrnak deal is an absolute steal. That was the prime time hometown discount. No other team can expect to make that comparison because the getting will not be that good for them.

I think that was an ideal situation in which a player loved the city, and the 2 talented players on his line so he decided to take a cut.

I agree Nylander is not as good as Pastrnak. However he is an explosive youngster will all kinds of offensive talent. Think of how many teams are coveting having him on there team. His best could be yet to come and he fits in with the Leafs high tempo offense.

I think the Leafs will have to overpay on him and ship him off because they will be in a cap crunch. Either that or make some other moves to keep him. They will have over 30 mil tied to 3 players soon, and close to 40 if they keep Nylander. Hard to see that happening.

Personally I think the Draisatl contract (which would be favorable to use within the Nylander camp) is a bit of an overpay. Personally I think Draisatl is better than Nylander because he is a center and has more physicality/ability to protect the puck and go in the corners. That is the style you need for playoff hockey.

I am sure Nylander is reaching, a bit at least, but the idea of a talented youngster becoming available is quite rare so the outside interest forces teams to overpay. Much like the Draisatl situation. Imagine how many teams wanted to make a push to get him.

This post was edited by Killingyouall on Nov 14 2018 12:51am

I agree 100%. Still think he is going to get close to it though when all is settled.

I like to see someone have the hustle to get every dime they possibly can so maybe I am a bit biased on the matter.

That being said I think he has a lot more leverage than some want to believe.

Who gave Don Cherry Access to JSP?

Not everyone is as convinced as you are of Nylanders potential. There are some question marks and facts...

Not even sure hes worth more than 6mill

From what I've understood it is nylanders old man and agent whos calling the shots for his career. They put him in this situation and now he doesnt know how to get out of it

This post was edited by yla on Nov 14 2018 01:12am

Don’t forget Pasternak's deal is closer to 7.5 when you take the 2 years early ufa into account. Math was always pretty clear , leafs could keep 2/3 of their kids. Sign Tavares and .....

Matthews/ Marner.

keeping 2/3 was before taveres.
ofc you can still move money out before next year ( marleau / kadri / idk your roster well enough )

This is something I did not put into consideration. Good point.