Could you imagine if Marner or Matthews holds out next year? I know it won't happen, but Dubas would have to hand in his resignation letter ASAP.
- Glak18

I doubt it, I just can't fathom wasting a year of life -- a year you'll never get back in a very short hockey career -- for a few million, which you may even get back on your UFA deal.

I doubt it, I just can't fathom wasting a year of life -- a year you'll never get back in a very short hockey career -- for a few million, which you may even get back on your UFA deal.
- gravyface

Garbage like that not needed to TO..Should have been traded months ago

I agree with this. The biggest problem for the Leafs making Nylander sit out a year is that they will then have to face this whole problem of signing him again when we also need to sign Matthews and Marner.

If he's still unsigned when those two need to be signed, that just makes things more complicated imo. So much for setting a precedent with the Willy signing if he's still unsigned.

Plus there's the whole, losing out on a year of a skilled young player, thing.
- Thecakeisalie

So what’s your suggestion/solution? Pay him $8Mil??

Pretty sure Shanahan is telling Dubus what they'll pay.
- bobbyisno1

Someone's head will have to roll if it happens back to back years, that is unacceptable. Again I doubt it happens.

So what’s your suggestion/solution? Pay him $8Mil??
- Bullot

some have suggested trading him for Joe Komisarek Schenn Pesce ...

Pesce, Teravainen, Zykov, 2019 2nd (either Canes or Sabres)

For

Nylander, Leivo, Holl, 2019 4th (either Leafs or Blues)
- Steven_Seagull

have the Leafs signed and traded William Holdoutlander yet?

(if prefer Necas over Zykov)

and I think the Leafs should try and get Gauthier from Carolina, one Goat is not enough

So what’s your suggestion/solution? Pay him $8Mil??
- Bullot

Whatever (frank)in' trade that useless dink Brown to make room for Willyumm...

So what’s your suggestion/solution? Pay him $8Mil??
- Bullot

I'm mainly just pointing out that letting him sit a year and delaying the contract talks isn't such a great idea.

Personally, I don't want him getting more than 7m. If he's insisting on more than that, explore trade options. If there really is nothing good, maybe sitting him a year is the best option, but it's not a good one. It should only be the last resort.

who's to say that leafs didn't offer him *just* 5.25 x 7 years?

can we just bask in the glory that is TSN Leafs broadcasts? Cuthbert, Ferraro, come at me on Saturday nights bro.

Gardiner absolutely (frank)ing refuses to be the 1st man to the puck.

who's to say that leafs didn't offer him *just* 5.25 x 7 years?
- plantheparade

I offered you a handie in the men's room and you passed, so yeah, your loss.

Wait... what?

can we just bask in the glory that is TSN Leafs broadcasts? Cuthbert, Ferraro, come at me on Saturday nights bro.
- gravyface

I mean, they just gotta stop giving us Hughson and Simpson. They're (frank)ing useless.

Gardiner absolutely (frank)ing refuses to be the 1st man to the puck.
- GreatGigInTheSky

c`mon man... he could get hit

who's to say that leafs didn't offer him *just* 5.25 x 7 years?
- plantheparade

We don't know. We can either speculate with the little information available to us, or just keep talking about golf.

c`mon man... he could get hit
- BorjeFan4Ever

When he's 20 feet ahead of the guy, there should be no worries.

But the idiot slows down and makes it a tie, or outright loses.

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

oh

Brown still sucks idgaf

It’s a failure for Dubas!? So what do you suggest? Sign Nylander at an inflated price? That just means that Marner and Matthews salary goes up and Nylander gets traded next summer. I say let him sit. If you get good value on a trade offer do it, otherwise trade him in the summer.
- Bullot

Teams give up multiple high draft picks and prospects to rent a player as good as Nylander just for one playoff run.

Yes. That’s a failure of the Leafs lose that this season.

Great play by Con Con

Stream...


fine fukoff b'ys...

Whatever (frank)in' trade that useless dink Brown to make room for Willyumm...
- Arctic_AARDVARK

GOAL!

Brown! Nice. Good to see some secondary scoring.

Leafs looking pretty good after giving up those two early dangerous shots.