Increasingly, there is evidence that William Nylander, 27, is leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs.
According to new information, the negotiations have reached a dead end, and it is said that there are several million dollars between the two parties.
– Insider Chris Johnston says it’s not going well.
Despite the Swedish star recording the best NHL season of his career, the Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t willing to pay the same level as Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews – more than $10 million a season.
This was stated by insider Chris Johnston in a clip from SDPNAccording to Hockey Sweden.
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According to Johnston, Toronto can stretch to an annual salary of $7-8 million – about the same level that Nylander has been in in recent years. Hence it is considered that the Swede had one of the most valuable NHL contracts.
Now he wants to be paid more, but so far the parties are apart.
– It’s not going well, you have to say. There were numerous discussions in the draft between the club and its agent. They see the world in different ways. Nylander sees himself as a ten million player in his next decade. He has a reasonable argument for his production, but I can’t see how the Leafs can offer him that, says Johnston according to Hockey Sweden.
can be replaced
Nylander’s contract expires after the next season (2023/24). If he doesn’t sign anything new, he becomes a so-called UFA (Unrestricted Free Agent) and is free to sign with any other team he wants.
Another scenario is Toronto trading him.
According to Chris Johnston, Nylander had to file his so-called no-trade list of ten teams he didn’t want to be traded this past Saturday.
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