Nylander Trade

No thanks.

Dubas will probably not trade Nylander, but he could acquire an exceptional 2-way Defenseman with Pulock at a terrific value. He's a pending RFA and should cost around $5M AAV on a 5-6 year deal. I was also thinking about Brady Skjei or Tony D from NYR, but Pulock is better 2-way than both, imo. Also, trading Nylander would open up a lot of much needed cap space for next season and give Dubas added flexibility if Barrie and/or Ceci move on, which I'd expect them to do.

IMO Pulock long term is too valuable to trade for Nylander.

I'm pretty sure NYI won't do this. The secret on Pullock's been out for a bit now. He's arbitration eligible which means at least 1 more year for a reasonable cap hit. With a good chance to extend long term. You're 100% right that's he's a very reliable 2-way Dman that's 25 years old. About to enter his D Prime. Those are simply more difficult to find than wingers. I think TOR would have to add...quite a bit actually. $7M for what Nylander's been doing on the ice so far...not looking like a good contract yet.