Nylander trade

leafs fans do tend to over value thier players by a lot, but this trade is very fair. leafs get defense. arizona gets offense. but if ur just acquiring his rights, it shouldnt cost u that much. if its a sign and trade, then its a fair deal. maybe drop a pick

How is a sign and trade more valuable... 5 years of control

u can sign him for 8 years then trade him. more term. more value

So we sign him for 8 years at 10m.... way more value lol. No we trade his rights the trade might be 6 at 6.5m but we won’t be signing him to an 8 yr deal.

5years is plenty to f term...

It's a CBA rule, this is one time you can do an 8 year extension (?)
otherwise contracts are a max 7 years

It won't make a difference. Leafs would let Nylander agree to the offer before the trade, to maximize the assets offered in exchange. Uncertainty is in no one's interest.

But I don't think Nylander will be traded soon, so the Leafs will have to sign him and showcase him until every other GM figures out what kind of teams they currently have