Wilson just signed a contract that pays him 5.17, Hayes in New York signed for 5.15. Nylander isn't signing that deal. He'll get term and dollars. Likely 8 years around 7 million. Anything less is cap suicide. Mark Stone is asking for 9 million in arbitration.

Get a long term deal done.

Mark Stone can ask for whatever he wants, but he isn't going to get 9Million.

I don't understand the trade.

No he'll likely get over 7 which I think is undeserved. Still Nylander on a bridge deal is a terrible plan, it will only mean his next contract is in the 10 million range. He's an elite 5v5 offensive player. Up there with the very best in the game. He's going to score over 80 points in one or all of those bridge years and then we are paying way more during years he'll be over 30 during. That's poor long term planning.

I could see a 2 yr bridge at 5.5
Then 8 x 8
That's 75M and a free agent at 30
Captures all his prime years and still 5+ yrs earning power to cash in

100M career is nothing to sneeze at

Vancouver says yes

Toronto would be insane to do this, Tanev in my opinion is overated and the addition of granlund and gagner is uneeded

Granlund and gagner solidify the 3rd and 4th line and tanev is easily top pairing on the leafs

That brings him to 32, an 8 year deal now brings him to 30. And 8 x 7 would be better than 8x8

There were only 23 players with 80 or more points last year. I think Nylander has pretty much plateaued. He has been 61 points the last 2 years in his first 2 full years with the Leafs. He might get some residual benefit from Tavares being on the Leafs now, but I'm not sure if that will mean he gets 80 or more points. At least Marner had an increase in points last year. Basically what I am saying is that I think a lot of people are over estimating his net worth. I think Dubas is playing chicken with Nylander to see if he will sign long term at a better price point.

Both Nylander and Dubas want him signed long term so its just a matter of time. And to say a 22 year old has plateaued is folly. If you dig into his advanced stats from last season he had a stretch of terrible luck where he was getting great scoring chances and nothing went in. According to his advanced metrics, he should have scored 30 goals and finished with 70 + points but was snake bitten for a stretch.

Here is my take on Nylander. He could be the most gifted player on the Leafs, even more raw talent than Marner or Matthews. However, he doesn't get after it all the time, when he does, he's utterly dominant, when he doesn't he waits for the play to come to him. If he eliminates those stretches of indifference, I see him being a 80+ point player, maybe if Matthews has a good year as well, he could push past 90 points, he is that good.

With that said, who knows maybe he burns out and stays as a 60 point winger.

Well, you nailed it. Stone got 7.35 Million. Ottawa is in big time trouble.

Yup! A one year deal coupled with the whole **** storm that is Ottawa this year and it tells me one thing. He also wants out. So they are done, they are going to sell everything and get way less than they deserve because the Sharks smell blood (Figurative Sharks, not the team) and are circling to get a bite out of the Sens.

Poor Dorion, I honestly don't know if he's good or bad at his job, but he's in the worst possible scenario that I could have even dreamed up if I tried.

Mix in Melnyk’s cash issues and you have a real s__t storm.