LongtimeLeafsufferer
Rejoint: juill. 2015
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Sorry bud, I don't see the fit at all. As a Leaf fan, I kinda like the trade as the Leafs get future assets and immediate cap help. I can't think of one contending team who would let a star player negotiate with anyone team, with one full year year left on their contract. What happens if there is no new contract, now you have a M NTC Nylander back on the team....and all his teammates now think the Leafs are in sell mode.
I wonder what Nylander's true cap is. IMO he's about the 10th best RWer in the league, that's about 9m tops on any contract. I wonder how successful Nylander would be with ROR would be as his centre compared to Tavares and Matthews. I don't see the upside for Nashville that much.
IMO the Leafs did a great job in free agency, where they got three good players on 1 year deals, Bertuzzi, Domi and Klingberg....for a total 12.6m. This is the best chance for the Leafs to advance further in the playoffs, and it's done best with Nylander.
Next summer....even if the Leafs don't sign any of their top UFAs.....so what. That's lots of cap to sign other players (hopefully wisely)