Nylander signs 6-year contract

[Highlander]

Oh yes Robert, I remember him well.............not

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/LeafsNews/status/1098239363488669696

Nylander likes blue collars just fine:

 

[Highlander]

https://twitter.com/LeafsNews/status/1098239363488669696

Nylander likes blue collars just fine:

Hey Burkie, that's not what they were saying about Nylander in the Athletic today, that he looked great at Centre last night.  Hope Kadri is OK but seeing Willie there for a few games won't hurt

 

[herman]

Nylander heating up as Marner inevitably cools down will keep the Leafs going.

Good thing we have multiple top-line wingers.

https://twitter.com/steveburtch/status/1098770370570739715
Marner is not yet quite as good as his first three months suggest and is better than these last two months have been. He has had up and down stretches every year of his very young career thus far, but we know he is money in the bank (and on the cap).

Once the pucks start really going in, Nylander will be more widely recognized as the bargain contract.

 

[dappleganger]

Nylander heating up as Marner inevitably cools down will keep the Leafs going.

Good thing we have multiple top-line wingers.

https://twitter.com/steveburtch/status/1098770370570739715
Marner is not yet quite as good as his first three months suggest and is better than these last two months have been. He has had up and down stretches every year of his very young career thus far, but we know he is money in the bank (and on the cap).

Once the pucks start really going in, Nylander will be more widely recognized as the bargain contract.

Or you know, paid accordingly.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/jeffveillette/status/1095542750219505675
https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1096247536547852288
https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1096249623574802432
https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1096251906261798912
https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1096954801642909696
https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1098740836961931264
https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1099467162853421056
https://twitter.com/dylanfremlin/status/1100921609521643521
https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1100927355680260096

To everyone who dragged Nylander as overpaid blah blah 7th best player on the team and wow Kapanen is better so let?s trade him for a 4RD:

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Nylander does seem to have his jump back and has for a while. Kid's gotta hit the net, but that's about all there is to complain about.

 

[Bender]

Nylander does seem to have his jump back and has for a while. Kid's gotta hit the net, but that's about all there is to complain about.

He's so ridiculously good at lugging the puck and getting into the zone. He's so slick it reminds me a bit of Kaberle.

 

[Bullfrog]

He's also great on the point as a right-handed shot.



..... wait a minute....

 

[Highlander]

In two years his deal will look like a steal.

 

[cap44]

they need to unload this albatross of a contract ASAP!! This has gotta go down as one of the worst deals ever. $6.9 for a 20 goal scorer, what are they thinking. He has almost identical numbers as Tyler Ennis who comes in at $650,000.

Ennis    Games    Goals  Assists    +/-    cost   
              47          12          5        -3      $650,000
Nylander 39          5          12      -3      $6.9 per year

 

[Bender]

they need to unload this albatross of a contract ASAP!! This has gotta go down as one of the worst deals ever. $6.9 for a 20 goal scorer, what are they thinking. He has almost identical numbers as Tyler Ennis who comes in at $650,000.

Ennis    Games    Goals  Assists    +/-    cost   
              47          12          5        -3      $650,000
Nylander 39          5          12      -3      $6.9 per year

Step back from the ledge.

 

[freer]

they need to unload this albatross of a contract ASAP!! This has gotta go down as one of the worst deals ever. $6.9 for a 20 goal scorer, what are they thinking. He has almost identical numbers as Tyler Ennis who comes in at $650,000.

Ennis    Games    Goals  Assists    +/-    cost   
              47          12          5        -3      $650,000
Nylander 39          5          12      -3      $6.9 per year

Step back from the ledge.

LOL, I myself think Nylander is over paid. But he is a good top six player. Ennis is not a top six player on any team.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Step back from the ledge.

I don't think it's unfair to be critical of his game this season so far, and it's funny to me to see the length to which people stat-mine to try to prove otherwise. I was ridiculed with my opinion that his stats were substantially overstated last year as a result of playing with Matthews, and he's done nothing this year but prove my point.

That said, Dubas went into this signing playing the long game, and like him, I'd be far more willing to bet he'll be worth his contract over the duration rather than falling short.

 

[Highlander]

This contract will look like a steal within 1-2 years.

 

[cap44]

Step back from the ledge.

I don't think it's unfair to be critical of his game this season so far, and it's funny to me to see the length to which people stat-mine to try to prove otherwise. I was ridiculed with my opinion that his stats were substantially overstated last year as a result of playing with Matthews, and he's done nothing this year but prove my point.

my point exactly. Ennis is not a top six and I am struggling to Nylander as one as well. Certainly his performance indicates to me that he is not!

That said, Dubas went into this signing playing the long game, and like him, I'd be far more willing to bet he'll be worth his contract over the duration rather than falling short.

 

[Bullfrog]

This contract will look like a steal within 1-2 years.

I'm one of the biggest Nylander fans on this board, but I don't think it'll ever look like a steal. I think it'll look completely appropriate, and that's ok.

 

[Redleaf]

This contract will look like a steal within 1-2 years.

I'm one of the biggest Nylander fans on this board, but I don't think it'll ever look like a steal. I think it'll look completely appropriate, and that's ok.

Could be a steal alright...for my Nylander maybe.

 

[Bender]

Step back from the ledge.

I don't think it's unfair to be critical of his game this season so far, and it's funny to me to see the length to which people stat-mine to try to prove otherwise. I was ridiculed with my opinion that his stats were substantially overstated last year as a result of playing with Matthews, and he's done nothing this year but prove my point.

That said, Dubas went into this signing playing the long game, and like him, I'd be far more willing to bet he'll be worth his contract over the duration rather than falling short.

There's a difference between thinking he wasn't ready out of the gate and has room to improve and thinking we need to get out of an albatross of a contract asap.

 

[Bullfrog]

This contract will look like a steal within 1-2 years.

I'm one of the biggest Nylander fans on this board, but I don't think it'll ever look like a steal. I think it'll look completely appropriate, and that's ok.

Could be a steal alright...for my Nylander maybe.

In the first season at least, he's getting paid more than $8 million. That's not bad for 25ish points.