NHL Community: David Pagnotta on NHL Tonight on the Toronto Maple Leafs and pending UFA ahead William Nylander.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Tony Luftman: “We’ve obtained quite a bit to debate. Leafs and William Nylander. The very first thing that involves thoughts is, plenty of gamers in a contract right here really feel stress and perhaps they don’t carry out as properly. Willy Nylander’s not wired that manner. He’s as cool as might be and he’s performing. What are you listening to?
Pagnotta: “Yeah, he actually is performing. High 10 in scoring within the Nationwide Hockey League, Tony. And this can be a man that mentioned mainly from the get-go when the season began, mentioned I’m gonna let my agent deal with negotiations on this extension and I’m going to concentrate on my sport. Which he clearly has been doing fairly properly.
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It has been a reasonably free dialog. There’s been an open line of communication, open dialogue between the Leafs and his camp however at no level is something and, nothing has been derailed. However they’re additionally maintaining every part very, very near the vest and for good cause. They need to be sure that if something does get on the market, on that time, pinpoints this to be very near an extension and to being signed and it’s proper there to the end line.
They’re going to escalate conversations and talks into the New 12 months. As soon as the calendar flips over in a couple of days in 2024, negotiations I consider, from what I’ve been instructed between the Leafs and Willy’s camp are going to begin to decide up a bit bit. Once more, they haven’t derail. There’s been an open line of communication, nevertheless it actually appears like as soon as the calendar flips, they’re going to attempt to get issues going at a sooner tempo and see if they’ll get him locked in.
Each side need a long-term deal guys, so that you’re most likely taking a look at an eight-year extension. It’s only a matter of the Leafs being snug with the $10 million-plus participant, one other one on the roster.”
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Luftman: “That man has earned all of it the eye, all of the smoke, the man is simply phenomenal.”