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Originally Posted by sa226
What is the scouting report on Nylander?
It almost feels like his legend is growing into a top flight player worthy of the 8 million contract he was asking for. Yet is that what he is?
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This is the major issue in the contract negotiation. His top line stats suggest he's worth $6m-$7m. His underlying stats suggest he might be worth $7m-$8m. So perhaps, based on the way TML would deploy Nylander, he's only worth $6-7m to them. But for another team that has less depth, he's worth more.
Top line stats: 20G, 42A, 62P
Major underlying stats considerations:
- Very little PP time = lots of 5-on-5 points; would be more productive if given more ice-time on PP1, which arguably he deserves, but might not get in Toronto
- Low ice time per game (16:30 per game) = very productive on a per-60 minutes of hockey; would be more productive if given more ice-time, which arguably he deserves, but might not get in Toronto
The other issue is that TML wants him to take a "contender discount" so the team can be competitive. But Nylander suspects TML is likely to trade him in the off-season either way because there isn't room for: Marner, Nylander, Matthews, Kadri, Tavares, Marleau all on the top line. So, from his perspective, "why take a contender discount, if you're not necessarily going to be playing with a contender long term?" This one is really interesting, because it suggests Nylander might sign for less if he's traded to a contender first. So he might be willing to sign for $7.5m in Toronto, but $6.5m in Calgary.
For the flames, Nylander would give Tkachuk a RH shot option for his amazing play-making abilities. It would make PP much more effective because again - there is a second RH shot option.