Thread: [Signing] Leafs sign Nylander to 6 yr $41.77m deal ($10.2m hit in yr 1, $6.97m hit yr 2-6)
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Old 12-03-2018, 10:54 AM   #173
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root View Post
Yeah it's interesting...

From Nylander's perspective, $6.96M, only giving up 1 year of UFA, is fantastic. Also, he gets 40% of the money in the first 10 months.

But from Toronto's perspective, the cap hit is manageable, and more importantly, this contract will be VERY tradable after July 1st.

Win-win?
Even the crazy Leafs wouldn't want to pay $17m for 55 games of service..would they?
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