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Money is not the problem for the Leafs.  Cap space is.  I suspect they would give him the signing bonus in order to get a deal done.

I just checked and the taxes on a $7 million income in Ontario are $3.7 million versus $3.3 million in Carolina.  A $400,000 difference.  But I hear the players pay different taxes for away games.  So the difference is really closer to $200,000. It kind of blows my mind just how much these...

That much though?  On an elite asset such as Nylander? There is a good chance that Carolina won't be able to reach a deal with Nylander in terms of a contract.  This could simply be Dubas letting this situation play out so that Nylander sees and knows just how much other teams value him.  This...

Any type of trade is going to hinge on the new team making a deal with Nylander in terms of a contract.  They are saying that his agent is talking to Carolina right now.  My thoughts are, why would Carolina offer him something Toronto wouldn't?  Really the only main difference would be the lower...

He can't and he won't.  :-X

I'm honestly wondering if Dubas wanted to see how the team would perform without Nylander in the lineup.  Now that he has seen the results perhaps he is ready to make his decision.  I will say that as much as I like Nylander, he has been *invisible* in the playoffs and the Leafs couldn't get the...

And just like that there are credible rumors of a trade: https://www.thefourthperiod.com/nov-2018/kings-hurricanes-hot-for-nylander/ :(

Well I could see the potential payoff for Nylander if, say, he sacrifices the $1 million in lost salary now so that he can gain an additional million on his contract, per year.  That would pay off nicely for him.  But if he sits out for the entire season he will never get that money back.  And...

Guys, just answer me this question.  Why on earth would Nylander not take say $7 million over 8 years before the season started, but then now suddenly accept it after he has already sacrificed ~$1 million in lost salary?  It makes absolutely no sense. I can see the Leafs' motivation because it...

I'm baiting you. Just kidding.  I quoted you to keep the conversation going.  Not that I was referencing you necessarily.  I was talking to OldTimeHockey.  He's old school I guess?  Worried that we are going to jinx things if we talk about the cup now?

How is it premature to talk about the cup when before the season started the Leafs were the betting favorites to win it this year?  And that was without Nylander even signed yet.

It looks to me like this could turn into a high stakes game of chicken.  Who do you guys think has more to lose?  Nylander with his ~$7 million sacrificed by sitting out for the season, or the Leafs with this potentially costing them the Stanley Cup?  I'm going to say the Leafs.  And it...

I appreciate that, your Majesty.  ;)

Is the author of the article a doctor?  Because apparently it's a big deal that I don't have my medical license seeing as I opined on this matter.  :-X

This game could have gone either way.  The Leafs got some bad bounces and they still almost tied it up at the end.  It looked like they scored a goal at the end of the second period but the time had expired.  One more second on the clock and it would have been a tie game. I'm impressed with...

I think it depends on how well Matthews recovers and comes back from this.  He could start getting the reputation of being injury prone.  And that would absolutely lower his value in terms of a contract.  The team will know this via their medical people.  For this to have happened to Matthews...

It becomes pretty high stakes at that point in time, don't you think?  They run the risk of Nylander sitting out for the season.  I guess they could try to call his bluff.  But there is a risk.  Nylander seems stubborn enough that he might do it and sit out.

I guess the way to look at this is that it's good that it happened *now* and not at the end of the season or during the playoffs.  Hopefully the medical and training staff can find a way to make Matthews more resilient to these types of injuries. On a personal level this is devastating for...

Nylander does have real leverage (not that I want to hijack this thread).  Imagine if the Leafs let him sit out all year and then they go to the Stanley Cup finals and lose.  Nylander would have been the difference, and Dubas would take some major heat for that. It's going to be interesting to...

Matthews got smoked on that hit.  I'm thinking most guys would have been injured on that play.  I hope Matthews is alright.  If he's out long term it's really going to put a damper on things.  It could give Nylander leverage also.  At the same token if Matthews is gone all season they may be...