It’su200b been almost twou200b weeksu200b sinceu200b theu200b endu200b ofu200b the Williamu200b Nylander contract saga,u200b with its twistsu200b andu200b turns and last-minuteu200bu200b buzzer-beater resolution. As the round-the-clock coverage fades into more reasonable daily updates, we’re trying to sort through the various details that are emerging on how this deal was put together.
One of those details is Nylander’s apparent belief that Kyle Dubas has promised not to trade him.
Nylander says he has assurance from Dubas he won’t be traded while he’s the GM.
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) December 3, 2018
Because of the way the CBA works, the personal word of his GM is the only sort of trade protection Nylander can get; players aren’t eligible for no-trade or no-movement clauses until the reach their UFA-eligibility seasons.