Suddenly, his reported $10 million asking price – one many people balked at in the summer – did not seem so unreasonable. This week, in an interview with Brendan Shanahan, TSN’s Gino Reda bluntly stated, “With the way Nylander is playing, the price seems to be going up and up and up.”
Since Nylander’s long streak was snapped against Chicago, he has produced a much more modest two points in five games. As his production starts to normalize and the Leafs reach the quarter pole of the season, it’s a reasonable time to discuss where the situation currently sits with Nylander’s next contract.