TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 9: William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his shootout goal with the bench against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Scotiabank Arena on November 9, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs are not trading William Nylander anytime soon because they’re smarter than their critics.
The Toronto Maple Leafs fought long and hard to give William Nylander a contract worth $6.9M, which is now arguably the most underrated contract in the NHL. And he’s not getting traded anytime soon.