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The William Nylander watch is over and it ends with…
Nylander Re-signs
Told Nylander is staying. Done deal 6 yrs.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) December 1, 2018
6×6.9 Nylander
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) December 1, 2018
The Rangers were never serious contenders
From everything I could gather the Blueshirts were never really in the running to land William Nylander. It wasn’t due to a lack of interest but more due to not really having anything the Leafs needed to make this deal happen.