If the reported numbers are accurate (and there is too much smoke from credible sources for it not to be close to the final number), it would — for the time being — place Nylander as a top-five player in the league in terms of raw cap hit, tied with Erik Karlsson for fifth among NHL players and just above David Pastrnak’s $11.25 million AAV.
In terms of cap hit percentage at the time of signing, $11.5 million would represent 13.1% of next year’s cap, which puts him just inside the top 10 of NHL forwards just below Jack Eichel’s 13.