TSN Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie says there is reason to believe that the Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander’s representatives have held talks this week as they work towards a deal. Determining Nylander’s long-term value is one issue the sides are having as they work on a six- or seven-year deal.
“So how do you break that log jam? Well one of the possibilities that the Leafs and Nylander may be looking at is a short-term bridge deal. Not a two-year deal, I wouldn’t think. But something along these lines: when Ryan Johansen couldn’t come to terms with the Columbus Blue Jackets, he took a three-year deal at $4 million and when Nikita Kucherov couldn’t come to terms on a long-term deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning, he took a three-year deal at $4.