Sheldon Keefe on the Leafs locking down William Nylander for eight years: “Players of that calibre have unlimited options when they reach free-agency status… When they choose to remain here, it shows their belief in the organization, belief in the city, a

Leafs lines at practice

Knies – Matthews – Marner
Bertuzzi – Tavares – Nylander
Holmberg – Domi – Jarnkrok
McMann – Kampf – Gregor
Robertson, Reaves

Rielly – Brodie
Benoit – McCabe
Giordano – Liljegren
Lagesson – Timmins

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— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 8, 2024

How pleased are you for William Nylander and the team after getting this deal done?

Keefe: Obviously, I am thrilled. I think Willy has earned it. That is the first thing. Anytime a player makes a commitment to the team and the team makes a commitment to the player, I think it is a great thing, particularly when you have a player of this calibre who has shown that he is just getting better and better.