“Kyle has told me multiple times that, as long as he’s here, he’s not going to trade me”
William Nylander publicly spoke those words on December 3rd, 2018, two days after his dramatic contract statement, which went down to the literal very last minute, came to an end.
It’s a telling quote, for a number of reasons.
For one, Nylander signing his extension signalled the end of a six-month period in which his life was almost entirely filled with trade rumours and questions regarding his future. It was inescapable; the topic being all anyone could talk about.