The Toronto Maple Leafs have benefited from William Nylander’s explosion of production this season. However, his impressive play has come with a massive cost.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are always fighting two concurrent battles. They fight for a top spot in their division, conference, and the NHL by trying to win as many games as possible. They’re also doing their best to keep a lid on players’ salaries so that they don’t go over the NHL salary cap.
Though they would have liked to have signed Nylander to an extension when he was cheap, the Leafs are not going to be able to keep the pending unrestricted free agent past this season.