William Nylander still hasn’t signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs. This question popped into my head:
“How late has an RFA held out into an NHL season for the contract he wants?“
The first thing I did was go to one of the resources in the hockey world, CapFriendly.com, which provided a full list of RFA’s, signed passed the start of the respective NHL seasons. Twelve players have missed games due to contract negotiations that went a few days too long. To start, let’s take a look at their stats, prior to signing their new deal.