Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander is off to the best season start in his nine-year NHL career. Coming off a season-opening 17-game points streak, the 27-year-old sits among the league's leading scorers with 27 points. At his current rate, he should easily exceed last season's career high of 87 points.
Nylander's performance has already generated speculation over how much he'll get on his next contract. Slated to become an unrestricted free agent next July, his current average annual value is $6.9 million, far less than teammates Auston Matthews ($11.6 million) and Mitch Marner ($10.9 million), who are a year younger.
Should Nylander finish this season as the Leafs' leading scorer, he'll be in line for a substantial raise. On Nov. 20, the Toronto Sun's Lance Hornby cited Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman speculating the Leafs and Nylander's camp may have only been $1 million apart in the range of $8 million to $9 million annually. Friedman no longer considers that realistic.
The Toronto Star's Kevin McGran noted that Nylander's supposed $10 million asking price last summer now appears to be a bargain. Meanwhile, The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun surveyed team executives from several NHL clubs regarding a fair market price for the Leafs winger. Their estimates ranged from an AAV of $8.5 million to $12.25 million.
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Barring a significant decline in his play over the remainder of this season, Nylander is going to get a big raise on his next contract. It could come in between $11 million and $12 million annually. If the Leafs don't want to pay it, another club will via next summer's free-agent market.
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