{"id":5201,"date":"2018-12-01T18:20:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T18:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=5201"},"modified":"2018-12-01T18:20:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T18:20:27","slug":"william-nylander-and-maple-leafs-sign-at-in-last-minute-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/william-nylander-and-maple-leafs-sign-at-in-last-minute-deal","title":{"rendered":"William Nylander and Maple Leafs sign at In Last Minute Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed to a $41.4 million 6 year contract extension<\/p><\/div>\n

An hour was the difference between the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> and William Nylander failing to make a deal with the restricted free agent. It came down to the wire, but with as Saturday\u2019s deadline was edging ever closer, the two came to an agreement.<\/p>\n

The call came as Kyle Dubas was in Minnesota for Saturday night\u2019s game against Toronto prepared to take on the Wild. That was the first good news of the day for the organisation, the second and cheery on top was the 5-3 win.<\/p>\n

Nylander called Dubas at 3:30 in the afternoon and asked Dubas if he wanted to make a deal stated Dubas. He added that,<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce he said what he did and I spoke to [his agent] Lewis Gross for a bit, I knew we were on the right track. But it was right down to the wire.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The result saw Toronto agree to a six year contract extension worth $41.4 million with William Nylander<\/a> and bringing an end to a standoff that lasted twenty-six games. However it didn\u2019t end without drama and a verbal agreement as it was 3:52 before the contract was signed, and that saw small variation adjustments being made and then having to wait for the adjusted contract be sent back signed before the deadline and submitted to the central registry of the NHL by 4 pm.<\/p>\n

In speaking about the final moment, Dubas stated,<\/p>\n

“The worst thing you can do is have a page missing, and the contract is rejected at this point. Would not be good.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The speculation of whether the two could come to an agreement saw many arguing how much Nylander could command as a salary when factoring in the other extensions the Maple Leafs needed to address with Mitch Marner and Austin Matthews.<\/p>\n

Sportsnet<\/strong><\/p>\n