The Toronto Maple Leafs never should have re-signed William Nylander to a contract extension last year.
William Nylander signed an eight year extension worth $11.5M AAV, making him one of the highest paid players in the NHL. However, did the Toronto Maple Leafs pay the wrong guy?
I hate to break it to fans everywhere, but Mitch Marner is way better than Nylander, yet now that Nylander is signed long-term, people seem to forget that.
Marner has the same amount of firepower to score as Nylander, with better hands, awareness and is elite defensively. If you want to tell me that Nylander is a better player because he’s a two-time 40-goal scorer and finished with 13 more points than Marner last year, you have to dive into the statistics a little more.