William Nylander Breaks His Silence on His Future in Toronto
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been in the news a lot this summer due to the contract status of their star players. With Auston Matthews signing his extension the focus has turned to William Nylander. Today we got to hear from Nylander himself on how negotiations are going.
Nylander Breaks His Silence
During his media availability today on the first day of training camp William Nylander spoke on his contract situation. He maintains that he wants to be in Toronto.
Facing reporters on the opening day of #leafs training camp, William Nylander reiterated his desire to stay in Toronto long term and politely said he won't be fielding any more questions on his contract status.
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William Nylander makes it clear many times that he wants to stay in Toronto.
Leafs Teammates And Staff Comment On Nylander Contract
As most expected the questions about William Nylander's contract would not be limited to Nylander. Multiple other members of the organization were asked about the situation.
Brad Treliving had only complimentary things to say when asked about Nylander.
«He is a cool cat he's a really neat kid nothing much bothers him he really does care.»
— #Leafsforever Treliving re Willie Nylander
«He is a cool cat he's a really neat kid nothing much bothers him he really does care.»
— #Leafsforever Treliving re Willie Nylander
Morgan Rielly was also asked about his teammate's contract status.
Rielly on Nylander and contract status: I have no doubt he really likes it here, as a teammate you support him.
As the season draws closer it will be interesting to see how much of a distraction this situation could become. If Nylander struggles to produce the questions will only become more and more frequent.
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21 SEPTEMBRE | 167 ANSWERS William Nylander Breaks His Silence on His Future in Toronto Will William Nylander re-sign in Toronto? | ||
| Yes | 103 | 61.7 % |
| No | 64 | 38.3 % |
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