Good Morning!

It’s Friday, November 30th. There fewer than 48 hours for the Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander to come together and sign a contract.

I’ve collected the best William Nylander articles we’ve done for you to peruse while you wait.

Who leaves the lineup when Matthews and Nylander return?
So you want to trade Nylander for a defenseman...
Why can’t Kyle Dubas and William Nylander find a contract they both like?
2018 Top 25 Under 25: William Nylander is #2
If you’re willing to trade Nylander, you should be willing to trade Marner
How Has William Nylander Fared at Centre?

Here’s what we’re missing.

I don’t know what’s going on.

No one knows what’s going on.

Anyone who says they know what’s going on, are damn liars.

All anyone is going to tell you are the same three things, just in a different way.

The three paths William Nylander can walk

All I know is this damn saga is going to end one way or another soon.

Here’s some stuff to read to distract you.

Kevin has some Liljegren analysis over at MLHS

Timothy Liljegren: Evaluating his development 18 months after his draft selection | Maple Leafs Hotstove

Kasperi Kapanen is having dreams about Nylander

Kapanen, Maple Leafs starting to feel weight of Nylander's absence - Sportsnet.ca

The Avalanche are good again. For now.

The Colorado Avalanche top line is the most productive since the 1980s

Johnny Boychuk played dentist for Davod Krejci

Old pal Johnny Boychuk picked David Krejci’s teeth off the ice

FInally, something good to finish us off.

Winning Play: How Toronto’s power play created seams

Enjoy your day folks. Remember, big news gets dropped at the end of the day on Friday.

So keep refreshing the news all day.

Bob McKenzie with the no-news newsbreak at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

  • No news
  • Could all be solved in seconds.
  • He thinks Nylander will wait for Saturday for the best Leafs offer
  • Leafs will think he’ll be more likely to settle for their deal on Saturday.
  • McKenzie does not think a trade is probable because the Leafs don’t want to trade him, and there a few teams who can afford his cap hit this year, plus the Leafs aren’t being offered fair value.
  • Rank the likely outcomes: 1, signs 2. holdsout 3. trade, with 3 a distant third well after the other two. /
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