Quoting: ON3M4N
Is he though?
- Points were about equal last year
- Landeskog had more hits, block shots and a better TK/Gv ratio
- Nylander is going to command a lot of money while Landeskog is locked up at $5.5 for the next 3 years.
- Age difference is only 3 years (Landeskog being older)
I'm sure I could look deeper into it, but just from a quick look, IDK that I'd say Landeskog is worth "wayyyy" less than Nylander
Nylander is 4 years younger than Landeskog and if you look at when players peak that means Ladeskog is at his peak while Nylander won't reach that for another 2-3 years.
Landeskog has reached above 60 points twice in 7 seasons while Nylander has done it twice in 2 complete seasons.
Landeskog had 54 take aways and 31 give aways while Nylander was 15th in the entire league with 68 take aways and had 54 give aways. (while Landeskog had a better differential, its skewed since Nylander is a playmaker and many of his give aways are passes to slot and other such plays.)
Nylander will command a higher salary, because he's way better.
Colorado should jump at this and the Leafs will have zero interest in this, unless other enticing pieces are added. A 3 year contract at 5.5 million is cost savings for sure but its not worth it for TO since the downgrade offensively is pretty major.