Quoting: LoganOllivier
You really should stop my friend, you just compared Nylander to David Clarkson. Do you honestly think that Nylander is going to regress and be a worse player than he has been, keep in mind he's 22 and has shown potential that suggests he could become an elite player. JVR makes 7 million, Nylander is better and he's only going to continue to get better.
What I am doing to is trying to understand the players mind because after all he's a person who has a life to live. He has certain motivations many of which you and I know nothing about. But if you understand the player common ground can be found. The alternative is to get emotional and tell the player that he's being selfish and to demand he steps in line because its what a good drone will do. I wouldn't respond to the latter in a positive way. Do you think his teammates will appreciate that they are all just seen as drones in a machine? This is a sport and a business yes, but if you don't have good people trying to earn trust and loyalty from your employees and players, you aren't going to find much success.
I think you're just reading what you want to read and drawing your conclusions from there. I never compared David Clarkson to William Nylander. I instead made the case that the Toronto Maple Leafs have a tendency to sign long-term deals with players who show a flash of success, then regress for some reason or another. For Clarkson, it was an overreaction to one satisfactory season. This tendency to sign albatross contracts has made Kyle Dubas cautious, someone who has a difficult job to do that people like you tend to gloss over, and rightfully so.
Nylander has not proven that he is an elite hockey player, only shown to have the potential. The difference between $6.5M and $7.5M over 6-8 years certainly adds up, but is insignificant when the ultimate goal of winning a Stanley Cup is considered. If the main goal for a hockey player is to make money, they've already failed due to the sport they've chosen, as the other three major sports pay leagues above what the NHL offers its players.
What I'm trying to bring to light is the hypocrisy by players who want to win as a team without being team players, like William Nylander has been during his contract arbitration. He says he wants to win in Toronto but won't take half a million or one million dollars less to do so. If Nylander signs for $6.5M, this will set a precedent to the other potential superstar players due for a payday that their personal desires do not come before the team's goal of winning the Stanley Cup. Never mind being a business, the Toronto Maple Leafs want to win a Stanley Cup arguably more than any other franchise, and if players want to be part of a dedicated franchise, they have to be dedicated to the franchise.