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Hunlak48

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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 22, 2022 at 7:27 p.m.
Thread: Jackets make a huge deal at the Draft
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jacketsman61</b></div><div>That is the intriguing factor. Texier may explode into a star in Toronto. As young as Texier is, he could be a staple for them for a decade or more. On the other side, the Jackets could lose Nylander after two seasons. Point is, the team trading trading a player such as Nylander has to look at the from one of two point of views. One, do I want to trade him for a player just like him from a production standpoint and forsake the cap space need which is one of the main reasons to trade him? Or, do they pick up some players, who can produce collectively close if not at the same clip of Nylander and create depth and cap space for a Toronto team that is sorely in need of both? Remember Toronto has only 2 more years of Matthews contract before they will have to try and re-sign him. Sometimes you have to think long term more than just the short term.</div></div>

Here's the thing, Nyquist is a UFA in 2023 and he probably won't resign with the team and Texier is an RFA in 2023. The Leafs better hope Texier is going to be just as impactful as Nylander would have been with the Leafs if they are to make this trade. Also, the Jackets don't have as big of contracts as the Leafs do, which would make it easier for the Jackets to resign Nylander.