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Winnipeg Jets: Three thoughts on a William Nylander fit

By Dylan Paré

TORONTO, ON - MARCH 31: William Nylander #29 of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Patrik Laine #29 of the Winnipeg Jets compete during the first period at the Air Canada Centre on March 31, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - MARCH 31: William Nylander #29 of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Patrik Laine #29 of the Winnipeg Jets compete during the first period at the Air Canada Centre on March 31, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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WINNIPEG, MB – OCTOBER 4: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his third period goal against the Winnipeg Jets with teammate William Nylander #29 at the Bell MTS Place on October 4, 2017 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, MB – OCTOBER 4: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his third period goal against the Winnipeg Jets with teammate William Nylander #29 at the Bell MTS Place on October 4, 2017 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Thought #3 – What’s the cost?

Earlier, I hinted to what Winnipeg could send to the Leafs by saying Trouba, Little, Copp, and Petan could all be sent away. The Maple Leafs are looking for a top nine forward and a top four defenseman in return for the youngster.

Is it really worth it to cough up two guys like Trouba and Little for Nylander? Well, in a way it makes sense. You’re losing a big contract in Brian Little, plus a potentially big contract with Jacob Trouba. The problems are, one, you’re gaining an even bigger contract, and two, you lose a quality defenseman. Losing Trouba wouldn’t be ideal, but I’m sure we would be able to recover.

If we trade Little, it’s not very likely that fans would be too happy. Little has been around since our inaugural season. He’s a fan favourite, so that’s also really tough. However, if it was something that made the Jets a better team, I don’t believe Kevin Cheveldayoff would hesitate to make a move.

Is the cost really worth it? For sure, it would be insane to see Nylander in our lineup. Is it really worth a huge risk, and doing something that’ll shake up the locker room when nobody really needs to go? Maybe not such a good idea.

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We’ll likely have to wait a few more weeks, maybe even months before anything actually happens with Nylander, maybe Chevy makes a move, but I’d say probably not.

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