Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan suggested that William Nylander, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner should be willing to sign a hometown deal for the greater good of the team in the long run.
If the Maple Leafs aren’t able to get Nylander signed by December 1st, thinks the Leafs have to trade him.
Brooks doesn’t suggest that Nylander isn’t worth what he’s asking for, but he does note that “Nylander has an agent, but his dad, Michael, is surely driving the bus here.