William Nylander has grown into one of, if not the Maple Leafs most important players over the past few years, and heading into this summer, it appears that he was ready to get paid for that growth and importance. <h2>Contract dispute</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/296044.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> However, when contract negotiations began, the Calgary native came to the table at $10 million annually, and given the cap situation in Toronto, General Manager Brad Treliving just couldn't match that price. This has led to the talks reportedly stalling over the past few weeks, with many trade scenarios emerging to send him all over the league, but now things may be changing. <h2>A long term deal incoming?</h2> According to The Leafs Nation however, things have changed in recent days, with talks reportedly re-starting, and while it doesn't mean a deal is close, it does mean that one side has begun to budge on their asking price. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1688584299166273541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1688584299166273541%7Ctwgr%5E0ab40b0750af50360d431624f20a908f8358605c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyhockeydose.com%2FUnexpected-Turnaround-in-the-William-Nylander-Contract-Negotiations-263697'> </a></blockquote></div> Nylander came in at around $10 million per year, while Treliving was forced to stay at between $8 and 9 million per year, so now, it's seemingly up to Nylander to take a lower number or force the Leafs hand, so keep an eye on this situation as it grows. As Read on Daily Hockey Dose - <a href='https://www.dailyhockeydose.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/Unexpected-Turnaround-in-the-William-Nylander-Contract-Negotiations' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Unexpected Turnaround in the William Nylander Contract Negotiations</a>