William Nylander has been in intense negotiations with the Toronto Maple Leafs trying to hammer out an extension. This has led to a new rumor seemingly every day coming out of Toronto for Nylander. The most recent rumor links him to another original six-team but this time not through trade but instead free agency. This team would add some much-needed help on the wing. <h2>William Nylander Goes To The Habs</h2> The latest report links Nylander to Montreal from Arpon Basu of The Athletic. Basu reports that if Nylander makes it to market the Canadiens should be a prime contender for the superstar winger. <q>If the Canadiens decided it was time to get active in free agency, I would imagine they would target a forward, and more specifically a winger to fill out their top six. They would have the cap space to make a serious run at William Nylander if he makes it to market, and it doesn't sound as though talks on an extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs have gone all that well thus far.</q> <h2>What Will It Take To Bring Nylander to Montreal</h2> Arpon continues on to talk about the type of deal Nylander could expect to get on the open market. <q>Nylander will cost at least $10 million a year on a long-term deal, one that would take him into his mid-30s. There's definite risk there, but players like him rarely make it to market. I'm not willing to predict the Canadiens will sign him, but if I were running things, I would do everything I could to make it happen.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ArponBasu/status/1686045982197161984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1686045982197161984%7Ctwgr%5E78cb293b84d203784ef5c264082c9c39a878f61a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hockeypatrol.com%2FInsider-links-William-Nylander-to-the-Montreal-Canadiens-262081'> </a></blockquote></div> If the Leafs lose out on Nylander to a division rival for nothing fans and media would be nothing short of irate. It would however reignite the rivalry between the two clubs. <a href='https://www.hockeypatrol.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/Insider-links-William-Nylander-to-the-Montreal-Canadiens' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>As Read On - Hockey Patrol - Insider links William Nylander to the Montreal Canadiens</a>