Report: Leafs still intend to sign Nylander, asking teams for trade specifics

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas is making sure he has all his ducks in a row leading up to Saturday's 5 p.m. ET deadline to sign restricted free agent William Nylander.

Dubas still plans to sign the 22-year-old, but the first-year GM is asking for trade specifics from teams interested in acquiring Nylander, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

"The Leafs remain in wait-and-see mode when it comes to the player's response to the offer that they made since last week," LeBrun said on SportsCentre. "But in the meantime, they can't just sit there and make sure they put all their eggs in that basket. Our information is that, over the last 24 hours, the Leafs have reached out to some teams to say 'we know you're interested, well now we want to know what exactly you would specifically give up in a potential trade for William Nylander.'"

If Nylander does not agree to a contract with the Maple Leafs or a team that trades for him by the deadline, he will be forced to sit out for the remainder of the 2018-19 season.