It’s been almost two weeks since the end of the William Nylander contract saga, with its twists and turns and last-minute buzzer-beater resolution. As the round-the-clock coverage fades into more reasonable daily updates, we’re trying to sort through the various details that are emerging on how this deal was put together.



One of those details is Nylander’s apparent belief that Kyle Dubas has promised not to trade him.



Because of the way the CBA works, the personal word of his GM is the only sort of trade protection Nylander can get; players aren’t eligible for no-trade or no-movement clauses until they reach their UFA-eligibility seasons. So Nylander has to rely on Dubas to hold up his end of the bargain here.



And Dubas probably will – after all, trading Nylander wouldn’t make much sense for the Leafs, and this is a rookie GM who’d no doubt prefer to establish a reputation as a straight-shooter. Assuming...