<p>Former NHL veteran Michael Peca knows what it is like to mi s an entire season in the prime of his career. At 26, the center sat out the entire 2000-01 season after being unable to come to an agreement with the Buffalo Sabres.</p><p>No playerhas forfeited a whole season in a similar fashion since,. And Jose Peraza Jersey Peca believes there's more than just this season on the line for William Nylander; his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization would be beyond repair if the sides fail to reach an agreement soon.</p><p>RUMOR ROUNDUP:</p><p>I dont see how it can be repaired if they make you sit the year, Peca told Sporting News in a phone interviewThursday. As the player, how do you turn around and say, well I mi sed the whole season mi sing X amount of dollars so I gue s Ill come back for that lower amount now. That doesnt make sense to me.Im not saying it cant happen, but it just makes no sense to me.</p><p>If Nylander is not signed to a contract filed with the NHLs Central Registry by 5 p.m. ET on Dec. 1, he will be rendered ineligible to play for the duration of the 2018-19 regular season and playoffs.</p><p>So how does this situation play out? Ultimately, if Nylander ends up sitting out the entire season, it will be his decision to do so. The Maple Leafs want the 22-year-old, who is a very productive player with 61 points in each of his past two seasons, back in their already impre sive lineup. But with Auston Matthews and Mitchell Dave Concepcion Jersey Marner each requiring lucrative new contracts this offseason, and John Tavares already on the books for $11 million per season for the next six years, they cannot afford to overpay. General manager Kyle Dubas will not capitulate and has a threshold in mind for a contract that the team will not surpa s.</p><p>It would be Nylanders decision , Peca noted. I dont see how the team feels its in any more advantageous position if they make the kid sit the season, come next offseason. Im sure at that point everything is dead and the kid will never play for the Maple Leafs again, so a trade is the only option after that anyway."</p><p>MORE: </p><p>However, if the Maple Leafs and Nylander cannot come to an agreement, should the trade happen prior to Dec. 1? Conventional wisdom suggests that it would be prudent for Toronto to pull the trigger on a move in order to turn the right wing into a sets that could help them this season. But there is more to it than that when looking at the broader picture years down the road.</p><p>From the teams perspective, I can understand their side too," added Peca, who played in 864 career games with six teams. "They dont want to set a precedent Anthony DeSclafani Jersey where if a player doesnt like what theyre being offered, they can just hold it out until Dec. 1 and then get traded and be rewarded. Having gone through it, I totally understand both sides of it.</p><p>"It all depends what you get in return. I think its a case where if you make a trade, you want to make sure its a trade that you win overwhelmingly because then it does set the precedent for other teams that if were going to trade for this guy, its going to cost us a lot. Its a tightrope. I understand where Kyle is sitting and where William is sitting and its not comfortable for either one.</p><p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> practising with Austrian hockey team Dornbirn Bulldogs this week. Image shows Nylander together with Bulldogs Head Coach . </p> Dornbirn Bulldogs (@DECBulldogs) <p>Peca, who did not face a midseason deadline similar to Nylander, was always hopeful he would not mi s the entire season but both he and the Sabres held firm. Finally, Buffalo traded Peca to the New York Islanders on June 24, 2001. In Nylanders case, the two-time Selke winner said he feels that the Decemberdeadline will help force the sides to a solution. Sitting Sonny Gray Jersey out an entire season, he feels, is a situation where everyone loses.</p><p>Even into the new year I was still hoping come trade deadline I could get moved, the Canucks second-round pick in 1992 remembered. I think its good for both sides to have this deadline for a decision to be made because to make a kid mi s a whole season at this point in his career I think wont happen.</p><p>"Ultimately youd love to avoid mi sing an entire season. There was nothing worse I went through than mi sing an entire season when I was 26-years-old. It wasnt an easy thing to go through knowing that I could be a productive player.</p><p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Michael Peca vs Hartford 4/14/1996 </p> Sabres Goal a Day (@SabresGoalADay) <p>At this point, Peca Tucker Barnhart Jersey said a bridge deal, two years in length, makes the most sense for both sides. To avoid mi sing a full year of salary is important and returning to a situation where Nylander will be able to be productive will only enhance his bargaining position a year and a half from now. The timing is not ideal but it makes both sides winners.</p><p>If there is some sort of short-term fix that can get you playing, still put lots of money in your pocket and also gives yourself a better chance...where then you can become that prime guy and get the money you're after it's this , Peca said. " Toronto is a high-octane offense where youre going to be able to produce in it and then get your opportunity to move elsewhere after that.</p><p>Looking back, the former Sabres captain is comfortable with how his situation played out. He ended up playing in the Spengler Cup that season and still earned an invite to play for Canada at the Salt Lake City Olympics midway through the following season.</p><p>In the end, he said his dispute with the Sabres turned into a matter of principle that he was not willing to budge on.</p><p>The decision to sit was mine, Peca said. I dont know if there is anything I would change because I was reacting to things that were happening in the Buffalo market. For me, it was more about the way the ownership was handling the whole situation...It just got to a point where I got sick and tired of it and couldnt see myself representing that ownership and this organization any longer.</p><p>The question now is, Yasiel Puig Jersey has it already become a matter of principle for Nylander? We will know for sure in the next two weeks.</p>