William Nylander is eligible to sign a contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1 and there is a push to see where things stand between the team and the player.

As teams and agents get ready to meet in Nashville for the NHL Draft this week, more face-to-face meetings become possible. And it looks like Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving is trying to get a sense of where things stand between his club and William Nylander, who is eligible to sign a contract extension on July 1.

"I think he's been pretty aggressively pursuing a new deal for William Nylander in the last number of days," DailyFaceoff.com's Frank Seravalli told Sportsnet 590 The Fan on Monday. "I'd hesitate to speculate in terms of progress or what that might look like but I do think the full-court press has been on to try and get an answer."

Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman was a guest on 'Leafs Morning Take' podcast later in the day with hosts Nick Alberga and Jay Rosehill and added some context.

"I don't think there's a handle on this one yet," Friedman said. "I think they've exchanged numbers and I think they're not close. I think there's work to do here. As we sit here Monday morning, I think there's a lot of work to do on this contract."

Nylander is about to enter the final year of his contract which carries a salary cap hit of $6,962,366, according to PuckPedia.com. He is eligible to sign a new contract on July 1 and is likely due for a raise after recording a career-high 40 goals and 87 points last season.

The Maple Leafs have a long list of players to acquire with 10 pending unrestricted free agents. There is also the priority of figuring out a contract extension for Auston Matthews. Like Nylander, Matthews can sign an extension on July 1 and all reports suggest it's a matter of if and not when Matthews signs a new deal in Toronto. 

Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving is expected to brief the media on Tuesday in Nashville ahead of the NHL Draft that goes on Wednesday. 

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