William Nylander Discussion: 2016 v2

[RoadWarrior]

Nylander is going to be a point per game player in his prime. There's just too much skill and vision on the ice for him not to be a first line center.

It's also important to remember that he's still a teenager and will be improving his game over the next four or five years.

If the leafs drafted Mathews they would go from being one of the weakest teams at center in the entire league to being one of the strongest in less than 2 years.

 

[Jerkini]

Nylander is going to be a point per game player in his prime. There's just too much skill and vision on the ice for him not to be a first line center.

It's also important to remember that he's still a teenager and will be improving his game over the next four or five years.

If the leafs drafted Mathews they would go from being one of the weakest teams at center in the entire league to being one of the strongest in less than 2 years.

What's surprising to me is his +/-. There's no denying this is a horrific team, but the fact that he isn't racking up the minuses is promising.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Imagine what his "point pace" would be

 

[saltming]

Imagine what his "point pace" would be

I know you're being sarcastic so I'm just commenting on the tweet.

It's really weird how he had the exact 'timid' start in the ahl.
Hmmm...

 

[ShaneFalco]

He needed some time to adjust. Not very much though!

 

[The Missing Piece]

Snizzbone is gone.

Snizz although I know what it means here (thank you southpark), in Scandinavia it means slang for dip (like Copenhagen) except that in Scandinavia they are like prepackaged dips not loose leaf.

Also it kind of sounds more like Snooze. Spelled Snus. Not to be confused with snu snu (see futurama)

 

[saltming]

He needed some time to adjust. Not very much though!

Yup. That was what I was eluding to because then he tears it up.

 

[saltming]

Snizzbone is gone.

Snizz although I know what it means here (thank you southpark), in Scandinavia it means dip (like Copenhagen) except that in Scandinavia they are like prepackaged dips not loose leaf.

Is that the actual Scandinavian word for it or also slang?

 

[The Missing Piece]

Is that the actual Scandinavian word for it or also slang?

Snus is the word

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus

 

[taurine330]

Snus is the word

By snus you mean snuff? The tobacco like product almost be very hockey player uses around here.

 

[The Missing Piece]

By snus you mean snuff? The tobacco like product almost be very hockey player uses around here.

See the link for snus there is a section that refers to the confusion between the two.

 

[a a ron]

45 point pace.. Not too far behind Eichel.

 

[taurine330]

See the link for snus there is a section that refers to the confusion between the two.

I know exactly what it is. I do speak Swedish. My confusion is your translation to dip. Around here it is translated to snuff in English.

 

[RoadWarrior]

What's surprising to me is his +/-. There's no denying this is a horrific team, but the fact that he isn't racking up the minuses is promising.

Nylander is a good possession player so the other teams get fewer scoring chances when he's on the ice. Sometimes the best defense is playing keep away in the offensive zone.

 

[The Missing Piece]

I know exactly what it is. I do speak Swedish. My confusion is your translation to dip. Around here it is translated to snuff in English.

I didn't know snuff was more common word than dip (I haven't done it in 15 years), I was just trying to give an idea on what it was not make a direct translation. my bad.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Nylander is a good possession player so the other teams get fewer scoring chances when he's on the ice. Sometimes the best defense is playing keep away in the offensive zone.

He's also got 3.4 sv% better than team average, so there's some luck there. On the other hand, he's getting unlucky offensively so the +/- would perhaps not change much.

 

[saltming]

Snus is the word

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus

Thank you for the education!!
Cheers

 

[WillTheThrill]

Will need to have a player like Brown or Komarov on that line. Some one who has a great engine and drives up the tempo. But yeah, that would be nice to see.

Would love to see Hyman on that line.

 

[mallory67]

Yup. That was what I was eluding to because then he tears it up.

Right on. Same pattern when he joined the AHL and SHL ... both mens leagues.
Few games to adjust ... and then WHAM-O.
1 PPG

 

[Nithoniniel]

Would love to see Hyman on that line.

Hyman is a decent alternative, but Brown would be much preferable. That line would use a skill-based offense, and whomever was the third link would need to be not only a great puck retriever, but also with the vision and skill to participate in that. Hyman has limited vision, any offense he contributes to would be due to forechecking and cycling the puck, so he would be a better fit on another line.

 

[saltming]

Hyman is a decent alternative, but Brown would be much preferable. That line would use a skill-based offense, and whomever was the third link would need to be not only a great puck retriever, but also with the vision and skill to participate in that. Hyman has limited vision, any offense he contributes to would be due to forechecking and cycling the puck, so he would be a better fit on another line.

I vote for
James
Van
Reimsdyk

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

I vote for
James
Van
Reimsdyk

We are discussing who would play with Nylander and JVR

 

[saltming]

We are discussing who would play with Nylander and JVR

Hahaha oops!
Well them im right? Haha

Well in that case brown or johnson depending on how he adjusts to the small ice.
If johnson can still get into those prime passing lanes in the nhl, with his finishing kills, he would be lethal with willie.

 

[Leafidelity]

We are discussing who would play with Nylander and JVR

Premature, but I think Puljujarvi would be awesome on his line. He's a speedy puck retriever like Hyman, only with a lot more size and a big one timer.

 

[Menzinger]

A top six pace - very promising sign of things to come.