Player Discussion William Nylander

[BraveCanadian]

Should have kept Kerfoot.
Since 2014-2015 playoffs he is 2nd. for plus minus.

You joke but Kerfoot was a bit above even at ES, for the record.

 

[Antropovsky]

Bruce Broudreau nice list, Willy is #1. Shocking because Willy doesn't lead the team in points. Guess the former NHL coach thinks goals are more important.

You got to start with William Nylander," Boudreau said on Tuesday, via TSN. "Look at what he's done for the Leafs. And you know what? Every time he scores, he smiles. It's pretty cool. And with all the Leafs injuries this year, whether it's Auston Matthews or anybody else, and they've had a lot of them, he's been the bright shine, bright, shiny light, and he's kept them where they are.

So William Nylander is No. 1 for me, No. 2 on the 'nice list' has got to be the Washington Capitals, and they're doing this without their leading goal scorer back in the lineup," Boudreau said. "So I mean, I got to give Washington Capitals and their staff and everybody else great kudos for being where they are

 

[HolyCrap]

Bruce Broudreau nice list, Willy is #1. Shocking because Willy doesn't lead the team in points. Guess the former NHL coach thinks goals are more important.

Uh oh. Be prepared for the cheerleader crew to make up stats and declare you know who the greatest of greatest Leafs. lol.

 

[Gabriel426]

Only in Willie thread where I read people playing down goal scoring.

It is like some here just want to be toxic and a troll.

 

[ACC1224]

 

[notDatsyuk]

Uh oh. Be prepared for the cheerleader crew to make up stats and declare you know who the greatest of greatest Leafs. lol.

Hopefully not - we don’t need them invading the Nylander thread.

 

[Racer88]

It’s hard not to like Willy with his always positive upbeat manor

 

[ULF_55]

Kypreos says Berube giving preferential treatment to Nylander.

Former NHLer Accuses Leafs Coach Craig Berube of Preferential Treatment for William Nylander

Former NHLer Nick Kypreos has called out Leafs head coach Craig Berube for his preferential treatment of superstar winger William Nylander.

www.mapleleafsdaily.com

All I can say is no-poop.

There is a balance, but I think most understand this isn't a houseleague or a user-pay for ice-time league.

But it does bring up something I've suggested several times in the past.

Quality over quantity.

3 forward lines
1 penalty kill line

6 defenders

Same Cap Hit divided by fewer players.

If you happen to luck out with a few ELSC contracts, that's a bonus.

 

[Menzinger]

Kypreos says Berube giving preferential treatment to Nylander.

Former NHLer Accuses Leafs Coach Craig Berube of Preferential Treatment for William Nylander

Former NHLer Nick Kypreos has called out Leafs head coach Craig Berube for his preferential treatment of superstar winger William Nylander.

www.mapleleafsdaily.com

All I can say is no-poop.

There is a balance, but I think most understand this isn't a houseleague or a user-pay for ice-time league.

But it does bring up something I've suggested several times in the past.

Quality over quantity.

3 forward lines
1 penalty kill line

6 defenders

Same Cap Hit divided by fewer players.

If you happen to luck out with a few ELSC contracts, that's a bonus.

The tone of that article and Kypers take is more than a bit presumptuous. Nylanders out there because the coaches are fine/want him out there not because he gets to do what he wants

 

[Craig Button]

I don’t think it’s preferential treatment.

He’s doesn’t trust Nylander as a centre and doesn’t trust him on the PK so he makes him play the full pp in exchange to get ice time.

 

[ACC1224]

The tone of that article and Kypers take is more than a bit presumptuous. Nylanders out there because the coaches are fine/want him out there not because he gets to do what he wants

It’s not unusual to play your best goal scorer more than others.
There is zero chance Bérubé is doing anything he doesn’t want to do.

 

[keonsbitterness]

It’s hard not to like Willy with his always positive upbeat manor

Is that anything like Wayne Manor?

 

[thewave]

I don’t think it’s preferential treatment.

He’s doesn’t trust Nylander as a centre and doesn’t trust him on the PK so he makes him play the full pp in exchange to get ice time.

He is also statistically the most likely guy to get a goal on the team. Probably a good reason to keep him on the ice.

 

[ULF_55]

He is also statistically the most likely guy to get a goal on the team. Probably a good reason to keep him on the ice.

Some of the analysts were kind of laughing about the shift as near the end of the shift he backchecked to recover a puck, outracing everyone else.

Facetiously speaking, the "Long Program" is 4 minutes and 30 seconds for men. Maybe Kypreos thought it was the women's program, which is only 4 minutes.

 

[Racer88]

Is that anything like Wayne Manor?

More cheerful, Wayne manor is pretty gloomy and Batman is pretty creepy

 

[DavidK]

He's got 6 fewer even strength points than overpaid Tavares. Discuss.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Had some great chances that he couldn’t bury last night to go along with some first class zone blowing that ended up in a goal against.

 

[shaner8989]

He’s playing with Holmberg. Enough said

 

[Raging Bull]

Should pair him with Marner for an extended period and watch these boards explode.

 

[BraveCanadian]

He’s playing with Holmberg. Enough said

Free Minten

 

[ToneDog]

He’s playing with Holmberg. Enough said

Holmberg is keeping the spot warm for the C Tre brings in.

 

[thewave]

He’s playing with Holmberg. Enough said

The only people that don't seem to see the Blackholmberg reality are MLSE. He has to go.

Minten cries watching this guy.

 

[notDatsyuk]

I'm not particularly worried about the chances that he's not converting at the moment. He's getting chances, mainly through his own efforts, and the goals will come.

I'm more concerned about the fact that his linemates are neither setting him up nor converting his setups. It looked like every time he had the puck the Caps were putting two men on him, to an extent ignoring his linemates.

 

[sunstersun]

He's def snake bitten a bit. If he can convert at a normal/higher rate he's going to be the early 2023 Willy we saw.

 

[notDatsyuk]

He's def snake bitten a bit. If he can convert at a normal/higher rate he's going to be the early 2023 Willy we saw.

Actually, he has two more goals than at the same time (37 games) last year.

I think he's playing better this year, and the biggest difference is that his linemates aren't converting.