Player Discussion William Nylander

[notDatsyuk]

Last year before signing his extension:

37 games, 19 goals, 33 assists (42 goal, 73 assist, 115 point pace)

Since signing his extension (including playoffs)

50 games, 22 goals, 23 assists (36 goal, 38 assist, 74 point pace)

Good, but worth $11.5m? Obviously with this coach, we need a larger sample size.

Something's off, as he only played 86 games, not 87. And I'm not sure why you included the playoffs (I suspect you wouldn't include Marner's 1G and 2A in 7 games the same way).

But regular season after the contract - 45 games, 19 goals, 23 assists (35 goal, 42 assist, 77 point pace).

35 goals and 77 points would have him 14th and 10th respectively among all wingers (right and left).

We know the Leafs' cap structure is off (thanks Dubas), but that's still not terrible for one of the best wingers in the league, particularly one who can put up those numbers on the second line.

 

[Visnovsky]

From what I am seeing, a big part of the problem here is that the line is not 'his'.

Spread the talent a bit, run with Knies-Holmberg-Nylander, that would in my eyes be a very supportive cast for Willy.