Player Discussion William Nylander

[ULF_55]

He had a hit with his 4 shots towards net?

 

[Hallonbroder]

I have a strong suspicion that Williams IS the Grinch. Every Christmas, he takes away all the hope you had for him having a great season.

 

[flin flon bombers]

Hockey is hard game to play when you try to avoid contact,it complicates your trajectory, on the fortunate side the game is more excepting of Nylanders game, but not that much.

 

[nuck]

Tavares is having a great year compared to his previous years but I fear his game dips in the playoffs and we will eventually need a strong #2C going forward. Bennett would fit the bill for the coach. Not so much for Leafs management.

So you would be thinking a next year deal for a C. I have a few concerns about Bennett. There is no guarantee he would thrive in Toronto and his track record so far is as a 50pt guy which is not really 2nd line production on most teams. Add to that he has a Cup with the club that gave him as real chance and the better tax rate down there and I think he could be a substantial overpay for any other team he were to move to. I have no deep knowledge on the Panthers plans but from what I have read it seems possible they might be cutting ties with Ekblad instead. And does Sam want to go back to the GM who gave up on him?

Don't get me wrong, SB would make the team better for the right price but they have to be going after players like him and Reinhart before they have broken out.. I think for a center they will have to trade assets and the time to do that is now to support their shrinking window.

 

[ACC1224]

I guess people aren’t losing their minds over Nylanders comments because they already lost them over Marners earlier.

 

[REALTALK81]

I guess people aren’t losing their minds over Nylanders comments because they already lost them over Marners earlier.

Imagine if Marner said "It's only been 3 games. What's the big deal, really?"

 

[GoonieFace]

Imagine if Marner said "It's only been 3 games. What's the big deal, really?"

Yeah imagine….

 

[Racer88]

Imagine if Marner said "It's only been 3 games. What's the big deal, really?"

I think Nylander is a delusional as Marner and living proof that when some of us say the Leafs are not a serious team…….he is exhibit A

 

[Hallonbroder]

I guess people aren’t losing their minds over Nylanders comments because they already lost them over Marners earlier.

You’re so on point ACC, go get them.

 

[ACC1224]

Imagine if Marner said "It's only been 3 games. What's the big deal, really?"

The top Media professionals would be called back to reconvene the Discussion Panels from earlier in the week and Home Depot would Shirley run out of Pitchforks and Torches.

 

[Menzinger]

Nylander is a 2025 updated version of Phil Kessel. When hes hot, hes extremely hot, flying on the ice, everything he touched becoming gold and can producing at high rate whatever with who they are playing... but even his line producing at high rate, his game doesn't make his teammate better, they are just converting at higher rate. But when he's cold like its actually the case, hes pretty bsd like it was the case with Kessel. The main difference was Kessel was alone in his time with Toronto and needed to be the offensive leader vs Nylander who actually the 3rd wheel of leafs so leafs winning and people didn't care about it.

Kessel also lost the Conn Smythe by a hair to the best hockey player in the world at the time

I'd take a Kessel level performance in the playoffs over what Nylander, Matthews and Marner have given us so far.

 

[horner]

Imagine if Marner said "It's only been 3 games. What's the big deal, really?"

Willy needs to remember that he is a veteran a team leader if he thinks that way then players down the lineup are like we can all not give a shirt
You play like your leader and we have none
Tanev i respect so much his comments are from the heart.
Tanev blocking shots putting his body on the line and then Nylander comes out and says that he should lay a hurt on him.
No wonder O'Reilly didn't want to sign same with Schenn .

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Looks like the core all live in their own echo chamber where every thing is great. “We played great”, “it’s only 3 games what’s the big deal?”..totally pathetic

 

[Racer88]

Kessel also lost the Conn Smythe by a hair to the best hockey player in the world at the time

I'd take a Kessel level performance in the playoffs over what Nylander, Matthews and Marner have given us so far.

I never thought I would say that but I would too. Kessel was an animal compared to these guys

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

It doesn't matter if the lifeblood of the business boos.

 

[ULF_55]

He has to start earning his compensation.

Team is going nowhere without him.

 

[notDatsyuk]

He also said “I think all good teams need to go through some stretch where everything's not clicking and everything like that,”

So he's admitting that the team is going through a bad stretch and everything's not clicking. Is that really worse than "I thought we played well"?

 

[Hallonbroder]

He also said “I think all good teams need to go through some stretch where everything's not clicking and everything like that,”

So he's admitting that the team is going through a bad stretch and everything's not clicking. Is that really worse than "I thought we played well"?

No it isn’t, but he’s Willy so it is