ULF_55
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He was more physically engaged, but be nice if he had someone like marner feeding him pucks.
Player Discussion William Nylander
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ToneDog
56 years and counting. #FireTheShanaClan!
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thewave
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He was more physically engaged, but be nice if he had someone like marner feeding him pucks.
Looks like coach needs to call him out every now and then.
ULF_55
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Or Tavares should play with someone else?
TMLBlueandWhite
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The fact Nylander is the only minus player on that list says a lot.
ULF_55
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He needs one of those fluke games where he gets a +6.
His buddy Pastrnak needs a fluke +10 game ...
ULF_55
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Leafs-Devils takeaways: Matthews, Nylander rise to the challenge, McCabe’s outstanding return
William Nylander <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/william-nyla...
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Nylander and Auston Matthews scored twice, as the Maple Leafs upended the Devils in Sheldon Keefe’s homecoming. Devils captain Nico Hischier scored twice on the power play, while Jack Hughes added a single to open the scoring.
“He doesn’t really change, I think he’s the same person through and through,” Matthews said of Nylander post-game. “The attitude stays the same. He’s going to do his thing out there, and he’s not really going to let any outside noise bother him, that’s something we really appreciate.”
Matthews was sensational in the third period, scoring two goals that almost ripped through the top corner of the net, bringing a Scotiabank Arena crowd back to life.
“He led the way. I thought that he was dialed in, he was working, shooting, attacking, doing a lot of good things, we need that from our leader,” Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said of Matthews post-game.
leafs pics that go hard pic.twitter.com/8EkBWJurzV
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) January 17, 2025
Matthws received the belt for his efforts — it has been retrieved, after Morgan Rielly figuratively presented it to Connor Dewar after Toronto’s victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on January 7.
ToneDog
56 years and counting. #FireTheShanaClan!
They have their stars locked up around $9m, a solid goaltending tandem, I believe plenty of cap space and tradeable assets. If Tom Fitz goes for it, and makes the right moves, they could go to the SCF. Imagine Keefe taking the Devils to the SCF in his first year. I don't want to think about them winning it.Leafs-Devils takeaways: Matthews, Nylander rise to the challenge, McCabe’s outstanding return
William Nylander <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/william-nyla...
Nylander and Auston Matthews scored twice, as the Maple Leafs upended the Devils in Sheldon Keefe’s homecoming. Devils captain Nico Hischier scored twice on the power play, while Jack Hughes added a single to open the scoring.
“He doesn’t really change, I think he’s the same person through and through,” Matthews said of Nylander post-game. “The attitude stays the same. He’s going to do his thing out there, and he’s not really going to let any outside noise bother him, that’s something we really appreciate.”
Matthews was sensational in the third period, scoring two goals that almost ripped through the top corner of the net, bringing a Scotiabank Arena crowd back to life.
“He led the way. I thought that he was dialed in, he was working, shooting, attacking, doing a lot of good things, we need that from our leader,” Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said of Matthews post-game.
leafs pics that go hard pic.twitter.com/8EkBWJurzV
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) January 17, 2025
Matthws received the belt for his efforts — it has been retrieved, after Morgan Rielly figuratively presented it to Connor Dewar after Toronto’s victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on January 7.
ULF_55
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Try and take it with the humour intended.
I know humour isn't second nature to some ... bots have a hard time with it as well.
www.sportskeeda.com
When asked after the game how he seems to score so many goals on breakaways, Nylander joked:
I know humour isn't second nature to some ... bots have a hard time with it as well.
"I don't get a lot of good passes": William Nylander takes a playful jibe at Maple Leafs teammates after scoring breakaway OT winner against Devils
After scoring the overtime winner on a breakaway against the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander took a lighthearted jab at his teammates about not giving him enough good p
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When asked after the game how he seems to score so many goals on breakaways, Nylander joked:
ToneDog
56 years and counting. #FireTheShanaClan!
You may want to tell his teammates,
I know humour isn't second nature to some ... bots have a hard time with it as well.
"I don't get a lot of good passes": William Nylander takes a playful jibe at Maple Leafs teammates after scoring breakaway OT winner against Devils
After scoring the overtime winner on a breakaway against the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander took a lighthearted jab at his teammates about not giving him enough good p
When asked after the game how he seems to score so many goals on breakaways, Nylander joked:
ULF_55
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That might be hopeless ... have you listened to some of them?You may want to tell his teammates,
notDatsyuk
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Any of those on the second line?
(Even McDavid and Draisaitl could be called 1A and 1B.)
ToneDog
56 years and counting. #FireTheShanaClan!
If Willie is on 2nd line, means he is playing against lesser opposition. Not to mention 2nd highest paid player of the top 10 goal scores.
GoonieFace
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It also means he probably has a worse defence pair (his own teams) when he is on as well.
notDatsyuk
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It has been shown that quality of linemates (including defence) has a greater impact than quality of opponents.
Of course, between home and away line matching, changing on the fly, icing, and different styles (not every coach line matches the same way), the idea of 'playing against lesser opposition' is not the constant that some would have you believe.
ToneDog
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ULF_55
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Well they can't cover both scorers with the same line right?
So either they cover Matthews or they cover Nylander.
Everyone else are just support players.
notDatsyuk
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Not with the same line obviously (assuming no icining and always simultaneous changes), but who do you match to their top line: your top line or your checking/shutdown line? Some coaches do one, some the other.
This is why quality of linemates (and D) is more relevant than quality of opponents.
Tavares is a bad fit factually.
His speed and strength turning a nothing play into a breakaway.
His speed and strength turning a nothing play into a breakaway.
ULF_55
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Don't the Leafs always have last change and that's why Matthews only plays against the best and everyone else on the team play against depth defenders?
thewave
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That was my boy William putting the team on his back and willing the game back to us. Make no mistake his mission work ethic last night was the catalyst to that win.
ZEBROA
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Nylander had 7 shots on goal, His fellow winger 5. I would keep that line for a while.
I swear, McMann and Knies both work well with with Nylander. Yet he get's coaching ghosted. Pats and Tavares should be dropped to the 3rd line.
I don't like Domi as a C for Nylander, but it's better than Tavares by a mile for Nylander.
Defensively with Domi and Nylander it's tough, but McMann is pretty good defensively.
Every year, I ask for a C for Nylander that isn't the albatross that is Tavares synergy with him.
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