I'm happy for William," Dubas said before the team's game in Minnesota against the Wild on Saturday. During the standoff, Leafs president Brendan Shanahan sent a subtle message to Nylander through the media, building a case that being part of a winner sometimes requires sacrifice for the good of the team. At the time the NHL was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nylander had already set a career high with 31 goals in 68 games, to go along with 28 assists.[31]. The Leafs, he said, wanted players who wanted to be here. The restricted free agent signed a six-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, just before the 5 p.m. "The worst-case scenario would have been a technical glitch that prevented this in going past the 5 o'clock deadline. But moments before the clock struck 5 p.m., the Leafs announced they had signed Nylander to a six-year deal with an average annual contract value of $6.9 million. ET deadline to be eligible to play this season. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. The Maple Leafs once again qualified for the playoffs, where they were eliminated in seven games of the first round by the Boston Bruins. William Nylander has never sailed through ‘smooth seas’ to say the least. "I think it set them up for failure with the two guys (Matthews and Marner) that they really needed to sign.". But if the Leafs don't go deep into the playoffs this year, the Nylander contract will be re-evaluated by everyone in hindsight. [28] After his return, Nylander finished 5th in the annual NHLPA player poll for best hair in the league. Although he left Modo Hockey after 21 games in the 2014–15 SHL season, Nylander was mentioned as a possible candidate for the SHL Rookie of the Year award. He referenced his own Cup-winning years in Detroit by declaring that, at the end of a player's career, it's the winning and growing together than stands out when the player looks back on his career. ", "Kasperi Kapanen, William Nylander headline 2014 NHL Central Scouting European rankings", "Leafs sign eighth overall pick William Nylander to entry-level contract", "Maple Leafs give William Nylander room to grow: Arthur", "Djupdyk i statistiken för kandidaterna till Årets Rookie", "Johnson leads Lightning to seventh straight win", "Nylander gets first NHL goal for Maple Leafs", "William Nylander named NHL's top rookie in October", "Relief finally comes as Nylander ends scoring drought", "Nylander's hat trick helps Maple Leafs outlast Bruins", "Capitals end Leafs' playoff run in Game 6", "Nylander on Leafs' top line: 'We complement each other really well, "Nylander scores in OT, Andersen posts SO as Leafs win 5th straight", "Bruins eliminate Leafs in Game 7 shocker", "Nylander stays away as Maple Leafs open camp", "Puck about to drop on Leafs season .... still no Nylander", "Nylander on Maple Leafs negotiations: 'I have to take care of myself, "Maple Leafs beginning to test trade market for William Nylander", "Leafs sign Nylander to six-year, $41.4M deal", "Nylander will make season debut for Maple Leafs against Red Wings", https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/n/nylanwi01.html, "William Nylander wins MVP after leading Sweden to gold at World Championship", "Steelheads select Nylander and Haudum in 2014 CHL Import Draft", "Canadian-born Nylander honing his craft over in Sweden", "Alex Nylander scores first goal of the regular season for Blackhawks in Prague", "J20 SuperElit (Overall) Most Points by U18 Junior", "Lindblom's Hat Trick leads Sweden to Gold medal game", "Playing Rosters Announced for 2016 Toyota American Hockey League All-Star Classic", "Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander Wins MVP @Worlds", Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Nylander&oldid=983461372, Canadian expatriates in the United States, National Hockey League first round draft picks, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, IIHF World Championship media All-Star team, Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 10:42.

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