There were plenty of 'ifs' in the first-round series for the Toronto Maple Leafs, with several key players dealing with big time injury, as William Nylander would miss several games to start the series. Now, the star forward has addressed the issues that forced him to miss time after the Leafs fell in seven games.
Simply put, Nylander was dealing with some major head injuries, and one Leafs fan offered an explanation as to what exactly that feels like;
Given the danger that the sport of hockey presents to those on the ice, it's no shock that Nylander missed some time, with his performances in games six and seven now looking even more impressive.
As for the future, Nylander addressed the core four moving forward, believing they can win as a group, but after another tough performance, it's tough to see the team not making big changes this summer.
Source: Hockey Patrol
William Nylander finally breaks his silence on injury
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MAI 5 | 212 ANSWERS William Nylander opens up publicly about his injury after series loss Was William Nylander the best Leafs performer in the playoffs? | ||
Yes | 145 | 68.4 % |
No | 67 | 31.6 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Conor Garland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nick Schmaltz | - | 2 | 2 | |
Jake Debrusk | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Alex Newhook | 1 | - | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jayden Struble | 1 | - | 1 | |
Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
Logan Cooley | - | 1 | 1 | |
Christian Dvorak | - | 1 | 1 | |
Barrett Hayton | - | 1 | 1 | |
Quinn Hughes | - | 1 | 1 | |
Clayton Keller | - | 1 | 1 | |
David Savard | - | 1 | 1 | |
Pius Suter | - | 1 | 1 | |
Arber Xhekaj | - | 1 | 1 | |
Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
Joel Armia | - | - | - | |
Arshdeep Bains | - | - | - | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |