[dammage79]

There's far too much hand wringing over Nylander here. Unwarranted IMO.

CHL Rookie of the year.
Led his team in scoring in his rookie year.
Big time performance in the OHL playoffs.
Impressive International performances leading each respective team he played for. Even in the U-18's where he was a bit unerwhelming he still led his team with 11 points in 7 gp. Top 5 producer in the tournament. Got outshone in the WJC by the Finns but still finished top 6 in points behind Matthews, Tkachuk and the wonder Finn line of Aho and the killer RW's.

As big of a fan of McLeod as I am, I don't think he "drove" that line more than Nylander. They played well off of each other. If he works well with McLeod, then he sure as heck is going to work great with the likes of Bennett or Monahan.

Man, the stigma that his last name carries is ridiculous.