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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Interesting question about Nylander and Toronto hype.
There was a nice mud slinging article, with a book excerpt, basically suggesting that Nylander comes from a father who was known as a me first guy, not a great teammate, and that the apple may not fall far from the tree.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...liam-nylander/
* Side complaint about the company that makes iPhone. Autocorrect should not capitalize the name of a fruit used in context.
Hamonic as well. Interesting to see such diverging opinions. Leafs were in hard on him as well. I do not see him being an impact player on the ice here, living up to the hype of a top pair D man. They don’t seem to be missing him. Certainly not so much impactful on the ice as in the community.
I think that the Flames might taking in to account character at this point in time, especially considering the comments around the Hamilton trade. |
Nylander strikes me as the type of player that will get moved around a lot in his career. The funny thing is I was a big fan of his father, and I'm a big fan of him as a player. I just like how they play in the offensive end of the ice. Such elite instincts.
But both are flawed players.
Nyladner is in a tough spot right now. His primary role is to provide offense, but the Leafs have no need for that. He has very little leverage.
He's not a guy I would overpay for though. He could be a Phil Kessel type where he is a great complimentary player on a team where there are a couple of guys that really drive the player and play committed hockey.
But if he's a guy you are leaning on as a top guy - you may be in trouble.
And there's the rub. He wants top guy money.