Personally I'm not sure about the Nylander hype. I watched most TO playoff games with a coworker who was a big Toronto fan and the only take away I had from every game was how soft Nylander played. The amount of pucks he bailed on, the amount of icings that got called that he could have avoided but gave up on. I remember thinking hes the reason Toronto was out and I firmly would never want him on the Flames.
Anyone have some stats for him? Who was his most common center? Tavares? How many PP points? His level of competition? Obviously Matthews and Marner were facing the hard competition no? I dont see him as a better player than Huberdeau, wouldn't have been shocked at all if Nylander put up 40-50points on this Flames team last year.
Sure the idea of a getting another "point producer" excites me just as Kadri did, doesnt mean hes the answer, situation matters
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