Confirmed with Link: Nylander changing his number to #88 and received WC Best Man Award

[Nooodles]

Watch Marner do the same thing with 93.

He can't.

 

[Sypher04]

Watch Marner do the same thing with 93.

Honestly, I hope he does. That'd be great.

EDIT: oh wait, nevermind lol

 

[Morgs]

Watch Marner do the same thing with 93.

Hard to take a number thats retired, but if anyone could do it it's Mitch. Probably gonna add it to his already exorbitant contract demands along with captaincy

 

[therealkoho]

Why not lol

new sweaters are HRR

 

[Muston Atthews]

SLiiick

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Marner's number to change to 11.6

 

[robertmac43]

I also really liked #29 thought it was unique for a skilled winger. I had always wished he had kept #62 after the Marlies cause I thought that was also something somewhat different. #88 though, that is just fun!

 

[DopeyFish]

Now the real pasta vs willy rivalry begins

 

[Coachcorner]

This mui importantte. Y'all has to do the change in full affect. Forget (some) of the past, not all, but some. Change it bigg. The number, the fate, the age, the current weight etc. Take some weight off and all. Y'all is gittin younger then. This a real cool thang for nylander. He finna-score-a-lot. Y'all see and witness this thang real hard.

 

[ULF_55]

Not sure that I've ever noticed a Nylander jersey in the crowd.

Yeah, I don't watch the crowd either.

 

[Finnish your Czech]

new sweaters are HRR

The PA must also hate when teams donate tickets to charity since tickets are HRR.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Time to go to real sports I guess.

Definitely a better number.

You have to change your bio now... Or are you going to wait until Marner is traded so you don't need to do it twice

 

[Mess]

bet the PA doesn't like it

Nylander is wearing #88 for Eric Lindros and Mikheyev wearing #66 for Mario Lemeiux.

Too bad Leafs have retired #4 or Tyson Barrie could be honouring Bobby Orr.

 

[Nineteen67]

Not sure that I've ever noticed a Nylander jersey in the crowd.

More Potvin?

 

[ULF_55]

Will look great on him! Kinda expected this one as he also wore 88 on the WHC. Last year was pretty tough for him and he wants a new start.

Good on him for paying the recrest, but what about those cheap chinese jerseys?

Get huawei to pay for it.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Sign of goodwill to fans from Nylander by paying for the re-cresting.

To him it's nothing but that gets him back into a lot of fans' good books after holding out.

He still needs to have a career year to appease everyone, but at least taking a deal that was easily tradeable shows he was willing to work with the team as much as they were willing to pay him a more than reasonable sum.

 

[Nineteen67]

Marner's number to change to 11.6

Better than 12, I suppose...

 

[Morgs]

You have to change your bio now... Or are you going to wait until Marner is traded so you don't need to do it twice

Obviously wait for the Marner offer sheet

 

[57 Years No Cup]

Good PR move by Willie. Might mitigate some fan animosity for his holdout and shitty season.

 

[Mess]

Sign of goodwill to fans from Nylander by paying for the re-cresting.

To him it's nothing but that gets him back into a lot of fans' good books after holding out.

He still needs to have a career year to appease everyone, but at least taking a deal that was easily tradeable shows he was willing to work with the team as much as they were willing to pay him a more than reasonable sum.

The $8.3 mil bonus he just received on July 1st goes a long way towards jersey number replacement.. He should still have some money left over.

 

[AcerComputer]

Good thing I bought a Matthew's Jersey.

 

[Trapper]

Good PR move by Willie. Might mitigate some fan animosity for his holdout and ****ty season.

Pretty standup move having everyone’s back.

 

[Mugzy97]

Good - hopefully it helps his confidence

 

[robertmac43]

Hard to take a number thats retired, but if anyone could do it it's Mitch. Probably gonna add it to his already exorbitant contract demands along with captaincy

and a spot on legends row!

 

[Nineteen67]

Good thing I bought a Matthew's Jersey.

I bought a Reimer and pulled the name off.....it was cheaper......