Nylander could score 3 hatricks in a row, go pointless in the fourth game, and these people will be like "See! I told you!".
William Nylander Discussion Thread
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saffronleaf
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Never been a big Nykander fan ... but he has grown on me over the past couple seasons. I'm definitely seeing him around the net getting greasy goals and I appreciate it. Maybe if he changes his last name to Roberts, then I will fully appreciate him. 
I hope to see a more aggressive Nylander this playoffs... He doesn't have to fight.. but a little more dig in the corners and push back in scrums.. he's got support now and players to back him up and fight for him if it gets nasty.. playing with more edge never hurts..
I love Nylander but when the game gets physical he shies away sometimes like recent playoffs.. let's hope he proves everyone wrong this year.
I love Nylander but when the game gets physical he shies away sometimes like recent playoffs.. let's hope he proves everyone wrong this year.
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The PP would be fixed if Keefe has the onions to take 44 off the number one unit.
It’s an easy PK for the opponent with that stiff quarterbacking. With zero shot from the point, just take away the pass.
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Great player, but I wish they tried a bit harder to convert him to a full time center in the NHL. He has all the tools to be a great one
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saffronleaf
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Well the Nylander - Matthews combo has been widely disappointing. If JT and Marner weren't in the zone I'd say split them up (and I really wanted to see them together to begin with). Matthews picks and chooses when to be on and Nylander only has a couple of good chances a game, bit not enough total domination through out the night. I like Bunting as a player but his finish just isn't there, he's pre Hyman before the offensive break out.
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I'd say keep Marner with JT and Nylander with Matthews.
It just feels like a better 1-2 punch. It's hard to say which line is better, so other teams have tough choices on which line to focus their best shut down players on.
Beyonder91
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Nylander isn't a great playmaker so he isn't the best fit with Matthews. He is a puck possession guy who likes to try and wait for opportunities to open up. Matthews is a guy who wants the puck on his stick too. With that said they can certainly dominate puck possession when out on the ice together so it's not bad in that sense.
There's a reason why Tavares is scoring goals again all of a sudden when he wasn't with Nylander... Mitch Marner is a true playmaker
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I agree and i'd also leave the pairings as is since JT looks cooked without Marner driving the play , creating chances for him .and allowing him to cheat offensively since he covers so much ice .
I also believe the current Mathews line will figure it out and start to produce more but Bunting needs to plant himself in the crease instead of playing more defensively responsible if he's going to up his production which really isn't too bad all things considered .
Beyonder91
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They were only together a handful of games after Matthews came back from injuries. He won the Rocket with Marner last year...
i get it.. but Matthews isn't suffering bc nylander is on his line over mitch. He's just not it right now due to lack of a training camp.
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I would still like to see the 3 young guys specifically Nylander each have their own line, but then you’re going to have to either break up the Kase-kampf shutdown combo or use them as your 4th line and spread 2 of Spezza Simmonds and Ritchie higher up.
Bunting Matthews - x
x- Tavares- Marner
x- Kerfoot Nylander
x- Kampf Kase
Fill in around the x’s with the guys we have and play blender with who’s going or not each game.
Bunting Matthews - x
x- Tavares- Marner
x- Kerfoot Nylander
x- Kampf Kase
Fill in around the x’s with the guys we have and play blender with who’s going or not each game.
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I'm open to it. It's kind of like Nylander being the Kessel of the Pens most recent cups. Or Mogilny on the 2000 Devils cup.
Beyonder91
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I wasn't saying anything was Nylanders fault. Their line is still doing good. Just saying Matthews isn't going to score as much with Nylander... He isn't a pure playmaker like Marner is.
Way the game is going Willy might have another GWG.
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The guy with the least hype of the 4 is quietly turning into the player I’m liking the most. No post game/post season blah, blah, blah, just plays and is turning into a good goal scorer. A 30 + is shaping up for sure.
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