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William Nylander saved the best hockey of his career for the perfect time. Just months away from becoming an unrestricted free agent, the Swedish superstar agreed to a monster eight-year, $92 million extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, the team announced. The deal is expected to be extremely front-loaded, including a no movement clause […]

Toronto Maple Leafs right winger William Nylander is trying not to take the rumors too seriously that he’s getting an extension with the franchise. Still, Nylander isn’t exactly shying off the rumor either. Nylander is expected to get a $92 million contract extension, per SportsNet. The forward could be receiving more than $11 million a […]

William Nylander is in the midst of his best season with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2023-24, and the Swedish superstar is going to be due for a massive payday this summer. Of course, the Leafs’ front office is doing everything they can to keep the longtime Toronto winger in Canada for the rest of […]

With an assist on the only Toronto Maple Leafs goal of the game in Tuesday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Kings, William Nylander set a franchise record for consecutive games with a point to start the season, according to Luke Fox. His nine-game point streak to start the season breaks the previous Maple Leafs […]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander has impressed so far this season, putting up three goals and five points in Toronto’s two games, and head coach Sheldon Keefe recently gave him his flowers. “He’s continuing to progress and taking charge,” Sheldon Keefe said, according to Kayla Douglas of theScore. “His confidence is at an all-time […]

Heading into training camp, one of the biggest storylines surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs is the future of William Nylander. After crashing out of the playoffs, there were some rumors they could potentially break up this core and trade Nylander, but that didn’t happen. However, the Swede is heading into a contract year and will […]

General manager Brad Treliving has had an interesting start to his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After some controversial moves at the draft and during the first day of free agency, Treliving has seemingly found his groove over the past few weeks. On the second day of free agency, Treliving signed both Tyler Bertuzzi […]

Toronto Maple Leafs fans are still over the moon about the team’s last season, which ended in the second round of the playoffs. The Maple Leafs won their first playoff series since 2003-2004 after losing eight straight. Winger William Nylander was a big reason why Toronto advanced in the playoffs, notching seven points in the […]

Toronto Maple Leafs star forward William Nylander is entering the final season of a six-year, $45 million contract he signed back in December of 2018 — and it looks like player and club are far apart on a few contract for the 27-year-old. With the Leafs already needing to pay Auston Matthews with his contract […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly one of the teams who have shown a level of interest in trading for San Jose Sharks superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson, according to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic. Apart from the Maple Leafs, the Seattle Kraken and the Carolina Hurricanes are also the other teams mentioned by LeBrun. “My […]

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving spoke to the media ahead of the NHL draft, and he was asked about whether the Maple Leafs will be able to extend both Auston Matthews and William Nylander in the future. “I’m confident we’re going to get both players signed until proven otherwise,” Brad Treliving said, via […]

The 2022-23 NHL season has officially come to a close with the Vegas Golden Knights winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. As the offseason officially begins, 31 other franchises now have the task of getting to Vegas’ level. And there’s no team that’s more true for than the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite Toronto […]

Toronto Maple Leafs star William Nylander was contemplating playing for Team Sweden at the 2023 IIHF World Championship, but he’s decided against it. The reason? Well, it shows why Nylander is such a team player. Via NHL insider Chris Johnston: “Regarding William Nylander’s decision not to join Sweden at the IIHF World Hockey Championship: I’m […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally managed to win their first playoff series since 2004 this postseason, but they didn’t do much after that unfortunately. The Maple Leafs were quickly bounced by the Florida Panthers in their Eastern Conference semifinals series in five games, only adding to the franchise’s recent playoff woes. However, there were signs […]

William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs lived to fight another day on Wednesday night, defeating the Florida Panthers 2-1 in a tight Game 4 and avoiding the embarrassment of a sweep at the hands of their Atlantic Division rivals. But Nylander knows there’s still a long way to go if the Leafs want to […]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander is viewed by many as one of the biggest 2023 NHL All Star Game snubs. But he’s not one to sleep over the fact that he’s not going to be part of the event. For Nylander, seeing two of his Maple Leafs teammates is enough for him to forget […]

While it’s usually Auston Matthews soaking up headlines for the Toronto Maple Leafs, it’s been a bit of a different story during the 2022-23 NHL season. Through the first 38 games of the season, it’s William Nylander who leads the Leafs in scoring this season. Nylander’s dominant season drew a brutally honest take from fellow […]