William Nylander Makes Major Summer Announcement at Maple Leafs End-Of-Season Presser
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William Nylander had a surprise announcement at the end of the season press conference, potentially continuing his season internationally.
As the Maple Leafs held their end of season presser Tuesday morning, one player who got the chance to speak to the media was William Nylander, who talked about his season and how he felt going forward.
Well it seems that he doesn't want to stop playing hockey. Nylander expressed during the press conference that he would like to join Team Sweden at the IIHF World Championships now that Toronto is out of the playoffs.
Nylander would head over to play for his country who is hosting this year's World Championship and would join several other NHL players who were eliminated and joined their respective teams such as Marc-Andre Fleury with Team Canada.
William Nylander Would Make Team Sweden Even More Elite
The Leafs forward had another solid season, tripling up on a 40-goal output yet again, and scoring a career high 45 goals.
A big part of Toronto's success in the regular season, he added 15 points in 13 games and was arguably the team's best playoff performer.
He would join the likes of Leo Carlsson, Lucas Raymond, Filip Forsberg and Mikael Backlund, backed by Jacob Markstrom in net and Adam Larsson and Marcus Pettersson on defense.
It would be a huge addition to the Swedish team, who is already undefeated thus far as the host team, including shutouts against Latvia and Slovakia (twice) and are outscoring opponents 25-3.
It's unknown where Nylander would play but it's assumed he would take over part of the first line duties over Isac Lundestrom.
Nylander could no doubt add to that scoring prowess, and the chance to play for his home country while also being able to enjoy his native land and maybe see some old friends and family is a positive end to a disappointing playoff loss.
Clearly the hockey itch isn't satiated yet from an earlier exit than hoped, and the fact that Nylander is so dedicated to not only his craft, but improving and trying to get as much game time as possible shows his passion for the team.
Even if the team is out, Nylander wants to get better, play more, and prepare even more for next season.
What more can you ask for?
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MAI 20 | 1155 ANSWERS William Nylander Makes Major Summer Announcement at Maple Leafs End-Of-Season Presser Should William Nylander play for Team Sweden in the World Championships? | ||
| Yes they need him | 934 | 80.9 % |
| No he might get hurt | 221 | 19.1 % |
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