It’s already been an extremely eventful start to the offseason for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Matthew Knies and John Tavares both signed team-friendly extensions, which constitutes a DNA change of sorts for the team, revamping a strong roster, with the idea of adding further depth to its forward corps.
The 2026 Olympics is just eight months away. Today, international hockey federations announced their “Olympic Six”, the first six members of their men’s Olympic rosters.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander was among the first six players named to Team Sweden’s preliminary roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
On Monday morning, Team Sweden named its first six players for its 2026 Milan Olympic men’s hockey roster. The six: Rasmus Dahlin, Victor Hedman, Gabriel Landeskog, Adrian Kempe, William Nylander and Lucas Raymond.
The theme of William Nylander’s career with the Toronto Maple Leafs to date has been ‘go ahead, doubt me and see what happens’. It was a dramatic affair when the Leafs signed Nylander to a six-year contract back in 2018-19.
William Nylander and Brendan Shanahan are among the headliners for Season 2 of Amazon Prime’s FACEOFF: Inside the NHL. The documentary series provided an unparalleled behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the NHL and Nylander is a returnee for Season 2.
Change is coming for the Maple Leafs this offseason after another playoff disappointment.
One of the co-hosts in one of international hockey’s biggest events is getting a little extra help heading into the knockout stage. On Wednesday, it was announced that Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander will be heading overseas to join Sweden for the final round of the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship.
Team Sweden has announced that winger William Nylander will be headed overseas to join their push for the 2025 World Championship Gold. This is the first time since 2022 that Nylander has been able to participate in the off-season tournament.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander was blunt in his assessment of the team’s latest Game 7 loss. It was a night to forget for everyone on the roster, with an anemic performance that couldn’t have come at a worse time, given what was at stake.
After their latest playoff loss, Toronto Maple Leafs fans should expect some changes this offseason.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have seen this movie before, and the ending never changes. Another Game 7. Another crushing loss to end another season that started with so much promise, hype and hope.
Some say they’re the greatest two words in sports. But for hockey fans in Toronto, ‘Game’ and ‘Seven’ might just be the two most dreaded. You surely don’t need to be told that the Toronto Maple Leafs have now lost six Game 7s in a row, or that their last success in the do-or-die contest was back in 2004, because that was then and this is now.
The Golden Knights and star center Jack Eichel had “loose, unofficial discussions at various points this season” in advance of him becoming eligible to sign an extension with Vegas on July 1, per David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period.
This isn’t a premature eulogy for the Maple Leafs. Their death certificate hasn’t been signed and playoff history isn’t light on teams coming back to win games six and seven.
The Toronto Maple Leafs missed a golden opportunity to take advantage of home ice advantage and go up 3-2 on the Florida Panthers. Instead, it was arguably their worst game of the entire season, one in which William Nylander felt the Panthers owned the Maple Leafs from the opening puck drop.
Toronto Maple Leafs star William Nylander has boxed himself into a quirky superstition. Nylander began wearing an olive-colored suit with no tie and tennis shoes to his games.
The Toronto Maple Leafs once again have a strong advantage going up 2-0 in their series against the Florida Panthers. While it’s due to their overall performance, structure and composure in tough situations and emotional moments, there’s another key factor that has emerged for them once again.
The Toronto Maple Leafs won Game 1 5–4 at home against the Florida Panthers to take a 1–0 lead in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs—led by a three point night from William Nylander.
Just as the Florida Panthers got back into Game 1 of their East second-round series, the Toronto Maple Leafs put them back in a two-goal deficit. The Panthers trailed 2-0 when defenseman Seth Jones scored his second goal of the Stanley Cup playoffs on a power play with three minutes and three seconds remaining in the first period.
There is no team in the Stanley Cup playoffs facing more pressure than the Toronto Maple Leafs. That pressure appeared to get to their coaching staff.
The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped a massive Game 5 to the Senators, giving life back to Ottawa in the series. Toronto was outplayed from the opening puck-drop, and the Senators made the Maple Leafs pay.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are up 3-0 in their first-round series against the Ottawa Senators. And, while they haven’t won every battle (their five-on-five play could improve), the Maple Leafs have looked confident, structured, and dangerous.
For the third straight season, William Nylander has scored 40 goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The forward scored his 40th in a win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday to reach the plateau in back-to-back-to-back seasons in just his 71st game of the season.
William Nylander is one of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ biggest offensive producers. He ranks second in the NHL with 36 goals. After a slower stretch, Nylander has re-emerged with renewed vigor.
We now have at least a better idea of Nylander's status going forward.
Maple Leafs forward William Nylander spoke with the media following Sweden's second straight overtime loss and admitted to being frustrated with the team's play at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
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