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There is a whole lot of heat around Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander and the temperature was cranked tenfold during one single goal against while hosting the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / November 12

William Nylander focused on improving play away from puck to start getting chances again

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a rough stretch right now, to put it lightly. They’ve lost six of their last seven games and have dropped each of the first four games on their six-game homestand.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / November 11

It's time for Jim Hiller to slash William Nylander's ice time

After dropping the first four games of a brutal homestand against some of the NHL's elite, and not earning a single point, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller is leaning on a player-friendly approach to pull his club out of a potentially season-wrecking tailspin.

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / November 11

John Tavares feels he needs to elevate his game to help William Nylander improve consistency

John Tavares is well aware the Toronto Maple Leafs can play better than their current stretch of four losses in a row, and it starts with himself and his linemate William Nylander.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / November 11

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Hiller Sends a Message & Nylander Needs to Step Up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are running out of room for explanations. After a 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, the team has now played 20 games, and its record isn’t where anyone expected it to be.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / November 11

Jim Hiller remains confident in William Nylander despite poor stretch: ‘He’s got to be a driving force’

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been going through it lately, with six losses in their last seven games and dropping their fourth in a row against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / November 11

4 takeaways from Leafs-Avalanche: A homestand from hell continues, Nylander absent offensively

The worst-case scenario is playing out in real-time for the Toronto Maple Leafs, losing their fourth consecutive game in a 6-3 decision to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.

NHL News / Flamesnation / November 9

Alex Nylander is having a very positive adjustment to Calgary, one of the teams he specifically wanted to go to

The city of Calgary holds some special history for the Nylander family and for newly acquired and signed forward Alex Nylander, that’s exactly where he wanted to be.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / November 8

John Tavares Returned, and William Nylander Looked Different

Sometimes a player's most important contribution isn't what shows up on the scoresheet. The Toronto Maple Leafs got a reminder of that when John Tavares returned to the lineup against Montreal on Saturday night.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / November 7

Maple Leafs fans need to stop asking William Nylander to be something he's not

There is a penchant for Maple Leafs fans to have unrealistic expectations of players, management, coaches and the team's performance. When I think back to coaches that came in as the Leafs “saviour”, Stanley cup winner Randy Carlyle comes to mind, and we all know how that played out.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / November 6

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Brisson Rising Value & Hiller Challenges Nylander

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a few things to sort out as their season continues to unfold. The NHL club wants more consistent performances from its top players, while also keeping an eye on what is developing with the Toronto Marlies.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / November 6

Maple Leafs lineup news: John Tavares skates in regular jersey on line with Nick Paul, William Nylander

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares returned to practice, skating in a regular white practice uniform, via TSN’s Mark Masters. Tavares previously skated in Wednesday’s practice wearing a red, non-contact jersey, while taking reps on the left wing alongside Nick Paul and William Nylander.

NHL News / Editor In Leaf / November 6

Why the Maple Leafs should trade William Nylander for Nikita Kucherov

Anyone who knows anything about hockey will know that Nikita Kucherov is one of those rare players GMs would struggle to properly compensate for in a direct swap.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / November 5

Jim Hiller calls out William Nylander for unacceptable play

As the Toronto Maple Leafs keep on piling up some unfortunate losses, people are looking for who to blame and one star winger's name is coming up fairly often.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / November 5

William Nylander suggests Maple Leafs need to improve communication when system breaks down

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 3-2 to the Utah Mammoth at home on Tuesday night, but with the way the first two periods went, it easily could’ve been a bigger deficit for Toronto.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / November 4

Maple Leafs’ Jim Hiller, William Nylander outline how to improve defensively as 5-man unit

There are few elements that have carried over from last season, but the Toronto Maple Leafs’ defensive zone coverage is still a work in progress. Toronto surrendered 36 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, and have allowed 40 goals at 5-on-5, tied for the second-worst total in the NHL.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 31

William Nylander, Maple Leafs keep Canucks reeling

William Nylander and Teddy Blueger each had a goal and an assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs held on for a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / October 19

With Nylander Out, the Maple Leafs Make a Surprise Move

Hockey has a funny way of making us look at the wrong numbers. A player has six games without a point, his ice time has been modest, and we naturally wonder why a coach would give him a bigger opportunity.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / October 13

Maple Leafs’ Big Advantage Might Be an Internal Rivalry

There was a lot to like about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 6–3 win over Colorado, and it wasn’t just the final score. Auston Matthews had four points, while William Nylander put up five, matching his career high.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / October 13

William Nylander May Be the Maple Leafs’ Best Player

For most of the past decade, there hasn’t been much debate about who the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ best player is. Auston Matthews has been the face of the franchise, one of the NHL’s premier goal scorers and one of the league’s better two-way forwards.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Yardbarker / October 11

William Nylander's early season dominance has helped spark Maple Leafs offense

In the team's 6-3 victory against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, he recorded an explosive five-point game.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Field Level Media / October 10

William Nylander (5 points) propels Maple Leafs past Avalanche

William Nylander had two goals and three assists, Auston Matthews had two goals and two assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 in Denver on Saturday night.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Trade Talk Sports / October 8

William Nylander Wasn’t Willing to Waste His Best Years in a Maple Leafs Rebuild

There was a lot of uncertainty around the direction of the Toronto Maple Leafs after an extremely disappointing 2025-26 season. Was new management going to retool around franchise cornerstones Auston Matthews and William Nylander, or embark on a rebuild that potentially shipped them out the door?

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / October 1

Maple Leafs Have a New Rule, And William Nylander Just Found Out

Buried in the box score from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2-1 win over the New York Islanders is a small moment that deserves far more attention than it got.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / September 4

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Nylander, Loyalty & Toronto Enters a New Era

There is something a little funny about William Nylander talking about loyalty earlier this summer. Not because Nylander has done anything wrong, but because the Toronto Maple Leafs have spent the offseason making some pretty significant changes to the group he has spent most of his NHL career with.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Yardbarker / April 25

Analyst explains what Maple Leafs must do first before next season

The Toronto Maple Leafs are already thinking about the 2026-27 season, following a disappointing 2025-26 campaign. The Canadian franchise has not yet hired a new general manager after the firing of Brad Treliving, but according to one expert, that is not the first step.

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