William Nylander is better than this. Article content

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We know because we’ve all watched as the Maple Leafs winger has put the puck on a string , set the pace of play in games and consistently frustrated opposing defences.

There hasn’t been much evidence of that from Nylander as the Leafs have stumbled to start the 2025-26 regular season. Be satisfied with the 40 shots on goal that the Leafs had on Thanksgiving Monday afternoon against the Detroit Red Wings if you want. It’s still a fall at the hands of the Wings, who completed a two-game sweep of Toronto with a 3-2 victory at Scotiabank Arena.

The loss, this one largely the result of the play of Wings goalie Cam Talbot, came less than 48 hours after the Leafs lost 6-3 in Detroit on

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