“”A lot of injuries piled up and I think that was maybe was a big factor, looking back at it.””<\/p>\n
Nylander on what went wrong this season<\/p>\n
When asked if the team didn’t have a complete buy-in to Head Coach Craig Berube’s system, Nylander also kept his answer short.<\/p>\n
“”I think at some points, we weren’t able to execute the system to the best we could, so I think that was one of the issues.””<\/p>\n
When asked if he had belief that this season was a one-off and the team could return to the playoffs next season, the team’s leading scorer this season was straight to the point: “Yes, of course.” <\/p>\n
As mentioned, this was the first-year of William Nylander’s 8-year, $92M contract extension that he inked with the club last January, meaning the Leafs superstar has seven more years at $11.5M annually on his ticket. The deal has a full no-movement clause in place, meaning he cannot be traded unless he agrees to the deal. <\/p>\n
Just a couple weeks ago, following the dismissal of team General Manager Brad Treliving, Nylander said he was committed to the Maple Leafs<\/a> barring a complete teardown and rebuild: “Unless it was a full rebuild and we were going to get rid of everybody, then it’s a different story. But just to do a re-tool or whatever … I still want to be here, yeah”.<\/p>\n One thing is for certain; it should be a very interesting offseason in Leaf land.<\/p>\n
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