The euphoria of a tight but ultimately happy ending to the William Nylander saga was still on everyone’s mind while the Toronto Maple Leafs were preparing for their game against the Minnesota Wild.
The wink Auston Matthews gave TSN reporter Kyle Bukauskas when asked if he had spoken to William Nylander said it all – a weight lifted off the shoulders of the Toronto Maple Leafs, while others probably gained the opposite feeling.
The signing of William Nylander surely sealed the fate of Frederik Gauthier but will also mean another bottom six forward will lose his spot on the roster.