Wednesday FTB: Why hasn’t William Nylander re-signed yet? Some theories...

It’s mid-August, and the Toronto Maple Leafs still have yet to re-sign their star young RFA, William Nylander. I’m starting to think I should just re-sign myself to waiting until September before anything happens.

In the meantime, let’s have some fun and theorize what the hold up’s been.

Theory #1: Willy’s gathering his strength.

We all know that Nylander is a descendant of the ancient hero Samson, whose strength was tied to the length of his hair. After playing his first 3 (well... 2.5 really) seasons in the Loubar era, he was forced to keep his epic flow under wraps. William has said he wants a long term deal, so he’ll surely want to gather his strength before beginning negotiations with the…