What is both frustrating and encouraging, five seasons into Nylander’s NHL run, is a sense that there is still more to squeeze out. lukefoxjukebox has the story:
“Will’s a guy who loves to be on the ice, first of all,” Nylander’s coach, Sheldon Keefe, states. “There’s no questioning his work ethic and his preparation off the ice and in practices or on his own personal time on the ice. He does what he needs to do to get himself prepared, and I’m not worried about him on that front.”
A stellar turn at the 2019 world championships, a vow to “dominate” last fall, a Comeback Player of the Year nod from the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association, and a career-best 31-goal campaign later, Nylander looks worth every penny of his $6.96-million cap hit. What is both frustrating and encouraging, five seasons into Nylander’s NHL run, is a sense that there is still more to squeeze out.
“It’s part of Will’s nature, at times, to not be as engaged as you’d like him to be. And he needs a push. Sometimes it comes from me, but sometimes it comes from himself as well. He’s a guy that is hard on himself,” Keefe explains.
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