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William Nylander Scouting Report

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Created: Feb. 21, 2022
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022
Talent Type: Professional
Position scouted: Centre
Age when scouted: 25
Projection: Top Three
Trending: Flat
Birthday: May 1, 1996
Height: 6' 0 | 183 cm
Weight: 203 lbs | 92 kg
Drafted: 8 overall, 2014 round 1 (Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs TOR)
Contract: $45,000,000 over 6 years (Cap hit: $6,962,366)
Pure offense.
Potential to be an elite player but he frustrates with his lack of detail defensively. A threat to produce offense almost every time he touches the puck
Open ice speed makes him difficult to defend off the rush. A specialist on the power play.
Not a ton of push back physically
Unfortunate reality is he scores as much as he is scored against when he is on the ice
Stats Powered by Elite Prospects
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAP+/-PIM
2021-22Toronto Maple LeafsNHL81344680-916
2021-22Sweden (all)International332502
2021-22SwedenWC332502
2020-21Toronto Maple LeafsNHL511725421016
2019-20Toronto Maple LeafsNHL68312859-212
  • Compete/Consistency: 30
  • Defensive Zone Starts: 30
  • Hockey IQ: 57
  • Penalty Kill: 20
  • Power Play: 90
  • Physicality: 33
  • Puck Moving/Passing: 90
  • Shot: 90
  • Skating: 87
Weighting
  • 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
  • 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
  • 8%: Shot
  • 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality