Nylander has a history of falling into these bog holes, although eventually emerging with a jolt. Whatever Babcock has said to Nylander during this trough the Leafs have stumbled into over the past fortnight is unknown. Pre-game, when the subject of Nylander arose: “You know, this game is so simple. If you put your work in front of your skill — that’s winning 50/50 pucks, that’s your forecheck, that’s your track, it’s your compete every night — if you do that, your skill comes out. A successful challenge might have had the Leafs at 5-4 and then pulling the goalie to scramble for the equalizer.

Source: thestar November 06, 2017 02:03 UTC