Oliver Ekman-Larsson's latest comments on William Nylander are extremely concerning
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Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson is currently at the Olympics with William Nylander, and there are some valid concerns going around.
Tomorrow, Team Sweden will play its first game of the Winter Olympics. Of course, Maple Leafs fans are excited as Sweden boasts the talents of William Nylander and Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
However, there was some bad news this morning pertaining to William Nylander. He was not on the ice for practice and is questionable for tomorrow's game.
This has led to some questions about Nylander's health, which has been up and down this season, with the Leafs feeling the brunt of it.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson on William Nylander
After practice, Ekman-Larsson was asked about Nylander's injury and whether or not this is going to be an ongoing problem at the Olympics.
This led to a bit of a concerning answer from OEL, who said that he didn't really want to talk about it. However, he did say that it is probably fine.
I don’t want to get into it too much, but I think he’s fine
OEL also said that Nylander has spent much of his time at the Olympics sleeping, at that the goal right now is to not bother him.
He’s sleeping a lot so it’s nice & quiet. Hopefully I don’t keep him up at night with my snoring. It’s been good
Ultimately, the Maple Leafs will be monitoring this situation closely, and they are surely not impressed with what they are seeing right now.
They need Nylander healthy in order to make the playoffs, and if that's not the case, then this team is going to be in quite a bit of trouble.
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