The Maple Leafs' latest roster move has major implications for William Nylander
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander has been injured for a few games now, and the fans have been clamoring for any sort of good news.
Toronto Maple Leafs fans have been hoping and praying for some good news involving winger William Nylander, who has had to miss quite a bit of action as of late.
Against the Philadelphia Flyers, he missed his sixth game in a row. Prior to the match, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube made the claim that we could see Nylander back in the lineup come Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks.
Of course, fans are taking a see it to believe it approach with this. After all, Berube has been known to be wrong about the status of his players in the past.
However, some news broke earlier today that suggests how the Maple Leafs could very well be on the verge of getting some good news pertaining to Nylander.
William Nylander may be on the brink of a return
Essentially, the team had to send Jacob Quillan back down to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL, which suggests they don't have space for him.
If this is the case, that means the Leafs are expecting Nylander to return on Saturday, which is major news for this team right now.
The Maple Leafs are one win away from taking over a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, and getting Nylander back is huge for those efforts.
Not to mention, the Canucks are not a very good team, and this is an opportunity for the Leafs to get an easy win and dominate before they have to play the Colorado Avalanche on Monday.
The Maple Leafs are entering a very critical point of their season, and getting healthy can go a long way to getting some wins down the stretch here.
Only time will tell whether or not the Leafs do get back Nylander, and if it leads to the results they've been hoping for.
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