William Nylander and Sheldon Keefe altercation has a bizarre twist
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander was at the center of a controversy last week involving Sheldon Keefe that has Leafs Nation in shambles.
William Nylander was the center of some scrutiny last week following an episode of the new show on Amazon Prime, "All Or Nothing."
As originally reported by Elliotte Friedman, Nylander and former Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe got into a screaming match that was not aired.
At first, it was reported that Nylander and the NHLPA fought to have the footage scrubbed from the record, only to never be seen again.
Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts said there was a scene in the Leafs' Amazon All or Nothing doc that involved an argument between Keefe and Nylander. The Leafs, Nylander's agent, and the NHLPA all fought to have it taken out as it made Nylander look bad, and Amazon obliged.
However, on the latest episode of '32 Thoughts', Friedman went back on his original reporting and revealed that something else entirely was at play.
Elliotte Friedman reveals what really happened
Basically, it wasn't Nylander who was being protected in this instance. Instead, it was actually Keefe who got protection from the league.
At the time, Keefe was still a young head coach, and they didn't want him to look like someone who was treating his players poorly.
Having said that, one has to wonder what the nature of this altercation was. Was it as bad as it sounds or is it just one huge nothingburger?
Unfortunately, it seems like we will never actually get the answers to those questions, which is definitely disappointing. Who wouldn't want to see that?
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