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Anthony Petrielli discusses the Toronto Maple Leafs’ playoff prospects, the idea of Nazem Kadri on the the wing on Sportsnet 590

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On William Nylander’s production and his process of getting back up to speed

I think we’re seeing him shoot the puck over the net a lot — missing the net by substantial margins, including in that Washington game, where he had the puck and a little bit of time. To me, that’s just him completely over-compensating and squeezing the stick a little tight. He’s trying to rip pucks through goalies. He’s an accurate shooter. He has a quick release on him and he can snap the puck into tight locations. Instead, we are seeing him get the puck and he’s just ripping it high and wide consistently, and we’re not seeing him drive the net consistently as hard as he has in previous years, where he’s getting it and tries to do a loop around the net to see if he can find something.