Top prospect William Nylander will make his NHL debut tonight, 20 months after being drafted 8th overall. He has spent the season to this point down the lakeshore with the Toronto Marlies, where he lead the AHL in scoring until leaving for the WJCs in late December.
There was some talk that Nylander would make his NHL debut shortly after the NHL All-Star Game in early February, but a concussion suffered in Europe and subsequent appendicitis delayed that plan. Despite the delay, it certainly seems that Nylander will finish the regular season with the Leafs, and then suit up for the Marlies for a Calder Cup run.