Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: The William Nylander holdout takes its effect on Toronto as his lack of production continues. Toronto has suffered as a team — losing seven of their last ten games at home. Mike Babcock mentioned this is like extended training camp.
“The bottom line is we don’t want Willy on the fourth line. We want Willy being a contributor for our hockey club,” said Babcock. “He’s an honest kid and usually puts in a good effort. He’ll continue to work at it. He’s never been through anything probably like this before, it’s tough catching up as you can see.