When the Toronto Maple Leafs got back one of their three franchise player building blocks, he struggled to keep up and struggled for a few weeks. When his play turned around, he was snake bitten by a shooting percentage that was absurdly low.
But in February, William Nylander silenced his critics by turning in a month of solid hockey where he reclaimed his status as one of the best players on the Leafs. The critics have been silenced and everyone now realizes that the Leafs have signed him to what will turn out to be a very team-friendly contract.