“Will he or won’t he” is a traditional September pastime in Leafs Land. This annual rite of autumn is usually spurred on by the Leafs management or coaches saying something relatively vague about the chances of a prospect making the NHL team out of training camp. That’s all it takes to kick of days of speculation about whether or not “the kid” will make it.
Here’s some examples:
There were other contestants on “will he or won’t he” over recent years: Kasperi Kapanen, Trevor Moore, Andreas Johnsson, Travis Dermott, Garret Sparks, and even William Nylander once upon a time.