The Maple Leafs took numerous penalties, 8 in fact, most a result of failure to compete. During a play they were going into the Lightning's end, William Nylander slowed down to a snails pace to avoid any physical contact in corner. Let's just say it didn't go unnoticed by the National Television broadcast.
The ESPN broadcast can be heard on the audio, neither Eddie Olczyk or Keith Jones were accepting of this sort of effort from William Nylander, who was also criticized on social media by many of Leafs Nation.
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9 MAI | 218 ANSWERS WATCH: William Nylander being heavily criticized for lack of effort on play Is William Nylander Soft? | ||
Yes | 180 | 82.6 % |
No | 38 | 17.4 % |
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