William Nylander and Mitch Marner are close teammates with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but facing off on the international stage was a different story. Marner has now shared what was said during their face-to-face exchange.
Off despite falling to Canada in Sweden's first game of the tournament.The 28-year-old didn't register a point in Wednesday's loss but thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere Canadian fans brought to the Bell Centre.
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Leafs head coach Craig Berube shared the tough reality as to why William Nylander did not see a shift at the end of the third period and overtime in Boston on Tuesday night.
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Marner deked to his forehand on a breakaway at 4:07 of the extra period, fooling goaltender Jeremy Swayman. Seconds earlier, Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz stopped Mason Lohrei before Auston Matthews sent Marner in alone.
Tanev took two shifts before leaving while Nylander played the entire game except for overtime. Just as the Toronto Maple Leafs were starting to get healthy, a couple of their crucial players missed time in their 5-4 overtime win against the Boston Bruins.