Maple Leafs William Nylander Is Proving All His Doubters Wrong

William Nylander was recently asked where he gets his confidence from and the Toronto Maple Leafs forward thinks he was born that way. Nylander has been on an absolute tear these Stanley Cup Playoffs and is on his way to proving all his doubters wrong.

Nylander has long been chirped for his work ethic and shying away from contact but against the Montreal Canadiens over the first three games of their series, he's been in beast mode. The forward with great flow has also scored in each of the three games and is leading the Leafs in goals and points early on these playoffs.

Sheldon Keefe on William Nylander:

"I think I was most impressed with, in the third period, he battled his ass off along the wall. He's playing a real nice, complete game for us. He's given us real hard shifts."
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) May 25, 2021

The Leafs don't actually have an advantage at 5v4 until William Nylander steps on the ice.
— Nick DeSouza (@NickDeSouza_) May 24, 2021

I know it deflected but man, William Nylander has been dynamic in this series. A threat on every shift.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) May 25, 2021

Text your uncle that William Nylander has the most Leafs playoffs goals
— Sarah Jenkins (@sarahjenkinsxo) May 23, 2021

Nylander's three playoff goals is a career high and with John Tavares and Nick Foligno out, the Leafs will need much of the same moving forward these playoffs. The team can't rely on just Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews to provide the offense and look for 'Bill Ny' to keep it going during Game 4 Tuesday night. And to all the haters in Leafs Nation that try to turn Nylander into the whipping boy, find a new target.