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[Zee]

Looks like something is happening

Gonna need more than that...

Don't know for sure what Herman is referring to, but there was a Reddit "report" that said Nylander was spotted at Pearson.

https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/a0e3ju/guess_who_i_just_seen_at_toronto_pearson_int/

You were right to put the word report in quotes. 

Gonna need more than that, too. Obviously.

Did anyone ask if it was Alex Nylander at the airport hmmm?

 

[ZBBM]

Looks like something is happening

Gonna need more than that...

Don't know for sure what Herman is referring to, but there was a Reddit "report" that said Nylander was spotted at Pearson.

https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/a0e3ju/guess_who_i_just_seen_at_toronto_pearson_int/

You were right to put the word report in quotes. 

Gonna need more than that, too. Obviously.

Did anyone ask if it was Alex Nylander at the airport hmmm?

Yes, it was brought up.

 

[Kin]

Getting mistaken for William would be the happiest day of Alex's life.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1067089154104836096

 

[Zee]

I'm going to be furiously refreshing Twitter all day on Dec 1st aren't I?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I'm going to be furiously refreshing Twitter all day on Dec 1st aren't I?

Just turn on mobile notifications for the @LeafsPR account. That way you can just stare at your blank phone all day waiting for it to pop up.

 

[Zee]

I'm going to be furiously refreshing Twitter all day on Dec 1st aren't I?

Just turn on mobile notifications for the @LeafsPR account. That way you can just stare at your blank phone all day waiting for it to pop up.

Yeah I have notifications on for LeafsPR and Dubas too in case he wants to post some flossing dance videos

 

[Frank E]

I feel bad for every blonde hair traveler at Pearson the next few days.

Would anyone really be surprised if he was in town? 

I would have been here weeks ago training right in front of everyone at some arena here in town at some AAA team's practices, no media interviews, just skating like the wind and shooting the puck for the media cameras, putting further pressure on management.

I don't think he's doing himself any favours by being invisible.  Hell, if I were him I'd even go to a game or 2, just to show allegiance to my teammates right in front of the cameras.  Let the media really put the screws to the Leafs.

 

[Frank E]

Getting mistaken for William would be the happiest day of Alex's life.

Alex has 6 goals and 17 points in 19 games for Rochester so far this season.

That's a big improvement on last year's performance of 8 goals, 27 points in 51 games.

 

[Zee]

I feel bad for every blonde hair traveler at Pearson the next few days.

Would anyone really be surprised if he was in town? 

I would have been here weeks ago training right in front of everyone at some arena here in town at some AAA team's practices, no media interviews, just skating like the wind and shooting the puck for the media cameras, putting further pressure on management.

I don't think he's doing himself any favours by being invisible.  Hell, if I were him I'd even go to a game or 2, just to show allegiance to my teammates right in front of the cameras.  Let the media really put the screws to the Leafs.

He's still in Europe. He was on ice with some team just this morning

 

[bustaheims]

He's still in Europe. He was on ice with some team just this morning

Random dude on Reddit was wrong? What happened to the world?

 

[Bates]

I feel bad for every blonde hair traveler at Pearson the next few days.

Would anyone really be surprised if he was in town? 

I would have been here weeks ago training right in front of everyone at some arena here in town at some AAA team's practices, no media interviews, just skating like the wind and shooting the puck for the media cameras, putting further pressure on management.

I don't think he's doing himself any favours by being invisible.  Hell, if I were him I'd even go to a game or 2, just to show allegiance to my teammates right in front of the cameras.  Let the media really put the screws to the Leafs.

He's still in Europe. He was on ice with some team just this morning

Redeye

 

[Zee]

I feel bad for every blonde hair traveler at Pearson the next few days.

Would anyone really be surprised if he was in town? 

I would have been here weeks ago training right in front of everyone at some arena here in town at some AAA team's practices, no media interviews, just skating like the wind and shooting the puck for the media cameras, putting further pressure on management.

I don't think he's doing himself any favours by being invisible.  Hell, if I were him I'd even go to a game or 2, just to show allegiance to my teammates right in front of the cameras.  Let the media really put the screws to the Leafs.

He's still in Europe. He was on ice with some team just this morning

Redeye

Seriously though if a deal is close (and with the Saturday deadline like why wouldn't it be), shouldn't he think about getting over to this time zone so he can adjust before his first game??

 

[Bates]

I feel bad for every blonde hair traveler at Pearson the next few days.

Would anyone really be surprised if he was in town? 

I would have been here weeks ago training right in front of everyone at some arena here in town at some AAA team's practices, no media interviews, just skating like the wind and shooting the puck for the media cameras, putting further pressure on management.

I don't think he's doing himself any favours by being invisible.  Hell, if I were him I'd even go to a game or 2, just to show allegiance to my teammates right in front of the cameras.  Let the media really put the screws to the Leafs.

He's still in Europe. He was on ice with some team just this morning

Redeye

Seriously though if a deal is close (and with the Saturday deadline like why wouldn't it be), shouldn't he think about getting over to this time zone so he can adjust before his first game??

It would seem to be a logical plan. Not to mention joining the team while ink dries.

 

[ZBBM]

He's still in Europe. He was on ice with some team just this morning

Random dude on Reddit was wrong? What happened to the world?

That Reddit post was ridiculous on the face of it.  Anybody who writes "Guess who I just seen" is not someone I would take at face value.

 

[sickbeast]

He's still in Europe. He was on ice with some team just this morning

Random dude on Reddit was wrong? What happened to the world?

That Reddit post was ridiculous on the face of it.  Anybody who writes "Guess who I just seen" is not someone I would take at face value.

The lack of pictures was the dead giveaway.  Multiple people saw him at the airport but no one took a photo?  Yeah ok.  Tell me another one.  :

 

[hockeyfan1]

Where's Willy?  Right here....

 

[sickbeast]

Three days to go!  C'mon!  Free Willy!

 

[Zee]

I'm on Nylander Internet watch again today.

Just as an FYI, I think it's done/will be done since Nylander has been "liking" Instagram posts by the Leafs in the last week.  Previous to this week he's been pretty silent on social media. 

End of new age reporting.

 

[Bender]

Where's Willy?  Right here....

Do you think he's lost a bit of his marketing appeal by sitting out this long in contract stalemate? I mean at one point I'd probably think: Cool, Nylander is endorsing this and he's kicking ass. Maybe I should pick up one of these products. Now all I can think of is he hasn't played for my team for months.