Core Leafs forward seriously costs the team, causing doubt by fans

In the first 17 games of this Maple Leafs season, it appeared that William Nylander was never going to stop scoring, continuing to pile on the points and have a career year, which happens to be his contract year.

However, after general manager Brad Treliving failed to lock him into a new deal before the season started, Leafs fans noticed that Nylander was on a mission.

This continued through Sweden when they played the Global Series, and he had a fairy tale ending, scoring the overtime winner against the Minnesota Wild.

Since returning to North America, Nylander has looked invisible at times, going without a goal since November 24th. During tonight's game against the Boston Bruins, in a hectic overtime, Nylander made a blunder that cost the team the game.



He took a sharp left turn and fell to the ice, allowing David Pasternak to pick up the puck for a breakaway, which Joseph Woll stopped.

This put Woll out of position, allowing Brad Marchand to put home the winner 4-3.

Over the past three games, he has been pointless, with only two assists in the past five. Could this be a trend that will continue, or is this just a cooling-off period? Only time will tell.