The Toronto Maple Leafs have had to play all 3 of their games of their first round series against the Boston Bruins without William Nylander in the lineup. Unfortunately, missing one of their top players has had an adverse effect on their overall game and they're currently down 2 games to 1 in the series.
The details of Nylander's medical issue have slowly leaked out over the past few days, first with Jordan Schmaltz calling it an "upper-body ailment". Next, TLN's Nick Alberga elaborated, stating that Nylander was actually dealing with a head injury, leading to a lot of speculation over a possible concussion.
Nylander has had previous issues with migraines, stemming back to 2022 when he switched to a tinted visor in hopes of helping to combat the migraine disorder, Friedman also revealed.
After playing in all 82 games, it was really strange to see Nylander miss all 3 games so far against Boston. Now, with Friedman's latest report, it makes more sense as to why he has been held out.
