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.
Mitch Marner faced his Leafs teammate William Nylander in last night's 4 Nations game, and he broke his silence today on how it all went down. Mitch Marner is going hard in his new rivalry with Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Auston Matthews and William Nylander in their Four Nations game.
William Nylander's Sweden fell to Canada after his Toronto teammate, Mitch Marner, scored the 4-3 overtime winner.
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander returned to practice after the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament concluded Thursday. Nylander and Sweden were eliminated Monday, but Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube allowed his star winger to return to the team at his own pace.
Even if Marner asks for a similar percentage of the expected 2025-26 cap ($95.5 million), he'd overtake Nylander ($11.5 million AAV) in the Maple Leafs' salary table with an AAV of $12.75 million, trailing only Matthews' $13.25 million per season.
When Canada and Sweden face off on February 12 in the opening game of the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, the Bell Centre in Montreal will host a clash of generat
On most days, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander, who is in the midst of a eight-year, $92 million contract, are teammates. At the 4 Nations Face-Off, they won't be.
Marner came up short representing Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Championship, losing to William Nylander's Sweden team that won it all.
Off, Toronto Maple Leafs duo Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are showing signs of fatigue in the midst of a 17-day stretch with nine games, but head coach Craig Berube says "they're grinding through it.