Liljegren slips up and reveals William Nylander's health status

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Julien Trekker
April 20, 2024 (2:21 PM)

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The Toronto Maple Leafs' defenseman Timothy Liljegren slipped up and revealed William Nylander's health status ahead of the first game against the Boston Bruins.

With Sheldon Keefe saying he wouldn't give a lot of injury updates on his players during the players, we didn't expect any new details about Nylander, who missed the Leafs' last practice and whose' status for game one was undisclosed.

"Sheldon Keefe on William Nylander missing practice:

"He & Bobby McMann both stayed off the ice today, but both are possibilities for tomorrow. That's it. [Treliving's] made it pretty clear there's not going to be any daily injury updates or anything like that.""

"William Nylander's availability tonight remains uncertain. It's believed he felt something on the off day after the last game. Likely a «tweak» but not something he was playing with. Remains questionable for game 1."

"Like yesterday, Sheldon Keefe unwilling to offer an update on the status of William Nylander "

However, Timothy Liljegren didn't seem to have read that memo.

In an interview, he stated that Nylander would miss some time:

"Liljegren on Nylander: Hard to replace Willy, obviously, but we've had guys step up when guys go down all year so it will be no different this time

How's William holding up?

Liljegren: Obviously tough for him, but hopefully he won't miss too much."

He didn't share precise details, but by mentioning that Nylander is hard to replace, and wishing he won't miss too much time, he basically says that he won't be in the lineup tonight.