William Nylander calls out media following humiliating Game 1 loss

Game 1 of the first-round series versus the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t go as planned for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Both Ilya Samsonov and Joseph Woll faltered, allowing seven goals on 34 shots, with Samsonov getting replaced for the third frame.

The Lightning were simply the better team on Tuesday night and reporters were quick to point that out to the Maple Leafs’ dressing room, with the same speech lingering on Wednesday following the morning practice.

While all Maple Leafs players are focused on getting back on track for Game 2 on Thursday, forward William Nylander didn’t stop there.

He went straight to media members, confident about his teammates and the remainder of the series, with a shot at the reporters, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet. 

“Everybody trusts everybody in this room, so we’re not too worried about what you guys say.”

Reporters have pretty much been stating facts about Game 1. The Maple Leafs came out flat, they were boo’ed off the ice after the first period, and managed to lose the first contest at home in the series.

They simply cannot head to Tampa with a 0-2 deficit in the series.

And so, media members are out, looking for answers, and maybe Nylander’s attitude proves that Toronto is willing to fight and will have the extra motivation to prove them wrong on Thursday night.

If not Willie, you better believe the reporters will hit you right back in the face with your own comments!

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