{"id":453264,"date":"2026-02-10T14:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/453264\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:46:17","slug":"william-nylander-was-missing-from-swedens-practice-today-and-leafs-fans-noticed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/453264\/","title":{"rendered":"William Nylander was missing from Sweden\u2019s practice today, and Leafs fans noticed"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Toronto Maple Leafs held their breath this morning when William Nylander was nowhere to be found as Sweden took on the ice in Milan.<\/p>\n

While the Olympics are in full swing, the ice hockey portion has yet to start although it’s one on the most anticipated events in the entirety of the Games.<\/p>\n

Maple Leafs fans will get a chance to see their representatives in action, although William Nylander was nowhere to be found on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Insider Pierre Lebrun was the first to report that the star winger wasn\u2019t on the ice with his teammates for the morning skate.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen this movie before and it usually ends with a long stint on the injury reserve. It also feels like perhaps the ghost of Craig Berube followed Nylander as it was then reported by Mark Masters of TSN that it was a ‘maintenance day’ — a phrase Leafs fans know all too well:<\/p>\n

It a maintenance thing. He\u2019s done two full practices with us & felt after yesterday a bit sore so just give him an extra day. We\u2019ll see for tomorrow if he\u2019s ready to go or it\u2019s going to be a pretty late decision.<\/p>\n

According to fellow Swede and Leafs teammate Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Nylander is resting up and it might just be a minor issue but that nagging lower-body injury from January<\/a> is still lurking in the shadows like a bad memory.<\/p>\n

Sweden plays their first game of the tournament on Wednesday against Italy at 3:10 PM ET, so there is still lots of time for the forward to rest and heal up before game-time.<\/p>\n

If that’s the case then the Maple Leafs need to be in sell mode ASAP because their hopes for making the playoffs drop even more dramatically than they already have and Brad Treliving has to be holding his breath that it’s nothing critical.<\/p>\n

Nylander has been a bright spot for the Maple Leafs this season, posting 52 points in 40 games thus far (18 goals, 34 assists) although he’s missed a fair chunk of the season with multiple injuries.<\/p>\n

We will keep you updated on any new information regarding Nylander, but for fans of both Team Sweden and Toronto, let’s just hope it’s nothing that’ll keep him off the ice for potentially the rest of the year.<\/p>\n

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William Nylander was missing from Sweden\u2019s practice today, and Leafs fans noticed<\/p>\n

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