William Nylander has taken center stage in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers.

Willy Styles is the nickname given to Toronto forward William Nylander by Joe Thornton when the two quarantined with a handful of other Maple Leafs teammates in a Toronto-area home in 2020 during the COVID pandemic. It suggested that Nylander marches to the beat of his own drum, something the eccentric Thornton would know all about.

Much has been said about the Toronto Maple Leafs Core Four and their playoff performances (or lack thereof), but William Nylander has always had a pretty good case for doing his part.