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Loading…William Nylander, a 30-year-old right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs, grades as a clear top-quartile winger with a 84.5 overall (42nd of 384).
Finishing is where he wins, at 98, while defensive impact at 12 is the clear area to improve.
Over 11 rated seasons since 2015-16 he has averaged 89.1, peaking at 98.4 in 2022-23; last season's 92.5 was right in line with the year before.
The contract, $11.5M through 2031-32, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $12.5M is within $976K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 2nd-largest on the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL roster and uses 11.1% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.4M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 92 |
| Defense | 12 |
| Play driving | 70 |
| Finishing | 98 |
| Power play | 62 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TOR | 65 | 92.5 | 1.6 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 82 | 94.3 | 1.9 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 82 | 92 | 1.8 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 82 | 98.4 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 81 | 96.2 | 1.6 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 51 | 92.1 | 1.1 |
| 2019-20 | TOR | 68 | 96 | 1.5 |
| 2018-19 | TOR | 54 | 78.1 | 0.4 |
| 2017-18 | TOR | 82 | 80 | 0.7 |
| 2016-17 | TOR | 81 | 93.7 | 1.1 |
Other TOR wingers by rating: Kirill Marchenko (92.2), Jack Roslovic (78.3), Easton Cowan (74.9), Gavin McKenna (62.7). See the full Toronto Maple Leafs cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.