herman said:
As a big time fan of Nylander, I am equally frustrated he is not posting up McDavidian numbers as his sleep-deprived centre and frequent slot pass recipient posts a 3% shooting percentage 5v5, and no longer has a PP role in the net-front role he very clearly dominated in last season, and the rotating carousel of opposite wingers has mostly been experiments with Stonehands McGee, Concrete Mittens, and Fallaton Fallerson.
Nylander continues to push the puck into the OZ under control, and has really upped his game defensively, so I'm not long-term worried.
This.
If we want more goals out of Nylander, we need someone to get him the puck.
People want both things out of him. They want him to score goals, and they also want him to be the one digging for pucks in the corner. It doesn't work like that.
Until they can put a strong F1 with him, you'll continue to be frustrated by his lack of production in the G department.
As for the comment that he gets rid of the puck before he gets hit...Ummmm, isn't that the name of the game? Bring defenders to you and move the puck to an open teammate.