While we all see when Nylander is not engaged in games (see game 4 against Tampa) he is actually pretty good defensively when chasing down the puck as he once again ranks fifth in takeaways since the 2019/20 season with 131, which equates to 2.2 takeaways per 60 minutes. Nylander's deal has become one of the best value deals in the NHL and he will be in for a substantial pay raise when his contract ends at the end of the 2023/24 season alongside
Auston Matthews. To say that he isn't a top 10 right winger at this stage of his career is almost preposterous.