The Toronto Maple Leafs already had William Nylander, a laid-back dude, who (one assumes) hates the Eagles and enjoys bowling, robes, White Russians and sectional rugs.
Now, in addition to the already existing Nylander, the Toronto Maple Leafs have brought in his brother, Alex.
This begs the question: How many Nylanders is too many Nylanders?
We tried to find out.
How Many Nylanders Is Too Many Nylanders for the Toronto Maple Leafs?
William Nylander is a life-long member of the Leafs, who has been a favorite among the smartest of Leafs fans for almost a decade now.
Nylander originally had some trouble with what some people call the "Uncles from Stayner" contingent of Maple Leafs Fans, but he even won those guys over eventually in a rare instance of a large group of people suddenly accepting reality and changing their minds.
It's almost as if the man himself is so charming and uniformly excellent at the hockey stuff that people can't help it. Even if he doesn't back-check like Patrice Bergeron or hit like Roman Polak, Nylander wins over ever the most jaded of Leafs fans.
It's the personality. He's got the charisma of a young Jeff Bridges with the gravitas of an older Harry Dean Stanton and the hockey skills of an in-his-prime Mats Sundin.
If you heard that he quit hockey to star in a romcom with Emily Blunt, you'd believe it.
All that, 40 goals, and a bag of chips? That's William Nylander all right.
But now you're telling me there are two of them? And you want me to figure out if two is one too many?
That's a bonus, player. Obviously two Nylanders are superior to one Nylander.
Alex Nylander is a cool guy and possible late-blooming star who just signed here for free. Literally, he doesn't even have a cap hit. If he makes the team, he'll have to sign an NHL contract, but he'll likely make the team.
Alex may lack his brothers looks, swagger and at least 29 of his goals, but that's OK - my brother is way cooler than I am too. He has a leather jacket and a goatee and doesn't live in our mom's basement - I can't compete, but I like to think I still bring something to the table, just like Alex.
The younger Nylander was also drafted eighth overall. Unfortunately, it was to the Buffalo Sabres, which isn't good for anyone's career. Still, Nylander persevered and last season he had a bit of a breakout.
Last season in just 23 games A. Nylander scored 11 times, which is roughly a 40 goal pace. You would think that that would have earned him an NHL contract on a team who could put him on the power-play, but such is the charisma of William that he chose family over career.
I expect the younger Nylander to earn himself an NHL contract and score some goals for the Leafs. He's not going to be a 40 goal scorer like his brother, but one thing is obvious: You cannot have too many Nylanders.