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Leafs GM reaches out to Blue Jackets fan who sparked Twitter frenzy

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Maybe Ryan Lacey wasn't blowing smoke.

Toronto Maple Leafs fans were abuzz on Twitter just over a week ago when Columbus Blue Jackets fan Ryan Lacey tweeted a photo of himself with Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas ahead of Toronto's game against the Blue Jackets on Nov. 23.

In the tweet, Lacey claimed Dubas told him he would have an update on the William Nylander contract situation at 5 p.m. that day.

Well, as everyone knows, 5 p.m. came and went with no update on Nylander, leaving Lacey looking like a Twitter troll. That is until Dubas reached out to him on Twitter on Saturday, lending some credence to the Columbus fan's claim just minutes after Nylander's six-year contract was made official.

Leafs Nation can hopefully forgive Lacey with Nylander now locked up long term.

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