William Nylander set to play a different position in training camp
It's been so long since he was drafted, and we are so used to seeing William Nylander fly down the wing that many of us forget that he was drafted as a center. A short, unsuccessful stint in the COVID bubble playoffs is all we've seen of Willy in the middle in the blue and white. According to Sheldon Keefe, that's about to change.
Leafs media day finally gave us some non-Babcock related content to report on today. The biggest news of the day, outside of the Murray and Muzzin news, is that Nylander will skate as a center in training camp. The idea was presented by Brad Treliving, an interesting detail considering the ongoing contract negotiations between them.
At the moment, John Tavares is not being moved to the wing as some expected, meaning that the Leafs will be running with Matthews, Tavares, Nylander and Kampf as their 4 centers. That's an incredibly deep lineup down the middle. If Nylander can successfully play the position, it could provide the Leafs with a 3-headed dragon and a legit scoring threat on each of the top 3 lines.
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20 SEPTEMBRE | 238 ANSWERS William Nylander set to play a different position in training camp Is moving Nylander to center a good idea? | ||
| Definitely, he can drive a line | 46 | 19.3 % |
| He's not good enough defensively | 61 | 25.6 % |
| It didn't work before and won't work now | 41 | 17.2 % |
| I'm willing to wait and see | 90 | 37.8 % |
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