William Nylander: Is Shifting To Center A Good Move
By Tim Chiasson
Sep 23, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (62) skates against the Philadelphia Flyers during the second period at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
In this week’s roundtable we discuss William Nylander shifting to center for the 2015-2016 Toronto Marlies season.
Maple Leafs assistant GM – and Marlies GM – Kyle Dubas said a few weeks ago that William Nylander will line up down the middle for the 2015-2016 season.
Kyle Dubas tells media William Nylander will play centre for the Marlies this season adding Matt Finn will bounce back as a 2nd year pro.
— Paul Hendrick (@HennyTweets) July 9, 2015
So, this week’s roundtable is thoughts on William Nylander playing center for the Toronto Marlies.
Jon Stamos
As for Nylander, moving him to his natural position now that he’s had half a season(ish) to adjust to the smaller ice surface and the different style of play I think it’s a great move.
Playing center to start the season is only going to benefit his development going forward as I believe transitioning a player of his talent level will get him working on the skills required for playing center as it’s pretty obvious he’s already got the wing position down.
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