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Toronto Maple Leafs Roundtable: William Nylander @ Centre

By James Tanner

Mar 20, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (29) shoots the puck against the Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto defeated Boston 4-2. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (29) shoots the puck against the Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto defeated Boston 4-2. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Andrew Boehmer:

No way.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Tyler Bozak is a beast in the face-off dot (number seven overall in 2016-17 and yes, that matters) and I like William Nylander and Mitchell Marner on the wing, for now.

The chemistry built between Auston Matthews and Nylander is a beautiful thing and I would hate to break that up for little reason. But, if one of the two were to become center, it would be Nylander and not Marner.

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Apr 17, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (29) .Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports. /

I think the potential for Willie to bulk up a bit more is there and from what I’ve seen, as more instinct than Marner at the position. No knock on Marner, though. I just think he needs to stick on Bozie’s wing a littler longer, but will eventually have to be shuffled bit because Bozak won’t be there forever.

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