Berube has decided to shut down the William Nylander-to-center experiment before the start of the regular season, leaving the star forward back in his familiar role on the wing, according to Jonas Siegel of The Athletic. "It really felt like it would be different this time," Siegel wrote. "In the end, it was just like last fall."

The latest experiment involving William Nylander at centre appears to have fizzled out. For the second day in a row at the Ford Performance Centre, Nylander practised on the right wing of a line with John Tavares at centre and Max Domi on the left.

Toronto Maple Leafs fans faced a scare on Thursday night when star forward William Nylander left the preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens after an awkward hit to the head. The injury occurred when teammate Nick Robertson pushed Nylander, causing the latter to stumble and collide with Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak's knee.

William Nylander left the Toronto Maple Leafs’ preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday after a first-period collision. The incident occurred when Nick Robertson, in an attempt to push Nylander forward,

The Toronto Maple Leafs saw William Nylander exit their preseason game on Thursday night after a scary injury. Toronto forward Nick Robertson attempted to give Nylander a boost with his stick through the neutral zone.

After William Nylander turned the puck over in the Leafs' offensive end he got what was supposed to be a helpful push from Robertson as he tried to skate back on defense. Robertson stuck out his stick to help give his teammate a boost,

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander appears to have avoided a serious injury after leaving Thursday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens.