The Toronto Maple Leafs are sinking like a stone within the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. After dropping Friday night’s home game against the Vegas Golden Knights by a 6-3 margin, the Maple Leafs have lost five of their last six games.
Craig Berube on Nylander
“We’ll see where he progresses…we’ll see how he felt, hopefully he can keep getting on the ice here and be able to go. Can’t provide you with a timeline on that yet.”
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They’ve a house game scheduled for Sunday afternoon against the league-leading Colorado Avalanche, so one other loss seems likely. Nonetheless, there was a positive development for head coach Craig Berube’s team prior to Toronto’s Saturday rehearsal. High-scoring winger William Nylander was back on the ice. Nylander has missed the last 4 games with a groin injury, and the team misses his scoring talent and playmaking ability.
Head coach Craig Berube was pleased to see Nylander skating again, but couldn’t offer any specifics on when he might return to the Maple Leafs lineup. “We’ll see where he progresses,” Berube said. “We’ll see how he felt, hopefully he can keep getting on the ice here and be able to go. Can’t provide you with a timeline on that yet.”
The Maple Leafs are coming off an emotional game as former Toronto star Mitch Marner played his first game at Scotiabank Arena as a visitor. The visiting Golden Knights got here out with fire in the sport and scored two goals in the primary five minutes to place the Maple Leafs on their heels.
While the Maple Leafs lean on Auston Matthews for much of their scoring, they need the speed and flash of Nylander back within the lineup. It will not be expected that he will likely be within the lineup Sunday against the Avalanche, but he has not been ruled out for that game or for Tuesday’s home game against the streaking Buffalo Sabres.