#william-nylander

#william-nylander

We did a lot of really good things in that game. I think we gave up six chances at five-on-five. You don't lose those games a lot of the time. We did a lot of good things, but the one area of the game we still need to improve upon is the costly turnovers that end up in goals or cost you in general.

What is your sense of the mindset of the group overall? Berube: The group is fine. They understand where we are and where we need to improve. Now, it is time for action. You have to go out and do it. We can all talk about it all we want, but it is about going out on the ice, executing, and doing it properly for 60 minutes.

William Nylander found himself at the center of unwanted attention during Toronto's recent loss to the Colorado Avalanche after briefly making a middle-finger gesture toward a TSN camera during the early stages of the third period. With the Maple Leafs trailing 3-0, the broadcast cut to a private box where Nylander was seated alongside teammates Chris Tanev, Calle Jarnkrok, Dakota Joshua, and Phillipe Myers. When Nylander noticed the camera, he made the gesture before the camera panned back toward the ice.

A seemingly harmless gesture has now turned into a potential matter of supplementary discipline. Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander gave the middle finger to a TSN broadcast camera during Sunday's game against the Colorado Avalanche. Nylander was sitting in the press box among the rest of the Leafs' injured players and scratches. Toronto was trailing 3-0 during the third period, when Nylander took notice of the camera.

"For me, it is puck management," Berube said during his post-game media availability. "I thought our puck management was really good tonight. We made really good decisions with it. We moved it well. We kept our shifts short. We talked about how it is important to keep your shifts short here, and the guys did a really good job of it."

It's Tom Wilson, future Olympian and formerly despised pariah. Please forgive me; I'm about to piss a lot of you off with a graph. Here is Tom Wilson compared to pest-cum-superstar Brad Marchand: Except for Wilson's ACL injury, they're the same dude. They're a low-ice-time drama king who slowly worked his way up the lineup. Now they're indispensable, but they're still drama kings.

What is your reaction to the Bobby McMann one-game suspension, given that you also lost a player to injury in Dakota Mermis? Berube: To be honest with you, I don't really know. We lose a guy for probably a month at least, and there was nothing that I've heard. [Bobby's] wasn't much... I thought it was more him getting bumped. I know you have to be in control of your stick, but I don't think it is worth a suspension.

Nylander spoke about his relationship with his coach during an interview with The Athletic's Jonas Siegel, touching on how beneficial Berube has been in playing a simple game. "He's very easy to talk to," Nylander said. "It's like any coach. Sometimes you butt heads, and you get into it now and then. But that's different. That's the hockey part. But he's also just a regular person that you can talk to about whatever."

"To be honest, I don't even know what I was thinking, but it was a little bit reactionary, I think. But it was nice to find the back of the net early."