Chats with William Nylander an everyday goal for Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing William Nylander (88) winks during a break in play in the third period of NHL hockey action against the New York Rangers in Toronto on Saturday
Craig Berube makes a point of trying to have a chat with William Nylander every day.
The Maple Leafs coach, though, isn’t necessarily attempting to get a firmer grasp on what makes the uber-talented Leafs winger tick.When asked by the Toronto Sun’s Steve Simmons on Monday morning about trying to figure out who and what Nylander is, Berube chuckled, quipped “that’s a tough question” and then launched into an insightful answer.“I’m not trying to figure him out, I’m trying to hear him out, more than anything,” Berube said. “I have a lot of conversations with Willie, which I enjoy, he’s a great guy to talk to and to listen to.
I think more than anything, I always want Willie to open up to me and tell me what he’s feeling and what he thinks about the game and what we can do better and things like that. He has a lot of great ideas.
