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Sheldon Keefe on the 2022-23 Maple Leafs: “We have established ourselves as an elite team in the NHL… I expect us to be that again”

Leafs lines from practice Oct. 5/22

Bunting-Matthews-Marner
Engvall-Kerfoot-Jarnkrok
Robertson-Nylander-Malgin
AstonReese-Kampf-AubeKubel
Extra: Simmonds, Gaudette, Steeves, Holmberg, Clifford

Reilly-Brodie
Muzzin-Holl
Giordano-Sandin
Kral-Mete

Murray
Samson
Kallgren

— David Alter (@dalter) October 5, 2022

What led you to try William Nylander at center?

Keefe: Willy has done that before and I think has the ability to. Frankly, I wouldn’t read too much into it. If you kind of break it down, it is kind of a placeholder for John in his spot. There are those elements to it.

I think it is important for Willy to get some reps through the camp and all of that.