Training camp hasn't started yet and new Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube is already shaking things up.
Berube met with the media Tuesday and said William Nylander will start at centre.
Nylander was drafted as a centre when the Maple Leafs selected him eighth overall in 2014 but has primarily played on the wing over his nine seasons with the team.
The 28-year-old holds a career 50.4 faceoff win percentage.
Nylander registered a career-high 98 points (40 goals and 58 assists) last season and signed an eight-year, $92 million contract extension in January.
The Maple Leafs hired Berube in May after firing Sheldon Keefe following the team's first-round playoff exit against the Boston Bruins. Berube coached the St. Louis Blues to the Stanley Cup in 2019.
Toronto's first on-ice session is Thursday with the team opening pre-season action Sunday against the Ottawa Senators.
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