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Maple Leafs' William Nylander was not in the lineup for Game 2 of Toronto's first-round playoff series versus the Boston Bruins.Photo by Sean M. Haffey /GETTY IMAGES
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Despite some promising developments the past few days, Game 2 began Monday for the Maple Leafs without 98-point right-winger William Nylander.
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Leaving the door open during the day that Nylander could make it back from an undisclosed injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe ended up sticking with the same lineup. Nylander was in the morning skate, but not a full participant in either line rushes or the first power play. He mostly did some light drills with fellow Game 1 scratch Noah Gregor.
Keefe had been tight-lipped about Nylander since he didn’t appear at Friday’s practice in Boston, but the coach walked that back a bit by saying Nylander might return depending on how he felt during the day. Wednesday’s Game 3 in Toronto is now the target.
Boston coach Jim Montgomery had his own lineup surprise, replacing Jeremy Swayman as his starter in goal with Linus Ullmark. Though Swayman has a record of 4-0 against the Leafs this year including Game 1, Montgomery was not messing with his rotation, a mistake he believed he made last season in playing Ullmark over Swayman deep into eventually losing the Florida series.
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