The Toronto Maple Leafs saw William Nylander exit their preseason game on Thursday night after a scary injury. Toronto forward Nick Robertson attempted to give Nylander a boost with his stick through the neutral zone.

Toronto Maple Leafs fans faced a scare on Thursday night when star forward William Nylander left the preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens after an awkward hit to the head. The injury occurred when teammate Nick Robertson pushed Nylander, causing the latter to stumble and collide with Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak's knee.

A 1-2-3 of Matthews, Nylander and Tavares down the middle also brings with it the potential for greater offensive depth. The Leafs have been reliant, overly so at times, on two lines to generate offence over the years, another point of detriment in past postseasons.

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William Nylander left the Toronto Maple Leafs’ preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday after a first-period collision. The incident occurred when Nick Robertson, in an attempt to push Nylander forward,

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander said it’s all good between him and teammate Nicholas Robertson following a bizarre incident during Thursday’s pre-season game over the Montreal Canadiens.

Nick Robertson said he felt like “the elephant in the room” between periods, partially to blame for a bad bump on the head that took William Nylander out of the game. But Robertson went into a different beast mode for a strong finish and a goal to try and sustain his spot in the Maple Leafs lineup,