Mike Babcock on William Nylander’s ongoing absence: “We’ll look better when he’s here”

Mike Babcock of the Toronto Maple LeafsMike Babcock addressed the media after practice on Monday in Los Angeles, addressing the ongoing William Nylander situation, Auston Matthews joining the team in California, and more.

December 1st is coming up quickly. When you think big picture with this team, is it thinking at all about Willy and his situation?

Babcock: To be honest with you, I don’t know much about the situation. Obviously, Kyle and [Brandon Pridham] and him will work that out. Obviously, we want Willy on the team. We want Matty to be playing every night and Willy to be playing every night. When you go around the league and you play against good teams, it really shows when you’re not…