Craig Button has shared his opinion on coach Craig Beube trying different line combinations with the Leafs' core four (Source: Imagn)
NHL analyst Craig Button recently shared his thoughts on Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube splitting the core four—Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner, and John Tavares. Button said the split was partly due to necessity. He liked how Matthews and Nylander worked together, with the latter driving play and Matthews benefiting from it.
"I do like the way he's done it. And part of it was necessity, Jay." Button said on TSN's YouTube video uploaded on December 2. "With the Matthews injury, then Tavares and Marner ended up playing with one another and were terrific. And we see that William Nylander can drive play in a significant way. We know that Auston Matthews is a superstar, so now you have the ability as a coach to see how these things can work."
