from Tom Gulitti of the NHL's website,

William Nylander anticipates taking on additional responsibilities when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit Stockholm along with the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild for the 2023 NHL Global Series Sweden on Nov. 16-19.

Stockholm is home for the Maple Leafs forward, so he'll serve as the host and tour guide for his teammates during the trip.

"That's usually how it goes," Nylander said at the NHL European Player Media Tour on Wednesday. "If we go to a city that somebody is from, you've got to take charge. So now I've got to take charge."

Each team will play two regular-season games at Avicii Arena in Stockholm. The Red Wings will play the Senators on Nov. 16 (2 p.m. ET) and the Maple Leafs on Nov. 17 (2 p.m. ET). The Wild will face the Senators on Nov. 18 (11 a.m. ET) and the Maple Leafs on Nov. 19 (8 a.m. ET).

But there will be time for some sightseeing and dinners. Red Wings defenseman Lucas Raymond, who is from Gothenburg, expects to play a similar role to Nylander for his team's social outings. That will be something different for the 21-year-old.

"I usually don't have to book a lot of dinner reservations; I let the other guys take care of that," Raymond said. "So it's going to be a lot of that, but for sure, I'm excited. Sweden is a beautiful country, I think Stockholm is a great city, so it will be a lot of fun showing the guys a little bit about Sweden and trying out some things, maybe."

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