The Maple Leafs held a practice at Ford Performance Centre on Friday before travelling to St. Louis ahead of Saturday’s game against the Blues.
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Early in Friday’s practice, Leafs coach Craig Berube barked at his players to shoot more. William Nylander wanted to make it clear he received the message.
During his next rep in the next drill, the star winger took a pass and shot a puck past Joseph Woll. Nylander then skated toward Berube with his glove to his ear. He got right up to Berube and started smiling. The coach kept his gaze on the players doing the next rep before turning toward the 29-year-old smiling Swede to share a few words.
“It was just fun and games,” Nylander said with a grin. “He was yelling at guys to…