Sabtu, 18 Mei 2024

Tavares says new coach Berube can help Maple Leafs reach ‘ultimate goal’ - NHL.com

PRAGUE, Czechia – John Tavares is playing for Canada in the World Championships, but when he woke up on Saturday, he had a message from the coach of his other team. 

In fact, it was from Craig Berube, who was hired as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday, replacing Sheldon Keefe, who was fired May 9. 

"I don't know him at all, just connected with him via text early this morning. It's what I woke up to," Tavares said Saturday from Prague, where he is the captain of Canada. "Obviously very difficult to see 'Keefer' go, but part of the game at times, and for us as players, it's on us to do a better job. With Craig coming in, he's going to help us with that.

"I'm excited to work with him. He's got a tremendous pedigree. [General manager Brad Treliving] sent a quick note out to myself as well, just about the excitement of bringing him in and how he can help our group. That process has already begun and we're looking forward to having him."

It was two weeks ago Saturday when the Maple Leafs lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round to the Boston Bruins, another season ending too soon. 

They have advanced beyond the opening round of the playoffs once in the past 20 years, and haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 1967.

Tavares believes Berube, who led the St. Louis Blues to the Stanley Cup in 2019, can help the Maple Leafs get over the hump. 

"As time goes on and Craig comes in the page turns and we're looking forward to what he brings and how he can help us get to where we want to get to and that's obviously reaching the ultimate goal," Tavares said. "It's what our expectations are and what we want to deliver."

It will be the third head coaching job for Berube in the NHL.

The 58-year-old is 281-190-72 in 543 regular-season games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Blues. He has coached 58 games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including the Cup run in 2019, which happened after he replaced Mike Yeo as coach Nov. 20, 2018. He was fired as the Blues coach on Dec. 14, 2023. 

Berube also played in 1,054 regular-season games over parts of 17 seasons in the NHL with the Flyers, Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals and New York Islanders from 1986-2003, recording 159 points (61 goals, 98 assists) and 3,149 penalty minutes.

"He's a great presence and a great person," said Blues goalie Jordan Binnington, a member of the 2019 Cup team. "He's a guy who cares. They should be excited. We all love him, and it was tough to see him go at the time. Things work out in their own way. We wish each other all the best, for sure."

Tavares, Toronto's captain since 2018, said at some point he will lean on Binnington and fellow Canada teammate, defenseman Colton Parayko, for a scouting report on Berube.

"I'm trying to just focus on this tournament at the moment, but I'm sure the odd discussion might happen," Tavares said. "Obviously they had a tremendous amount of success with him, and even before he was hired there were a lot of rumors and they mentioned how much they enjoyed playing for him and the good things that he does.

"Excited to be coached by him and to learn and get better and for me to grow and how he's going to help our team get to where we want to get to."

Keefe, in his first NHL coaching job, guided the Maple Leafs to a 212-97-40 regular-season record in five seasons after replacing Mike Babcock on Nov. 20, 2019. That includes a 46-26-10 record for 102 points and a third-place finish in the Atlantic Division this season.

But under him, the Maple Leafs were 16-21 in the postseason and had just one series win in six attempts.

Tavares wasn't able to talk to Keefe before leaving for the World Championship but did reach out before taking off to Czechia.

"It's still really difficult, I think," Tavares said. "He'd been around five years with the team. Everything we've been through and certainly from a personal note how he's helped my game grow and how he's challenged me, I think back and forth you develop a lot of trust and respect.

"As a player, you wear that, you feel that. That's a wound that you take."

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NHL Notebook: Maple Leafs name Craig Berube head coach - Oilers Nation

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  3. Berube will quickly command the respect factor needed to lift Leafs  Toronto Sun
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Jumat, 17 Mei 2024

Calvin Pickard showed up but nobody else did, Oilers lose 3-2 in Game 5 - Oilers Nation

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Harrison Butker 'homemaker' speech sparks backlash - BBC.com

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker

An NFL star has courted controversy by telling female graduates that one of their most important roles in life will be "homemaker".

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker also criticised abortion and LGBT Pride marches in a speech at Benedictine College, Kansas.

His team has not reacted to the three-time Super Bowl champ's comments. The NFL said it was a "personal" matter.

Nearly 160,000 people have signed a petition for the 28-year-old's firing.

In his 20-minute address last Saturday, he said to women graduates at the Catholic private college that they had been told "the most diabolical lies".

"Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world," he said.

"But I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world."

Butker added that his wife's life had "truly started" when "she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother".

He added that Isabelle Butker had embraced "one of the most important titles of all: homemaker". Speaking about his marriage, he appeared to become emotional.

His speech also attacked IVF, surrogacy, "degenerate cultural values", "dangerous gender ideologies" and "the tyranny of diversity, equity and inclusion".

"Our nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith, but... has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies," he said in a reference to President Joe Biden.

The football league distanced itself from the remarks, saying they were given "in his personal capacity... his views are not those of the NFL".

The LGBT advocacy group GLAAD called Butker's speech "woefully out of step with Americans".

Many social media users also criticised the NFL star.

Stefanie Hills, a former NFL cheerleader for the Chiefs, said on TikTok: "The best part of your speech when you said 'stay in your lane' ten plus times. Bro, take your own advice."

But his remarks were cheered by many conservatives. And even staunchly liberal comedian Whoopi Goldberg defended Butker's right to express his views.

"These are his beliefs and he's welcome to them," she told her co-panellists on ABC's The View.

"I don't have to believe them. Right? I don't have to accept them."

His Chiefs teammates have stayed largely quiet about the uproar. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes told The Pat McAfee Show, a radio programme, that he did not often speak to his teammate.

"Honestly, I don't talk to Harrison all year long, man. I just let him do his thing," Mahomes said.

Meanwhile, Missouri's top prosecutor vowed to investigate the alleged doxxing on Wednesday of Butker through a social media account run by Kansas City's government.

The message, which revealed the neighbourhood in which the Butker family lives, was posted from a public account on X, formerly Twitter, that is controlled by the city.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey said the investigation would look into whether the post had violated the Missouri Human Rights Act and targeted Butker for "daring to express his religious beliefs".

It was deleted after about two hours. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has apologised for the message, calling it "clearly inappropriate".

Butker has played for the Chiefs since 2017. He broke the Chiefs' franchise record in 2022 with a 62-yard field goal and helped the team win its first Super Bowl of 50 years in 2020.

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Last-minute goal gives Canucks crucial win over Oilers in Game 5 - Vancouver Is Awesome

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet made wholesale changes to his forward lines heading into Thursday night's Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers. Only J.T. Miller's top line with Brock Boeser and Pius Suter remained the same.

The primary aim appeared to be reigniting franchise forward Elias Pettersson, who had struggled thus far in the postseason, with just one goal and four points in ten games. He was lined up on the wing with red-hot centre Elias Lindholm, along with Nils Höglander, who got back into the lineup after two games as a healthy scratch.

Tocchet wasn't the only one trying to get Pettersson going. Canucks fans showed their support as well with "Let's go, Petey!" chants ringing out around Rogers Arena ahead of the game and throughout the first period. Whether it was the new linemates or the vote of confidence from the fans, Pettersson was flying right from puck drop, creating a couple of chances early in the first period with some slick moves in the offensive zone.

It was the Canucks' fourth line, however, who came through with the offence in the first two periods.

Before that, the Oilers struck first. Ian Cole, who has struggled all series, turned the puck over multiple times on one shift to extend the Oilers' possession in the Canucks' zone, then had a pass skip over his stick to Leon Draisaitl behind the net, who set up Evander Kane for a quick shot that beat Arturs Silovs short side.

Lindholm nearly responded, as a Pettersson shot deflected off his body and got in behind Calvin Pickard. Lindholm slid the puck toward the net but Vincent Desharnais cleared it off the goal line.

The Canucks eventually got the tying goal from Carson Soucy, who returned to the lineup after a one-game suspension. The fourth line forced the puck into the offensive zone and Vasily Podkolzin, in his first game of the playoffs, had the puck knocked off his stick in the slot and it came to Soucy at the left point. He rifled a shot over Calvin Pickard's glove to make it 1-1.

The tie only lasted 22 seconds. Soucy, perhaps over-eager after his goal, chased a puck in the offensive zone while the Canucks had three forwards deep. That created a 3-on-1 the other way and Connor Brown set up Mattias Janmark for the 2-1 goal. 

The Canucks took over the game in the second period, out-shooting the Oilers 17-to-4 in the middle frame. Only one of those shots hit the back of the net, however, and it was the fourth line again stepping up.

Nils Åman caught Evan Bouchard off-guard behind the Oilers' net with a quick forecheck, knocking the puck off his stick to Phil Di Giuseppe in front. The winger, who missed two games while his wife gave birth to their second child, celebrated fatherhood with a spinning backhand through Pickard's five-hole to tie the game.

The second period then took a controversial turn as Elias Pettersson was inexplicably called for charging on what appeared to be a typical reverse hit. The call had the Canucks confused, as well as veteran players and broadcasters, who had never seen the rule applied that way.

While fans voiced their displeasure with the call, it ultimately had little impact on the game, as the Canucks' penalty kill was dialed in, limiting the Oilers' dynamite power play to a handful of shots. 

The Canucks continued to pour on the pressure in the third period, hemming the Oilers into their zone for long stretches of time but were still unable to get another puck past Pickard. It took until the final minute for the Canucks to break through with the game-winning goal.

When the goal finally came, it was the Elias connection creating the chance. Lindholm carried the puck in on the right wing and threw it in front for Pettersson to tip on net. His deflection hit the post but J.T. Miller jumped on the rebound to chip it in.

A game removed from feeling responsible for the Oilers' game-winning goal in the final minute, Miller scored the game-winning goal for the Canucks in the final minute.

The clutch goal gave the Canucks the well-deserved 3-2 win in the game and the 3-2 lead in the series. 

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Need a more in-depth recap of the game with more highlights, analysis, quips, and quotes? Read the I Watched This Game feature later this evening or tomorrow morning. Don't forget to follow @passittobulis on X/Twitter to stay updated on the Canucks throughout the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Kamis, 16 Mei 2024

Canucks push lacklustre Edmonton Oilers to brink of elimination - Edmonton Journal

Published May 16, 2024  •  Last updated 43 minutes ago  •  4 minute read

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Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard stops Vancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson as Oilers' Brett Kulak defends during the first period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS

There goes the last of the breathing room.

One more misstep, one more extended lull like they served up in a crucial Game 5 loss, and the Edmonton Oilers are done.

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In a cruel reversal of what happened in Game 4, when Evan Bouchard scored the game winner with 38.1 seconds left in regulation, Vancouver’s J.T Miller turned the tables Thursday in Game 5, shaking off Connor McDavid in front of the Edmonton net and scoring the back-breaker with 32.6 to play.

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“They get a bounce (off the post) and they probably deserved a bounce, I thought they were the better team,” said McDavid. “We got off to a great start, generating chances and power plays but we didn’t capitalize well enough in the first period.

“Then, after the first period, I thought they were the better team over the last 40 minutes. We couldn’t find a way to generate much, even on the power play.”

And now the Oilers, who were on their heels for most of this 3-2 defeat, are trailing 3-2 in the best-of-seven and in serious trouble. In a series where neither side has been able to win two games in a row, the Oilers will have to do it now.

Or never.

“We just have to go home, win a game and go from there,” said Oilers winger Zach Hyman. “We can be better.”

They HAVE to be a lot better.

For the first time since Game 1, Vancouver was the better team, and by a considerable margin, for most of the night. They outshot Edmonton 35-23 (including 17-4 in the second period) and made it clear from the midway mark of this one that they were not going to be denied.

“I thought we deserved to win the game today,” said Miller. “Once we got our legs under us in the first we really played well. The second period was our best period at home in a while. I thought we carried that into the third and it was just a matter of time.”

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With Rogers Arena echoing with sympathy chants of ‘Let’s Go Petey,’ as Canucks fans pleaded with an underachieving Elias Pettersson to do something, he finally did.

His assist on the game-winning goal brought down the house, and might have just brought down the Oilers.

This one could have gone a different way considering how Edmonton started, but in a all-too-familiar theme the Oilers didn’t bear down around the net and let too many chances slip through their fingers. They had a 2-1 lead in the first period and three power plays with which to extend their lead, but couldn’t pull away.

“We had a lot of opportunities in the first period to put the game away, whether it was on the power play or chances five-on-five and we just couldn’t get an additional goal to put them away,” said head coach Kris Knoblauch. “We let them hang around and hang around.”

Calvin Pickard had a brilliant night in goal, keeping the Oilers in a game they had no business being in and giving them a chance to steal a 3-2 series lead.

But they never took it.

It was another quiet night from McDavid, who was held without a point for the second time in the series. He has one assist in the last three games.

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PAN ADVANTAGE

Edmonton went five-for-10 on the power play in the first four games of the series but wasn’t ready for Vancouver’s pressure kill in Game 5. The Oilers went zero-for-five on the man advantage in the first two periods.

Five-on-four production has been Edmonton’s life blood for years but it let them down when they needed it most.

“We did some good things out there but we weren’t good enough, obviously,” said Hyman. “We didn’t generate as much as we usually do.”

On the special teams bright side, Edmonton’s penalty killing was four-for-four.

FOURTH AND GOAL

The depth scoring Edmonton has been looking for reared up late in the first period when the fourth line — Connor Brown setting up Mattias Janmark on a two-on-one — to kill the buzz in Rogers Arena just 23 seconds after Vancouver tied it 1-1.

GIVING THEM LIFE

Evan Bouchard giveth and Evan Bouchard taketh away.

The clutch and gifted defenceman scored the winning goals in Games 2 and 4 but turned the momentum Vancouver’s way in the second period when his behind-the-net turnover gave the Canucks an easy one to tie it 2-2.

Vancouver used that goal like a shot of adrenalin and went on a rampage, outshooting Edmonton 17-4 in the middle frame, even though the Canucks spent four minutes short-handed.

The Oilers were lucky to make it to the second intermission with a 2-2 tie, thanks to another excellent period from Pickard.

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