This time, there was a good reason to bury the Bruins. Posted at 11:04 am Mathias Brunett Press Injured, his best defender, Charlie McAvoy, would miss at least the first half of the season. Same for Brad Marchand. At 37, his number one center, Patrice Bergeron, had contemplated retirement; David Krejci was going to try …
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The poor coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, not only does his relationship with his stars seem strained, but many have been calling for his head since his team’s recent losses. Posted at 11:45 a.m. Mathias Brunett Press However, there are other men to blame in Toronto. General manager Kyle Dubas is already sitting on …
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Slafkovsky, Beck, Mesar, Harris, Guhle, Xhekaj, Barron, Heineman. We’re mostly talking about youngsters and jockeying for position, at this stage of training camp, but how many spots are there to fill? Very little, in fact. Posted at 11:25 am Mathias Brunett Press But that doesn’t take anything away from the Canadian’s desire to rejuvenate. The …
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“If we had been based solely on the rookie tournament, Jesperi Kotkaniemi would never have beaten our usual team this year.” Posted at 9:45 am Mathias Brunett Press This was said by coach Claude Julien, after confirming the young Finn’s place in his team for the opening match, in October 2018. The Canadian had sent …
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Of course there are irritants at a mega music festival like Osheaga. Don’t go with the glitter makeup look. Euphoria in Saint-Jérôme, the angry mobs that form in the corridors of traffic (go ahead, ordeal!), the $15 aperitif spritz that tastes like water, or the ubiquity of clothing sponsored by Garage boutiques. Posted at 7:15 …
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The Ottawa Senators have not made the playoffs in the last five years. The New Jersey Devils have missed the playoffs the past four years. Here are two similar clubs, with a core that is still very young after four years of reconstruction. And here they are already willing to sacrifice the first pick in …
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We had already buried Cayden Primeau in the graveyard of fallen hopes. Wondering if the young big-box goalies recruited by the organization in recent years — Joe Vrbetic, Jakub Dobes and Frederik Dichow — had any potential, or if general manager Kent Hughes shouldn’t acquire a goalie elsewhere to secure the eventual successor to Carey …
With every saves, from Andrei Vasilevskiy, a second-round kingpin against the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning can thank the Detroit Red Wings. How did the Lightning become the best goalkeeper in the world? Despite a surprising spot among the four aces under coach Guy Boucher’s impetus in 2011, Tampa still considers itself rebuilding next …
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