Mike Babcock continued to break his silence this week in an appearance on the Cam and Strick Podcast with Cam Janssen and Andy Strickland, in what might be considered his most candid interview since being fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Barry Trotz has had plenty of time to grow as an NHL coach.
He became just the third coach in league history to reach 1,700 games as the Islanders continued a five-game homestand with a 2-1 shootout win against the Bruins on Tuesday night at Nassau Coliseum.
Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss Sheldon Keefe’s ability to communicate has been his greatest strength as the team approaches the midway point of the season.
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Sunday’s 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres at Nassau Coliseum was the 175th regular season game behind the bench for Barry Trotz since he took over as Islanders Head Coach for the 2018-19 season. It also marked his 1,699th game as an NHL Head Coach in a career that has spanned 22 seasons.
There would have been no better welcome-back for Darryl Sutter than an edition of the NHL’s Battle of Alberta.
Except that he, too, will be watching Saturday’s action on Hockey Night in Canada.
The coach, the captain, and the superstar all had something to say about hockey’s loss before they fielded questions about their own.
Skyler Brind’Amour and his dad hopped in their car and pulled out of the driveway after a long round of golf. They flipped the radio to the NHL Network and heard it:
“The Edmonton Oilers select Skyler Brind’Amour.”
Peter Laviolette accomplished a major milestone during the Capitals’ 2-1 shootout victory over Bruins on Wednesday. The win marked the 650th victory in Laviolette’s career.
Ever since he was introduced as the next Maple Leafs head coach in November 2019, Sheldon Keefe has sought to improve his club’s defensive play in all three zones, while keeping pace with the organization’s goal to control the puck as much as possible.
Dominique Ducharme didn’t have time to reflect on his first home game in charge of the Montreal Canadiens as he drove to the Bell Centre on Tuesday afternoon.
There is very little of Pat Burns in Sheldon Keefe.
He doesn’t bark much, he doesn’t make the nightly news very often, he doesn’t have the kind of cop-like presence and arrogance that commands both fear and respect. He doesn’t have anything like that movie-character “Get-out-of-my-way” walk that Burns had.
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