Toronto Maple Leafs
fromTheLeafsNation
1 day agoLet's talk coaching: Leaflets
Potential coaching candidates for the Leafs include analytic-aligned retreads and junior-league options offering different styles than Craig Berube.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
4 days agoJohn Chayka gets first big decision right; Maple Leafs finally pull trigger on Craig Berube firing
The team missed playoffs and showed persistent puck-possession and chance-creation problems that injuries alone could not explain.
Toronto Maple Leafs
fromEditor In Leaf
1 month agoMaple Leafs' biggest problem is finally exposed
The Toronto Maple Leafs struggle with puck possession, leading to increased defensive pressure and poor performance this season.
fromFear the Fin
2 months agoQuick Bites: Sharks Fall to Islanders in Emotional Overtime
If we're gonna play in the playoffs, that's what it's gonna be like. So we've got to get comfortable. We gotta get comfortable being a little uncomfortable at times. That's what the game is. - Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky
San Jose Sharks
Toronto Maple Leafs
fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
2 months agoThe best time for a Leafs coaching change was months ago. The next best time is now.
The Toronto Maple Leafs need immediate coaching change due to poor puck possession, lack of structure, and unacceptable losses to non-playoff teams that harm player development and organizational culture.
New York Islanders
fromEyes On Isles
2 months agoThe NY Islanders have turned their overtime weakness into their strength
The New York Islanders are 8-0 in overtime this season, the only NHL team without an overtime loss, establishing a franchise record through superior puck possession and 3-on-3 structure.
National Hockey League
fromEditor In Leaf
5 months agoDevils fans learning same painful lesson Maple Leafs know about Keefe's system
Sheldon Keefe's puck-possession system struggles against tight-checking, defensive teams, causing offensive stagnation evident with the Devils' 3-0 loss and past Maple Leafs failures.
National Hockey League
fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
6 months agoCraig Berube on Easton Cowan rejoining the Leafs: "He's given us some really good games... The [demotion] was just a move made for roster reasons, but he's back"
Practice focused on solutions: increase puck possession, advance play into the offensive zone, restore energy, and reintegrate Joseph Woll and Easton Cowan to reverse recent struggles.
fromRMNB
6 months agoWhat exactly is going wrong with the Caps power play?
The Washington Capitals control play well during five-on-five. Our best tool for measuring puck possession is shot attempts. The Caps are the team behind 55.4 percent of attempts in their games, third best in the league behind Colorado and Carolina. Early-season possession is a good indicator of success later in the season. We should feel good about the Caps' ability to drive play, but there's a big caveat.
National Hockey League
National Hockey League
fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
7 months agoCraig Berube on whether Easton Cowan will enter the Leafs' lineup soon: "He is close... We will see what happens"
Top line showed improved possession and puck movement in the second period but must retain pucks on the forecheck, build chemistry, and speed up power-play puck movement.
National Hockey League
fromRMNB
9 months agoMatvei Michkov describes his disbelief when he was first told to dump and chase: 'I'd hit the ice and still do my own thing'
Matvei Michkov prefers controlled puck entry over dump-and-chase hockey, describing it as exhausting and ineffective for setting up scoring chances.
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