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Hollywood said:
Yeah I'm disappointed by his comments because I am a fan of his (or used to?) 😕 but the real doucehebag to me is Winnipeg's head coach Paul Maurice. Talk about classless and unprofessional. Some of the things he said since the incident and blatantly refusing to shake hands 🤝 to the players after game 4 and retreat to the locker room instead is not cool in the slightest. 😒
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I noticed the hand shaking thing the other day. Didn't the hockey world get incensed at Tortorella when he did that last year when Columbus was eliminated? I get that Tortorella can be a lightning rod, but once you set standards like that, you need to call out others for the same type of unsportmanship.
 
Turbo said:
I noticed the hand shaking thing the other day. Didn't the hockey world get incensed at Tortorella when he did that last year when Columbus was eliminated? I get that Tortorella can be a lightning rod, but once you set standards like that, you need to call out others for the same type of unsportmanship.
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My thoughts exactly!
 
New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban will work as an NHL analyst for ESPN for the remainder of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and will make his debut Wednesday night.


The 32-year-old is one of the league's most prominent personalities. He's no stranger behind the mic, either, as he hosted a hockey trivia game show during the league's pause and has appeared on Sportsnet's NHL broadcasts in the past.

Subban recorded 19 points in 44 games with the Devils last season. He still has one year left on his contract, so a full-time move to the broadcast studio anytime soon seems unlikely.


The Walt Disney Company signed a seven-year deal for half of the NHL's U.S. TV rights package starting next season. As a result, Disney-owned ESPN has ramped up its hockey coverage.

ESPN is also reportedly bringing in former goaltender and current NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes as a studio and game analyst. The company is hiring A.J. Mleczko Griswold and Ryan Callahan as analysts as well, a source told Arizona Coyotes Insider Craig Morgan.

Those personalities will join a group at ESPN that includes analysts Ray Ferraro and Brian Boucher and play-by-play broadcaster Leah Hextall.

Bob Wischusen will also reportedly call games for ESPN. The network hasn't decided who its top play-by-play commentator will be, but internal candidates Steve Levy and Sean McDonough are both reportedly in the running.

Meanwhile, Turner Sports, who bought the other half of the U.S. TV rights package, is bringing in former NHL winger and current NBC/Sportsnet analyst Anson Carter as an analyst.

Carter joins a TNT team that includes Wayne Gretzky and Eddie Olczyk as analysts and Kenny Albert as a play-by-play broadcaster.
 
Brad Larsen is the front-runner to succeed John Tortorella as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, reports The Athletic's Aaron Portzline.

The 43-year-old Larsen has been with the organization since his playing career ended in 2010. He worked with the AHL's Springfield Falcons for four years (two as assistant coach, two as head coach) before serving as an assistant with the Blue Jackets for the last seven seasons.

Larsen reportedly has "significant support" from the Jackets' dressing room, and general manager Jarmo Kekalainen is "relying heavily on input from the players' leadership group" in his hiring choice, according to Portzline.


Gerard Gallant, Rick Tocchet, and Larsen have all interviewed twice for the job.

Larsen played in 294 games across eight seasons, winning a Stanley Cup in 2001 with the Colorado Avalanche.
 
Darryl Sutter has a new right-hand man.

The Calgary Flames have added Kirk Muller to their coaching staff as an associate bench boss, the team announced Thursday.

Muller served as the associate coach with the Montreal Canadiens for the past five seasons. He was fired along with head coach Claude Julien on Feb. 24. He was the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes for parts of three seasons from 2011 to 2014.


The 55-year-old recorded 959 points in 1,349 games during his 19-year playing career, winning a Stanley Cup with the Habs in 1993.

Calgary is also promoting Cail MacLean from head coach of the AHL's Stockton Heat to an assistant coach with the Flames.

Former assistants Martin Gelinas and Ray Edwards won't return to the coaching staff. Both will stay with the organization in player development roles, though.

Sutter replaced Geoff Ward behind the bench midway through the 2020-21 campaign, going 15-15-0.
 
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