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Another benching for York as Flyers are routed by Maple Leafs
Another benching for York as Flyers are routed by Maple Leafs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
John Tortorella benched Cam York early in a 1-1 game Tuesday night and the Flyers went on to lose, 7-2, to the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.
The Flyers (28-36-9) have dropped six straight, matching their season-worst skid. Their other six-gamer was in October.
Even worse, they’ve lost 11 of their last 12 games (1-10-1) and have been outscored 52-21 over that span. Tortorella’s club has won just six times in its last 25 games (6-16-3).
With the Flyers in full-on rebuild mode to finish this season, they’re just one point ahead of the Sabres for the Eastern Conference’s worst record. Buffalo has played three fewer games.
Ryan Poehling and Sean Couturier provided the Flyers’ goals Tuesday night.
The Flyers have been dominated by the Maple Leafs (43-25-3). They’re 1-9-2 in their last 12 matchups with Toronto. The lone victory came last season when Scott Laughton recorded the game-winning goal.
• Tortorella is not exactly helping his cause here.
The last two games, the Flyers were outworked, outplayed and outscored a combined 14-6.
But on top of that, the head coach benched his young, top-pair defenseman Tuesday night. Tortorella played York only 3:50 minutes, sitting him for the rest of the night after the Maple Leafs scored a game-tying goal in the first period. York quickly lost a puck battle behind the net before John Tavares’ shot went off his leg and past Samuel Ersson.
As York was stapled to the pine, Toronto went on to score five more goals before the Flyers finally answered.
In 2022-23, their first season together, Tortorella really pushed York. He sent him to the minors before the Flyers even reached their final cuts of training camp. Since then, York had been one of the Flyers’ most improved players.
But this season has not gone well. York missed 13 games because of a shoulder injury and had been healthy scratched twice before Tuesday night’s in-game benching.
“I’ll admit, when I sent him down, I tried to pick a fight with him when I sent him down, I was so upset with his camp,” Tortorella said two weeks ago. “I think he went to Lehigh, he put the time in, I felt he had a chip on his shoulder coming back here, mainly at me. I was so proud of him as far as where he brought his game to; there is no reason why I can’t still look for that. And I’m going to continue to look for that.”
Tortorella is challenging York again, but the timing of this simply isn’t good. Not only are the Flyers losing games by lopsided scores as they stumble to the finish line, but York is also in a contract year and due for a considerable raise. And he’s getting benched? This can’t be helping negotiations for the summer.
It’s just not a good look at all for Tortorella. But he’s sticking to his word. He’s not going to care about optics.
• The Flyers faced Laughton for the first time since he was traded to the Maple Leafs earlier this month.
Laughton, after spending parts of 12 seasons in Philadelphia, is playing a depth role for Toronto. He’s still looking for his first point with the Maple Leafs, but he had five hits and a blocked shot against his old club.
• Ersson gave up the seven goals on 30 shots.
The Flyers were not sharp in front of him. They were outshot by double digits and Toronto had five more blocked shots.
Two days ago, the Flyers lost to the Blackhawks, 7-4, with Ivan Fedotov in net.
Anthony Stolarz, a former Flyers goaltender, made 17 saves on 19 shots for the Maple Leafs.
• Garnet Hathaway (undisclosed) and Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body) remained out.
Aleksei Kolosov was recalled from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley, but did not suit up. Fedotov was Ersson’s backup.
• After going 0-4-1 on their road trip, the Flyers return home for a matchup Thursday against the Canadiens (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).
Why Canucks Fans Should Be Cheering For The Montréal Canadiens On Tuesday Night
The end of the regular season brings the yearly tradition of out-of-town scoreboard watching. This season, Vancouver Canucks fans will be keeping a careful on what happens around the league, especially when it comes to the St. Louis Blues. Tuesday will be no different as Canucks fans will shed their blue and green for red and blue as they will be hoping the Montréal Canadiens can do them a massive favour.
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At 5 pm PT, the Canadiens will take the ice at the Enterprise Center to face the Blues. Both teams are currently involved in playoff races, with each occupying the final Wild Card spot. While a win either way wouldn't clinch a berth in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, it would ensure that each team remains above the playoff bar, at least for the night.
As mentioned, this game has a significant impact on Vancouver's playoff hopes. According to MoneyPuck.com, if St. Louis wins in regulation, their playoff percentage jumps to 62.6%. If they lose regulation, the Blues would drop to 40.6%, which would be good news for the Canucks who currently sit three points behind St. Louis.
St. Louis versus Montréal is not the only game fans in Vancouver need to watch. At 6:00 pm PT, the Calgary Flames will take on the Seattle Kraken from the Scotiabank Saddledome. A regulation win by Calgary would see their playoff odds jump to 37%, while a regulation loss would drop them to 20.7%.
Almost every night between now and the end of the 2024-25 season will be tense for Canucks fans. Not only does Vancouver need to go on a long winning streak, but fans also need to hope for long losing streaks from the Blues, the Flames, and the Utah Hockey Club. With the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs less than a month away, all four teams will be under pressure on a nightly basis, with the smallest slip-up potentially being the difference between securing a playoff berth and entering the off-season early.
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Dylan Guenther Records 100th Career NHL Point
Utah Hockey Club forward Dylan Guenther recorded his 100th career NHL point last night against the Detroit Red Wings.
Guenther has played just 137 NHL games, and with his milestone point, he is producing at a 0.729 points-per-game rate. If he were to maintain this pace over 1,000 games, he would finish with 729 points—an impressive mark for a first-round draft pick.
Utah HC Give Up 5 Unanswered Goals in 5-1 Loss to Red Wings After scoring a combined 11 goals in its past two home games, with the recent Tampa game being one of its most electric performances this season, Utah ran out of steam against the Detroit Red Wings.
He is the seventh player from the 2021 NHL Draft to reach 100 career points, but he is the fastest to do so.
It’s a significant milestone, especially considering some had labeled him a potential bust heading into the 2024-25 season.
Andre Tourigny Among Many Supporting Ryan Smith and the New Utah OwnershipOn Monday, March 17, James Mirtle of the Athletic put out an article ranking every NHL owner from 1-32, based on surveyed responses from over 4000 readers, including fans of every NHL team. Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes: Live Game Thread
The Nashville Predators (26-36-8, 60 points) visit the Carolina Hurricanes (43-23-4, 90 points) for the teams' second and final meeting this season Tuesday at Lenovo Center.
The Predators beat the Hurricanes, 5-2, on Dec. 23 at Bridgestone Arena behind a three-point performance from Jonathan Marchessault.
Nashville is coming off a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, and the Predators are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. Carolina is coming off a 5-2 defeat of the Anaheim Ducks and has just one loss in the last 10 games.
Tuesday's game marks Nashville's first time facing Mark Jankowski since trading him to the Hurricanes at the March 7 NHL trade deadline. Since arriving in Carolina, Jankowski has six goals in seven games.
Juuse Saros will start in goal for the Predators in Raleigh, while Pyotr Kochetkov will tend the twine for Carolina.
How the Predators Lined Up vs. Carolina
Forsberg-O'Reilly-Evangelista
Bunting-Stamkos-Marchessault
Smith-Svechkov-Sissons
L'Heureux-McCarron-Bellows
Skjei-Blankenburg
Del Gaizo-Barron
Oesterle-Stastney
Saros
Annunen
Extra: Englund, Vrana
IR: Josi, Lauzon, Wilsby
Predators at Hurricanes: Live Updates
First Period (NSH 1, CAR 0)
The Predators earned the first power play chance in the game when Dmitry Orlov was whistled for high-sticking against Michael Bunting just over three minutes into the first period. Nashville's top power play unit struggled early, allowing Carolina's penalty killers to generate multiple shorthanded chances in the first minute of 5-on-4.
The Predators' second power play unit cashed in, however, when Bunting found a loose puck behind the pad of Kochetkov and tucked it in to give Nashville a 1-0 lead over the Hurricanes at the 5:14 mark of the first period.
Bunting's goal was assisted by Kieffer Bellows, who earned his first helper as a member of the Predators, and Brady Skjei, who was playing in his first regular-season game at Lenovo Center as a member of the opposing team after spending parts of the last five seasons with the Hurricanes.
When the opportunity strikes, Bunts is there 👍 pic.twitter.com/eVCQFsjLoo
— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) March 25, 2025
Bunting has now scored two power-play goals in his last three games, both against his former teams. His last came on Saturday in the Predators' 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he played for two seasons from 2021-23.
Bunting signed with Carolina in free agency before the 2023-24 season, and he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins later that year in the deal that sent Jake Guentzel to the Hurricanes. Nashville acquired Bunting from the Penguins in the week leading up to this year's trade deadline as part of the deal that sent Luke Schenn and Tommy Novak to Pittsburgh.
Second Period (NSH 2, CAR 1)
Luke Evangelista widened Nashville's lead to 2-0 just over four minutes into the second frame. Filip Forsberg received a stretch pass from Marc Del Gaizo along the boards and chipped it to Evangelista entering the zone, and Evangelista deked on Kochetkov for the score.
Luke Evangelista made this one look easy!@PredsNHL | #Smashville | #NHLTonightpic.twitter.com/6UtqTR13Fc
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) March 26, 2025
With the primary assist on the play, Forsberg recorded his 22nd career five-game point streak and passed Roman Josi (21) for the most in Predators history.
Michael McCarron committed the Predators' first penalty of the game less than a minute later with a cross-check on Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Carolina made them pay. Taylor Hall received a pass from Seth Jarvis, entered the zone with speed and buried the puck down low on the backhand for a highlight-reel goal to cut the Hurricanes' deficit to 2-1 at 6:02 of the second period.
TAYLOR HALL LOVES PLAYING FOR THE CAROLINA HURRICANES pic.twitter.com/SGVE0Md0xW
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 26, 2025
Hall's goal was his third power-play tally in his last four games with the Hurricanes.
The Predators were fortunate to come out of the second period with a one-goal lead after being outshot, 27-9, through the first 40 minutes of play. The Hurricanes held Nashville to just two shots in the second period alone as the Predators failed to take care of the puck and struggled to keep up with Carolina's speed.
Why Christie remains optimistic despite Kings' four-game losing skid
Why Christie remains optimistic despite Kings' four-game losing skid originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SACRAMENTO – Following the Kings’ 121-105 loss to the Thunder on Tuesday night, interim coach Doug Christie made it a point to use Oklahoma City as an example.
For one thing, Christie is a believer that the two teams likely will cross paths in the NBA playoffs. That’s certainly rounding into shape, as the Kings’ four-game losing streak has tumbled them down the Western Conference standings, while the Thunder remain on fire after becoming the first NBA team to reach 60 wins this season.
Christie also wanted his players to take not of how well the Thunder played and the intricacies of what they did so successfully. In Christie’s mind, OKC was the perfect embodiment of who he envisions the Kings becoming.
“If you mess up, they take full advantage of it very single time,” Christie said. “And we’re going to get there because we keep demonstrating we can. Now it’s, are you willing to go through the pain it takes to do it? That’s really what it’s all about.
“It’s painful as hell and that’s why not everybody does it. But it’s not easy and sometimes you don’t feel good. There’s a lot of different things that go into it.”
Christie was correct in pointing out that the Kings have played at a high level at various times this season, but he was equally on point when he noted that the consistency isn’t there, whether it be from game to game or quarter to quarter.
The loss to the Thunder was a perfect example of Sacramento’s up-and-down tendencies, only this time it was down-then-up-then-down-again.
The Kings were out of sorts in the first half and limited to 42 points. It wasn’t their worst half of the season, but it sure seemed and felt that way. Keegan Murray said part of the problem was lack of attention to detail, something that has been a recurring theme in Sacramento.
Coming out of halftime, however, the Kings looked like an entirely different team while outscoring the Thunder 39-25 to make it a tight game until OKC pulled away in the fourth quarter.
Despite all of that, Christie found reasons for optimism.
He specifically pointed out the 47 3-pointers that the Kings chucked up against the Thunder, matching their season high and nearly twice the attempts they took the previous night while losing to the Boston Celtics. The Kings also had 32 assists on their 27 made buckets, their most in more than a week.
Christie emphasized both the good and bad to his players for several reasons.
“That’s a team that you’re going to face in the playoffs,” Christie told his players after the loss. “At some point you have to make a stand. To our guys credit, they did.”
As too often has been the case this season, it wasn’t enough.
“I’m not the moral victory guy, but there is a good team in that locker room and they are trying to find their way, and they’re trying to find their rhythm,” Christie said of the Kings. “They continue to fight, and I appreciate that. It doesn’t feel good right now but once they get that rhythm, watch out.”
In the aftermath if Monday’s loss to Boston, there was some talk about a bad vibe in Sacramento’s locker room. Keon Ellis had a different view, and Christie said he agreed that the feeling within the team is fine.
The need to get better, however, remains an issue, as does the ability to sustain the success for long stretches.
“I’ve told you guys, 80 percent isn’t enough. We’re a 90 percent-plus team,” Christie said. “What our guys have to understand is the consistency to which you approach something is everything for us. That means effort. That means attention to detail. That means extra efforts, possession game.
“That’s the team in the locker room. Unfortunately it’s not the team that continues to show itself for 48 minutes. I know that’s hard, but we’re not accepting anything less. There will be a time, and when that time comes you’ll feel it.”
Blues' Thomas, Canadiens' Suzuki Are MVPs Since 4 Nations Face-Off
The St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens face off Tuesday with two of the NHL’s most valuable players since the 4 Nations Face-Off break.
Blues center Robert Thomas and Canadiens center Nick Suzuki are largely responsible for their teams' rise in the standings to a wild-card spot in the past month. Both players are among the NHL’s top 10 scorers since the 4 Nations tournament, but their contributions, in particular, have led to some massive results.
The Blues occupy the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference with a three-point lead on the Vancouver Canucks. St. Louis was eight points behind Vancouver during the 4 Nations Face-Off.
While it’s unfair to the team to say only Thomas carried them to where they are today, he has done much of the heavy lifting. Since Feb. 20, Thomas posted 14 assists and 19 points in 16 games. He got at least one point in 13 of those games, and he posted two or more points in four of them. The 25-year-old now has 42 assists and 60 points in 60 games this season.
A Blues team that’s 16th in the league in goals-for per game (2.97) would be well out of a playoff spot were it not for Thomas’ contributions on offense. His point-per-game average is well above any other Blues player, considering he missed some time due to an injury this season.
While he’s still somewhat of a hidden gem outside of St. Louis, Thomas is doing everything asked of him. He’s a high-value performer at an average salary of $8.125 million per season.
In the Eastern Conference, the eighth-place Canadiens also are getting terrific contributions from captain Suzuki. Since Feb. 20, he has six goals and 14 assists for 20 points in 13 games. The 25-year-old has also put up at least one point in 10 of those games, and six of them are multi-point nights.
The Habs are 13th in goals-for per game, so Suzuki’s point production is necessary to where they are today. And his salary of $7.875 million also makes him a great bang-for-his-bucks type of player.
The Blues and the Canadiens aren’t anywhere close to locking up a playoff spot. That means they’re almost certainly going to need more out of Thomas and Suzuki. But the good news for Montreal and St. Louis fans is that both players are ready, willing and able to drive offensive production and take the heat off the rest of the lineup.
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Penguins V. Lightning Preview: Crosby On Verge Of NHL History
After blowing a two-goal lead to the Florida Panthers en route to a 4-3 shootout loss Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to rebound against the other team residing in the sunshine state.
On Tuesday, the Penguins will take on ex-Penguin Jake Guentzel and the Tampa Bay Lightning, who took the first two games of their season series. And Pittsburgh's captain has a chance to make NHL history.
Captain Sidney Crosby is just two points shy of Wayne Gretzky's point-per-game seasons record, which is currently set at 19. Clinching the record at 20 seems perfect for Crosby, who is, arguably, the most consistently dominant player in NHL history.
"It's so impressive to be doing it for, what, 20 times?" forward Rickard Rakell said. "He's one of the best to have ever played this game, so... he shows why. I mean, it's such a hard game, and for him to do it every year, it's pretty nuts."
While Crosby chases the NHL record books, the Penguins will be chasing two points, as they are now in desperation mode in terms of the NHL playoff picture. They currently sit six points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, and Montreal has three games in hand.
They are aware of the hill that they would need to climb, as they only have 10 games remaining. But they're going to fight for every inch of ice they can get.
And that's always tough against a goaltender like Andrei Vasilevskiy, who has been one of the best goaltenders in hockey for the last decade.
"He's been, obviously, one of the elite goaltenders in the league ever since [2016]," head coach Mike Sullivan said. "He's one of the premiere goaltenders in the league. The workload that he's been able to endure season-in and season-out... these guys have played a lot of hockey. They've gone deep into the playoffs, they've had a number of playoff runs, and he's played hard hockey. In a lot of ways, there aren't a lot of goaltenders that carry the workload he carries in today's game."
Vasilevskiy will be opposed by Tristan Jarry, who is red-hot for the Penguins. Jarry has a .924 save percentage in his six starts since returning to the Penguins from the AHL on Mar. 3, and - including Tuesday's game - will have started seven of the last eight for Pittsburgh.
As for the lineup, forward Evgeni Malkin will miss Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury. Forward Emil Bemstrom will slot back in.
Here are the lines and pairings for the game, which features Erik Karlsson on the left side next to Conor Timmins on the second defensive pairing:
Tonight's lineup in Tampa.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 25, 2025
Evgeni Malkin (upper body) will not play tonight. pic.twitter.com/NgzadEILjJ
Tampa Bay currently occupies the third spot in the Atlantic Division. They have lost two consecutive games and are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games.
Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has two goals and six points in the last five games.
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What Chychrun’s Deal Could Mean for Gavrikov and the Kings
For years, Jakob Chychrun has been linked to the Los Angeles Kings in some form or fashion.
His father, Jeff, played 26 games for the Kings in 1991-92. Years later, when Jakob became a pro, his name kept popping up as a potential trade target for Los Angeles. The connection was never more intense than in the Winter and Spring of 2023 when a trade between LA and Arizona seemed imminent.
Sounding like a Jakob Chychrun @LAKings@ArizonaCoyotes trade centered around 2021 8th overall pick Brandt Clarke. #RealKyperandBourne
— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) February 12, 2023
Lots of smoke connecting #LAKings with Jakob Chychrun, but no confirmed fire yet. And so, we wait.@DailyFaceoff
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) February 12, 2023
It did not come to fruition, however. With the hole on the left side of their defense still unfilled, the Kings pivoted to the Columbus Blue Jackets and Vladislav Gavrikov.
We've acquired defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for goaltender Jonathan Quick, a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, and a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.#GoKingsGo
— LA Kings (@LAKings) March 1, 2023
Fast forward to today…
Chychrun signed an eight-year, $72 million contract with the Washington Capitals that begins next season and has an average annual value of $9 million. And while this may officially close the door on any potential union with the Kings, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Chychrun has stopped impacting the Kings. Like him, Gavrikov is seeking a new deal and the Kings would prefer to get him signed before he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
We’ve previously speculated on what retaining Gavrikov long-term may cost the Kings, but with Chychrun signing a massive deal, the market for defensemen may have been reset.
Some underlying numbers would have given us a little pause at our projection and this #MaxTerm deal is a little higher than we projected. Generally, the Capitals should expect Chychrun to be a solid top-4D offensive producer with iffy-to-average defensive impacts. #ALLCAPShttps://t.co/Vl9ylgAp3Ppic.twitter.com/ec45ZGK2B8
— AFP Analytics (@AFPAnalytics) March 25, 2025
To clarify, Gavrikov and Chychrun are far from direct comparables. Chychrun is 3 years younger and is on pace to eclipse the 20-goal and 50-point marks, both potential career highs. He is also a fixture on the Capitals’ power play and can be deployed in any situation.
Gavrikov, on the other hand, is an elite defender that will likely top out at 30 points. NHL GM’s will always put a premium on offensive production, but in Gavrikov’s case, his value to the Kings is more significant than his value around the league.
Gavrikov the #1 defenceman seems to be going very well early on. https://t.co/rcOTFri0QPpic.twitter.com/HWOGp9tzag
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) October 27, 2024
Vladislav Gavrikov from the Los Angeles Kings has been amazing this season. But it's a contract year for him. Maybe it's a fluke? I believe there will be a team that will overpay him in the off-season if he plays at this level all season. pic.twitter.com/6OheRcQuI9
— Rono (@RonoAnalyst) January 7, 2025
According to AFP Analytics, Gavrikov’s projected contract is 5 years, $5.4 million. For that to be a reality, Gavrikov would have to take a pay cut. Not likely. It stands to reason that he would be looking for at least a $1 million raise on the $5.8 million he is currently making. Add to that the projected $7.5 million increase in the NHL’s salary cap ceiling, and the Kings may be looking at long-term deal for Gavrikov with an AAV exceeding $7 million.
That may sound rich, but the reality for the LA Kings is that they need to re-sign Gavrikov. There are no viable internal options to replace him, and with Chychrun off the board, most external options would be a downgrade. The bigger challenge for the Kings will be the length of the contract, as players of Gavrikov’s ilk do not historically age well.
Dusty May saves faltering Michigan program and returns Wolverines to prominence with Sweet 16 berth
Basketball fans around the country are learning what those in Michigan and Florida already know. Dusty May is a good basketball coach. A year ago, the Wolverines fired Juwan Howard after going 8-24 — the most losses in school history — and finishing last in the Big Ten at 3-17.
Kerr calls Warriors' matchup vs. Pelicans ‘biggest game of year'
Kerr calls Warriors' matchup vs. Pelicans ‘biggest game of year' originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Get the popcorn ready, the Warriors’ biggest game of the NBA regular season is coming up.
On Friday, Golden State, on a two-game losing streak and hanging on to the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference by half a game, will visit the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.
With 10 games remaining in the regular season, coach Steve Kerr recognizes what’s on the line come Friday.
“ … I think Friday is the biggest game of the year for us,” Kerr told reporters after the Warriors loss on Tuesday.
“We’ve lost two games in a row, very poor performances. It’s time. We got to bounce back, and that’s what good teams do. And I’m confident that we will do that.”
After starting a six-game road trip on a bad note – especially considering star guard Steph Curry’s injury absence – the Warriors are in a pressure situation to right the ship.
As it stands, Golden State boasts a 41-31 record, 2 1/2 games behind No. 5 seed Los Angeles Lakers and half a game above the Los Angeles Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green, who is no stranger to making memorable late-season and playoff runs, echoed Kerr’s call to action.
“Come out and play well, “Green said on what the Warriors should do against the Pelicans.
Logically, the last thing any member of the Warriors wants is to spiral in the dying weeks of the season.
“[You] lose two in a row, you don’t want to spiral,” Green added. “This is the wrong time of the year to spiral, so we got to come out and take care of this road trip, moving in the right direction.
“We’re 0-2 to start this trip. We need to make sure to right the ship.”
On the bright side, the Warriors are unbeaten against the Pelicans this season. Could Kerr and Co.’s biggest game of the season also result in a sweep?
Niko Medved was born into a family of Gophers basketball fans. Now he’s their head coach
The gravitation toward the Gophers for Niko Medved began even before he was born, when his father bought the season tickets that would soon spark his young son's passion for college basketball. With that kind of initiation, becoming the coach at Minnesota might well have been inevitable — even if part of him was still having a hard time believing the job he left Colorado State to accept was his. “If you really believe in something and you stick with it and you get the right people who support you, anything can happen,” Medved said Tuesday at his introductory news conference packed with family members, current players, program boosters, other Gophers coaches and cheerleaders in maroon and gold.
Gary Cohen stops by the show, and a full 2025 Mets season preview | The Mets Pod
Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo drop a supersized 2025 season preview episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, as special guest Gary Cohen stops by the show!
The guys chat with SNY’s Mets play-by-play broadcaster about Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, the situation at second base, the state of the starting rotation, high expectations for the team, and what he’s looking forward to most in what will be the 20th year of Mets baseball on SNY!
Later, Connor and Joe take the temperature of the starting rotation, bullpen, lineup, and defense of the Mets heading into the regular season, drop their 2025 season predictions that always will be fun to review in the future, and answer Mailbag questions about prospects, Brett Baty, Luisangel Acuña, future live shows, and the health of Brandon Nimmo.
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Dray states opponents like Heat become ‘best team in NBA' vs. Warriors
Dray states opponents like Heat become ‘best team in NBA' vs. Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
On Tuesday night, the Miami Heat didn’t play like a team with just one win in its last 11 games.
Instead, the Heat spoiled Jimmy Butler’s anticipated return to South Beach by making 17 of 25 3-point attempts en route to a 112-86 win over the Warriors at the Kaseya Center.
But, as Draymond Green noted postgame, this isn’t a new phenomenon for Golden State. With their decade-long stretch of dominance in the NBA, the Warriors have earned the privilege of getting their opponents’ best effort on a routine basis.
That was especially true for the Heat, who had some added motivation for Butler’s first game back in Miami since their dramatic breakup earlier this season.
“We got to make sure that we are approaching every game like we’re playing against the best team in the NBA, because that’s who teams turn into when they play us,” Green told reporters after the game. “They play out of their minds.
” … It’s crazy. But in saying that, it’s the NBA. Everybody has got talent, so whether they’re a team with a winning record or not, everybody’s got talent and can beat you on any night. We got to make sure we figure these games out.”
"We got to make sure that we are approaching every game like we're playing against the best team in the NBA, because that's who teams turn into when they play us."
Draymond Green explains how the Warriors' mindset must change after tonight's loss to the Heat pic.twitter.com/i2cI53stLp
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 26, 2025
With 10 games left in the regular season, the Warriors have several more teams remaining on their schedule that are out of NBA plyoff contention but inevitably want to play spoiler for Golden State’s own postseason hopes.
That continues with Friday’s upcoming matchup against the 20-53 New Orleans Pelicans, though the Warriors hope to have star guard Steph Curryhealthy enough to play then. A pair of contests against the 31-40 San Antonio Spurs and another with the 32-40 Portland Trail Blazers still loom over the next few weeks, too.
Leading the Los Angeles Clippers by just half a game for the Western Conference’s No. 6 seed as of Tuesday night, Golden State can’t afford to drop any more meetings against sub-.500 opponents in order to avoid the NBA play-in tournament.