ANAHEIM – The Leafs knew this one meant a little bit more to their head coach
and they required some heroics from Jonathan Bernier to capture it.
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saves – including 34 in the final two periods – as Toronto landed a statement
victory over one of the leagues top teams, dealing Randy Carlyles former Ducks
squad just their sixth loss in regulation at home this season. Scorching since
early January, the Leafs have now snatched up points in 17 of the past 20 games
(14-3-3), starting a challenging five-game road trip with a bang in California.
Racing out to an unlikely 3-0 lead on this night, they needed more of the usual
from Bernier as the Ducks pushed back with the expected fury of the leagues
second-best team. The 25-year-old stopped 18 of 19 shots in an increasingly
one-sided middle frame before adding another 16 saves to his resume in the
third. Seemingly better the busier he gets, Bernier owns a sparkling .947 save
percentage when he faces 40 shots or more in a game this season. A sponge on
this night, he improved to 8-2-2 in such situations on the year. “Its crazy how
the rebounds, they just kind of suck into him,” said Tyler Bozak, who had the
games first goal. “Hes one of the few goalies Ive seen who can control his
rebounds so well and doesnt let many come off him. He was a huge reason why we
got the win tonight like he has been all year.” Quiet in his movements and a
step ahead of the play in many instances, Bernier rarely required the big save,
instead in prime position to absorb most that came his way. There was the stop
on Rickard Rakell after a Phil Kessel neutral zone turnover, the glove save on
Patrick Maroon high-slot and the Corey Perry short-side attempt on an early
third period man advantage for the Ducks.All but one were turned aside. “Im not
a goalie so I dont really know how they think,” said Paul Ranger, “but as a
defenceman you anticipate plays and I think hes very good at anticipating plays
from the offensive opponents. He just seems to know that its going to happen. He
knows where theyre going to shoot.” Also helped by 24 blocked shots, Bernier
rose to fourth in the NHL (tie) with a .926 save percentage. Like Carlyle on
Monday, hell visit his former team in Los Angeles for the first time on Thursday
night. Making his return to Anaheim for the first time as Leafs head coach,
Carlyle was clearly revved up to face his old squad. His players sensed as much.
“I think he mightve been a little more nervous for this one than the other
ones,” said Bozak, “but were happy we could get one for him.” “Theres
satisfaction when you beat your former hockey club,” Carlyle admitted. “Im not
going to hide that fact.” Five Points 1. Carlyles Return I Strolling up to the
Honda Center, where he spent seven seasons as the Ducks coach, Carlyle couldnt
help but feel sentimental on Monday morning. He saw a familiar friend in the
“big, happy” parking lot attendant and another gentleman who washes the players
cars, most of cars newly replaced since Carlyle was dismissed in Dec. 2011. “Its
always nice to come back and see the people you spent seven-plus years with,”
Carlye said ahead of Mondays clash, calling himself “part of the enemy” now as
the Leafs bench boss. “Its special.” Carlyle led the bench here when the Ducks
captured their first and only Stanley Cup in 2007. And though he doesnt wear the
ring from that epic summer much – “I kind of look at it as flaunting” – the
memories and achievement remain an obvious point of pride. “I was very fortunate
to coach the players that were here,” he said of a group that included
Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger, Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.
“We had a great group of players and we had a lot of things go our way. We had a
lot of success and we enjoyed it. It was great for the franchise. But in reality
its the players that go out there and earn it. The coaches, you swing the gate.”
Selanne and Perry were among the current Ducks who looked back regretfully at
the manner in which Carlyle departed. Anaheim started the season well enough
then – winning four of their first five – before spiraling into the chaos of 16
losses in 19 games (3-12-4). Carlyle was dismissed on Dec. 1 and replaced by
Bruce Boudreau. “He was a great coach here and it was unfortunate the way he had
to go,” said Perry. “You cant fire all the players. We feel bad for what really
happened.” “After all you still have to remember that the players are on the
ice,” added Selanne. “And when you have a coach that you won the Stanley Cup
together and a lot of the same players and you cant succeed its also a
[leadership] problem that you couldnt turn things around. There were a lot of
things that went wrong.” Carlyle received a standing ovation from the Ducks
faithful during the first TV timeout. 2. Then & Now Carlyle believes hes
calmed some since leaving the sunny California skies, also trying to offer a
more positive outlook to his players where possible. Joffrey Lupul, who played
for Carlyle twice with the Ducks and now with the Leafs, offered one subtle and
maybe more revealing change in his head coach from then to now. “If anything I
think now he maybe relies on his assistant coaches a little more,” said Lupul,
“gives them a little more control to chip in where they may, lets them talk in
the room a lot more whereas in Anaheim he seemed to, especially initially,
control everything from the power-play to penalty kill. Now I think hes got a
really good staff here and has a lot of faith in them.” 3. Bozak Marksmanship
Tyler Bozak has been the most accurate shooter in the NHL to date this season.
The 27-year-old scored his 15th of the year on Monday – snapping a long
power-play slide – bumping up his league-leading shooting percentage to 22 per
cent. Though buoyed by an uptick in luck, Bozak has actually proven an efficient
shooter his entire career. He entered this season with a career 15.5 per cent
mark. Bozak had three points against the Ducks, now with 40 points in 42 games.
4. Trending Upward Still third from the bottom, the Toronto penalty kill is
trending in the right direction as the stretch drive heats up. Stuffing the
Ducks on all four opportunities Monday the unit improved to 88 per cent in the
past 12 games. “Obviously your goaltender is always your best penalty killer,”
said Carlyle. “I thought Bernie made some big stops and we were able to box out
and there wasnt a lot of second and third opportunities.” On the other side of
the special teams equation, the Leaf power-play snapped an 0-19 slide when Bozak
tapped in a Dion Phaneuf pass in the first frame. “It was nice to get out there
on the power-play and not give one up and get one instead,” said Bozak with a
grin. 5. Carlyles Return II Carlyle was just finishing his career when Selanne
joined him in Winnipeg as a rookie. The two would connect again 12 years later
when Carlyle took over for Mike Babcock behind the bench in Anaheim following
the second lockout. Selanne was joining the Ducks for a second go-around
following a failed one-year experiment in Colorado. He was battling back from
knee surgery, but was given an opportunity that year under Carlyle. “He was so
great for me,” Selanne said of Carlyle. “[He] gave me another chance. Very
thankful for that.” The now 43-year-old rewarded that faith in the 2005-06
season, scoring 40 goals and 90 points. Stats-Pack .947 – Save percentage for
Jonathan Bernier when facing 40 shots or more. 8 – Blocked shots for
Dion Phaneuf against the Ducks. 0-19 – Skid without a power-play goal for the
Leafs, snapped with Tyler Bozaks 15th this year in the opening frame. 22% –
Shooting percentage for Bozak this season, no. 1 in the NHL. 19-7 – Shots
advantage for the Ducks in Mondays second period. 35 – Points in the past 21
games for Phil Kessel, who had three more points in Anaheim, up to six in two
games versus the Ducks this season. 8-2-2 – Record for Bernier this season when
facing 40 shots or more. 23:56 – Team-leading ice-time for Carl Gunnarsson,
which included nearly five minutes on the penalty kill. Special Teams Capsule
PP: 1-2Season: 21% (6th) PK: 4-4Season: 78.3% Quote of the Night “Theres
satisfaction when you beat your former hockey club. Im not going to hide that
fact.” -Randy Carlyle, after beating his former team for the first time in
Anaheim Up Next The Leafs visit the Sharks on Tuesday night in the second leg of
a five-game road trip.
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virtually no changes from this years slate. In little more than a month, Tiger
Woods went from being tough to beat to having a tough time even playing. Woods
said Wednesday that soreness in his left elbow would keep him from defending his
title next week in the AT&T National at Congressional, and that he would not
compete again until the British Open next month at Muirfield. This is the sixth
straight year that injury has kept him from either playing a tournament or
finishing one. The culprit this time is a strain in his left elbow. The problem
first became apparent during the opening round of the U.S. Open last week at
Merion, when he was flexing his left wrist or dangling his arm behind his back
after shots out of the thick, punishing rough. "I was examined after I returned
home from the U.S. Open, and the doctors determined I have a left elbow strain,"
Woods said on his website. "I have been advised to take a few weeks off, rest
and undergo treatment. Ill be ready to go for the British Open, and Im looking
forward to playing at Muirfield." His injury is a blow to the AT&T National,
which benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. This will be the third time since it
began in 2007 that Woods has missed the tournament because of injury -- knee
surgery in 2008, his left Achilles tendon in 2011 and an elbow injury this year.
"Any time you have Tiger in the field, it certainly adds to it a lot,"
tournament director Greg McLaughlin said. "But we have a very nice field this
year and we look forward to a great AT&T National." Masters champion Adam
Scott and U.S. Open champion Justin Rose are among those scheduled to play.
McLaughlin said Woods is to be at Congressional at least on Wednesday to take
part in the opening ceremonies. Woods was not specific about when or how the
latest injury happened. He first showed signs of being hurt after hitting shots
in the rough during the rain-delayed opening round at Merion, though he told a
USGA official it was "fine" when he left the course Thursday evening. After
finishing the first round Friday morning, he said only that the reason he
grimaced after shots out of the rough was because of "pain" and that he felt it
on a few shots. That afternoon, he revealed that he first hurt his elbow at The
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PGA Tour win of the season. Woods picked up those four in just eight starts
worldwide, and the win at Sawgrass was his third victory in his last four
tournaments. The exception was the Masters, where he tied for fourth, four shots
out of a playoff. But the last two tournaments have produced a surprising
outcome. At the Memorial, where Woods was a five-time winner and the defending
champion, he had the worst nine-hole score of his career with a 44 on the back
nine that led to a 79 in the third round. He tied for 65th and finished 20 shots
behind, his largest deficit for a full-field event. At Merion, he wound up with
a 13-over 293, his highest score ever for the U.S. Open and tied for his highest
72-hole score in any major. Even so, the announcement Wednesday was surprising.
Woods had said Friday at Merion that he would not have withdrawn even if it were
not the U.S. Open. He was not asked about his elbow the rest of the week. It
will be the 10th time Woods is unable to defend a title in official PGA Tour
events, with six of those related to reconstructive surgery on his left knee
after he won the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. The last time he failed to
defend was in 2010 at Bay Hill, when he was returning from the scandal in his
personal life. His website said he felt minor discomfort before going to Merion
and aggravated the area last week. Woods extended his regrets to AT&T,
secondary sponsors and fans in Washington for not being able to play. "The
AT&T National means a lot to me and my foundation," he said. "Its especially
difficult not defending at my own tournament. Its going to be a great event, and
I look forward to being there to provide my support." AT&T is under contract
as title sponsor through 2014. The Dallas-based company recently announced that
it would take over as title sponsor for the Byron Nelson Championship starting
in 2015. It also is the longtime title sponsor at Pebble Beach. The British Open
is July 18-21 at Muirfield, where Woods bid for the calendar Grand Slam ended in
2002 when he was caught in nasty weather. Woods shot 81 in the third round -- 10
players failed to break 80 -- for his highest score as a pro.
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