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Ralph Krueger was fired by the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday and replaced by assistant Don Granato.
The move comes 12 days after general manager Kevyn Adams called out the Sabres competitiveness and said everything is being evaluated, including Krueger. It felt right that it needed to be done now, Adams said Wednesday. I think we could talk about . could have been done before. For me, this is about results that haven t been good enough and I look and evaluate everything and I was trying to take a real, honest, fair evaluation, understanding the adversity and the situation our team was in, taking it all into account . I do believe every crisis is an opportunity for positive chance and this is a chance for us to move forward and to begin to get this thing pointed in the right direction.
Dubois scores as Jackets defeat Red Wings
Alexandre Texier and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored 1:16 apart early in the third period to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a two-goal lead and they held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Monday.
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DETROIT Alexandre Texier and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored 1:16 apart early in the third period to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a two-goal lead and they held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Monday.
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored late in the second period and Joonas Korpisalo finished with 35 saves in the Blue Jackets first win of the season.
Beniers of U.S. among top 2021 NHL Draft prospects to watch at WJC
Forward one of three players on list to earn A rating from Central Scouting by Mike G. Morreale @mikemorrealeNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer
The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is scheduled for Dec. 25-Jan. 5 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Today, we look at some draft-eligible prospects to keep an eye on in the tournament.
Matthew Beniers of the United States National Junior Team will be one of several draft-eligible players looking to play a key role for his country at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. [Beniers] is an accelerated player for sure; his motor is always going, United States general manager John Vanbiesbrouck said. I think that he can play center and can play the wing and when you re that usable, you re going to play a lot of
Team Canada practised inside the Edmonton bubble on Saturday.
They re probably not destined for a Matthew Tkachuk versus Zack Kassian type feud, but one day soon Oilers 2020 first rounder Dylan Holloway and Flames 2019 first rounder Jakob Pelletier hope to be part of the Battle of Alberta. For now, though, they are joining forces on what is shaping up to be a key line for Team Canada at the World Juniors.
Will it be harder to hate each other in the NHL one day if they win gold together? I think probably a little bit, Holloway said with a grin. We re close teammates . I really like playing with Pelts. He s super fast, plays really hard and a really smart player.
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