
Justin Bourne
Played NCAA, AHL, ECHL, video coach in AHL. NHL Analyst at Sportsnet. Author at Penguin. Love all sports (golf!), classic books, writing. Feed the good wolf.
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22 hours ago |
sportsnet.ca | Justin Bourne
There was an era when NHL coaches had all the power. They ran their teams like jockeys atop thoroughbreds, providing vague directional guidance and motivation. No carrots and all sticks. As the one doing the work, if you didn’t like a coach, your choices were either learn to like them or fall in line. Players fell in line.
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3 days ago |
sportsnet.ca | Justin Bourne
With the series between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers finally set to begin on Wednesday, let’s talk about some of the things shaping what should be an unbelievable Stanley Cup Final. The Paul Maurice departure in December 2021I know two things about this event for sure: it was weird as hell, and Paul Maurice will never be entirely forthright about why he left the Jets, mostly because it would probably involve saying some hard truths about some of the guys that played for him.
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1 week ago |
sportsnet.ca | Justin Bourne
Let’s talk about the upcoming off-season for the Toronto Maple Leafs by first talking about the Washington Capitals (and the Nashville Predators). After the 2022-23 NHL season was completed, the Caps had failed to make the post-season. The next year, 2023-24, they limped in on a tiebreaker, then promptly got swept by the Rangers. Their core was old and getting older. Then in the 2024 off-season, they got weird. They acquired Pierre Luc-Dubois in a trade from the Kings.
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1 week ago |
sportsnet.ca | Justin Bourne
One of my favourite things about using the Ice Tilt metric from NHL EDGE IQ powered by AWS is that you can be sure it tells a story. Now, what story exactly can require some context, and the Western Conference Final is a great example of what I’m talking about here. When you tease apart a few different factors, Ice Tilt reveals which teams are really in charge out there.
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2 weeks ago |
bvmsports.com | Justin Bourne
In the end, the Toronto Maple Leafs' Core Four era fell apart like a Temu purchase, the picture of something great just digitally rendered, its plastic parts snapping with pressure applied. At least it was definitive. No prominent injury kept them a few goals light of success. No weak goaltending let down a team of destiny. No bad calls or bounces, no "hair's breadth margin against the defending champs" as a crutch. No almosts, no ifs, no buts or maybes within squinting distance. Buh-bye.
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Thing that stands out most to me from the McDavid & Drai playoff dominance is how they’re constantly skating, particularly in the offensive zone. Like McDavid can’t embarrass everyone there if he doesn’t first get up in the zone, and get heading downhill. Always on the attack.

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