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Filip Forsberg: 'You Can Talk [Crap] About Austria As Much As You Want, But They're Good'
After a dominant 5-0 win over Slovakia in their opening game of the 2025 IIHF World Championship, the Swedes had more trouble with their second game against Austria, needing a late comeback to win 4-2. Swedish media didn't seem impressed with the team's performance in the second game, but when asked about it Filip Forsberg was full of praise for the Austrian team.
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Nate Schmidt surprisingly leads Panthers in scoring in the Stanley Cup Final
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla — The Florida Panthers' leading scorer through two games of the Stanley Cup Final is not Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov or Sam Reinhart. It's Nate Schmidt. Yes, the journeyman defenseman who was bought out last summer and is playing for just above the NHL veteran minimum. Schmidt has four points, three of them primary assists, against the Edmonton Oilers. 'He's been great,' teammate Gustav Forsling said. 'He's been playing unreal, making some huge, huge plays for us in key moments.' Schmidt is 33 and seven years removed from his first trip to the final, losing with Vegas in the Golden Knights' inaugural season to the Washington Capitals, who he broke into the league. He is one of the newcomers who were not part of Florida's title run last year and are looking to hoist the Cup for the first time. 'It's incredibly hard to get back to this stage, and this time I'm just trying to slow it down and enjoy it,' said Schmidt, who has gone from fresh faced with floppy hair to a shaved head and full beard. 'This is the pinnacle of our sport, and be able to be here at the end is special.' Schmidt said it's 'kind of reminding yourself that you have that game in you and you're just unlocking it.' He has reminded coach Paul Maurice of the player he was earlier in his career. 'He's getting up the ice, and he looks like he did when he was a kid when he first came into the league in Washington,' Maurice said. 'He was dynamic with the way he'd get up the ice. And then coaches beat that out of you and take the fun out of the game for you, but it looks like he's found his fun again.' Oilers changes At their practice in Sunrise, the Oilers unveiled defense pairs that were all different from the first two games. Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard were put together, Swedes Mattias Ekholm and John Klingberg, and Brett Kulak with Jake Walman. They quickly downplayed the impact, saying assistant Paul Coffey, a Hall of Fame defenseman as a player, has been changing things up like this all season. 'Our D corps all year long, it depends on sometimes what day of the week, we could be playing with someone new,' Nurse said. 'Even over the course of a game, you'll be playing with three or four different people, so there's a comfort level everyone has with whoever you're out there playing with.' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins did not skate, with healthy scratch Jeff Skinner taking his place on the top line. Coach Kris Knoblauch started to say he thinks Nugent-Hopkins will be in for Game 3 before calling Edmonton's longest-tenured player a game-time decision. Ekblad is fine Florida's Aaron Ekblad took a puck off his left hand in the second overtime of Game 2 on a shot by Nurse and was writhing in pain on the bench. He missed one shift before returning, practiced and declared himself good to go. 'It's just a routine blocked shot,' Ekblad said. 'Stick your hand out for it and try and get it knocked down and get off the ice as quickly as possible, because when you get that stinger you can't really grip for a second. But all good now.' McDavid's assist Connor McDavid wowed in Game 2 when he deked around Barkov and Ekblad and passed the puck to Leon Draisaitl for a one-timer power-play goal that was still getting talked about two days later. 'That was pretty routine in Erie back in the day,' said Oilers winger Connor Brown, who was junior teammates there with McDavid more than a decade ago. 'To do what he's doing (on) the stage that he doing it at, we're lucky to have him.' Ekblad said McDavid having multiple options is the biggest challenge in defending the undisputed best hockey player in the world with otherworldly abilities. 'You're trying to block a shot, you're trying to block a low pass, a backdoor pass and a walk-on-water toe drag,' Ekblad said. 'So, yeah, McJesus.' McDavid blushed when asked about what it takes to make that kind of play, fumbling over words like opponents fumble to try to contain him before coming up with, 'A lot goes into that.' Draisaitl, sitting beside him, chimed in: 'You can't learn that. Let me answer it for you. I'll answer it for him.'
Yahoo
16 hours ago
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Gabriel Landeskog's Clear Message Amid Avalanche Offseason
Gabriel Landeskog's Clear Message Amid Avalanche Offseason originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The story of Colorado Avalanche star forward Gabriel Landeskog is an inspiring one. After being away from the NHL ice for nearly three years due to a serious injury, Landeskog finally returned to action in Game 3 of the Avs' first-round series against the Dallas Stars in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. Advertisement Although the Avalanche ultimately failed to advance to the second round after losing to Dallas in seven games, Landeskog's return was a notably positive takeaway from Colorado's 2024-25 season. Before the final screening of the TV miniseries "A Clean Sheet: Gabe Landeskog," which is based on Landeskog's journey while dealing with his injury, the Swedish pro opened up about what he's been up to since the Avalanche's elimination at the hands of Dallas. 'I've been back in the gym, back on the ice, and I'm feeling good,' Landeskog said, per Evan Rawal of The Denver Gazette. Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) looks on during the third period against the Miron-Imagn Images Selected second overall in the 2011 NHL draft by the Avalanche, Landeskog immediately proved to Colorado that he was the real deal, as he scored 22 goals and recorded 30 assists for 52 points in 82 games during his rookie campaign in the league. Advertisement His performance in that season was enough to earn him the 2011-12 Calder Trophy award. He reached what can be considered the pinnacle of his time with the Avalanche in 2022 when Colorado won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2001. Landeskog, who has a cap hit of $7 million each season until the end of the 2028-29 campaign, has 248 goals and 323 assists in 738 regular-season games in his career with Colorado. Related: Avalanche's Coach Denies Gabriel Landeskog Rumors: 'No Truth to That' This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Yahoo
Tottenham sack women's head coach Robert Vilahamn after two years in charge
Tottenham have sacked Robert Vilahamn as their women's manager, two days after Ange Postecoglou, the men's team manager, was relieved of his duties. Vilahamn joined Spurs in 2023 from the Swedish side BK Hacken and led them to a first FA Cup final in his first season in charge. Advertisement Related: Manchester City Women close to appointing Denmark manager Jeglertz Tottenham finished sixth in the Women's Super League that season, one point and one place below their best league finish, prompting the club to give the 42-year-old a three‑year contract extension last July. The future had looked bright, with the manager adamant that their 2024 FA Cup run could catapult their growth. 'We perhaps shouldn't be in the final this year, but we are in the final and we can win it,' Vilahamn said before the 2024 final, which they lost 4-0 against Manchester United. 'That's the main thing we can try to do and, if we fail, hopefully we are starting to grow for next year.' However, after nine new signings in the summer, including the Australian forward Hayley Raso and the Spain international Maite Oroz, the 2024‑25 season was a very difficult one. The double loss of the loanee Grace Clinton, who returned to United, and Celin Bizet, who joined Clinton in Manchester, were huge blows and the team did not get close to matching the standards set the preceding year. They finished second from bottom, conceding 44 goals, a tally matched by Aston Villa and beaten only by the relegated Crystal Palace. Advertisement Andy Rogers, the women's team managing director, said: 'There have been some special moments during Robert's tenure, including reaching the FA Cup final for the first time. 'However, results and performances this season have not been to the level we would expect and now is the right time to make a change. We should like to thank Robert for his professionalism and efforts over the past two seasons, and we wish him well for the future.'
