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With Fridays win the Winnipeg Jets improve to 2-0 on the season, winning both games after giving up the first goal of the game. The home opener for the Jets featured a physical start with the Jets outhitting the Kings by a 10-4 count before the first commercial break. But the shots on goal tally very much favoured the Kings, outshooting the Jets 18-7 in the first period, a period that ended in a 1-1 tie thanks to a number of big saves by Ondrej Pavelec. Matt Greenes point shot went off Dustin Byfuglien and in, but less than two minutes later Evander Kanes shot was blocked by Greene, with the puck coming right back to Kane and a quick wrist shot beat Jonathan Quick to tie the game 1-1. Kane had three shots on goal and four hits in the opening period. In the second period the Kings kept putting pucks to the net and at one time were outshooting the Jets 25-9 before the Jets got going and went on an 11-1 run in shots, taking the lead on Olli Jokenins 300th NHL goal. Prior to that goal the Jets had one called back, on this ruling from the NHL – Video review determined that Blake Wheelers shot entered the net after it had come off its moorings. According to rule 78.5: “apparent goals shall be disallowed by the referee when the net becomes displaced accidently.” After watching replays Jets fans on the TSN 1290 post game show called in feeling Quick had deliberately dislodged the net. The Jets chased Quick in the third on back to back goals by Devin Setoguchi. The first one was a deflection of a Kane shot (the goal was initially credited to Kane), the second was on a wrap-around on a play started by Kanes speed. The 4-1 lead had the sold out crowd at MTS Centre in a party mood but the Kings almost spoiled the party as back to back power play goals 4:44 apart made it a one goal game with over four minutes left. The comeback ended with an empty net goal by Bryan Little making it a 5-3 final. It was the Jets first victory in three home openers. For Setoguchi it was his 19th career multi-point game (he has two hat-tricks, a regular season one against Colorado and a one in the playoffs against Detroit), and his 10th career three-point game. For Kane it was his seventh career three point game, while his first period fight with Colin Fraser was his eighth career scrap. He ended the game with a team high seven shots on goal. “With a heavy team like them you have to let them know early you wont be run out of your own building,” commented Kane post-game. Jokinen also had an assist, giving him 399 career assists and 699 career points. Jokinen was a Los Angeles draft pick in 1997, third overall behind Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. Byfuglien lead in ice time with 23:52 and his game drew praise from head coach Claude Noel. “He was physical, got his shots through, made good first passes.” As for the game, Noel had this to say: “We have a way of making games exciting. We got ourselves in penalty trouble, lost face-offs (Jets won only 37% in this game), got kicked out on face-offs, were not in shooting lanes. But we have to stay out of the box.” Jets gave up two power play goals for the second straight game, while scoring one power play goal for the second straight game. The first period shots on goal had the coach concerned. “We had a slow start, got better in the second and third. We passed up too many shots in the first, turned pucks over. That changed in the second. Frolik forced a turnover on Jokinens goal and it got us going. We are learning the necessary things to get us into the playoffs, and managing the puck is one of them. We did a lot of good things in the game, got a lot of good things from a lot of people.” Next up for the Jets is a home game Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks (TSN Jets, TSN 1290). The game will mark Teemu Selannes final NHL game in the city he started his career, with a 76-goal rookie season in 92-93. Ray Ban Outlet . 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Kehm also sought to play down media speculation about Schumachers health and requested respect for the familys privacy.MONTREAL -- Michel Therrien believes he will be a better, wiser coach than he was in his first stint behind the Montreal Canadiens bench. New general manager Marc Bergevin reached into the teams past Tuesday when he named 48-year-old Therrien to replace Randy Cunneyworth as coach of the team that finished last in the NHLs Eastern Conference last season. Therrien was behind the Montreal bench for parts of three seasons in his first NHL coaching job. He took over from Alain Vigneault during the 2000-01 season and leaving midway through the 2002-03 campaign in favour of Claude Julien. Since then, Therrien has coached in the AHL, reached a Stanley Cup final with the Sidney Crosby-led Pittsburgh Penguins, done pro scouting for the Minnesota Wild and, most recently, worked as a Canadiens television analyst. "To take a step back is never a bad thing," he told a packed news conference at the teams suburban training centre. "You analyse yourself, what went well and what went wrong, and you try to be a better coach. "Im certainly a better coach now than I was 10 or 15 years ago. I learned a lot about myself. I learned a lot about the game, too. And when I did pro scouting I saw the game in a little different way. The experience I got will certainly help me a lot." Reaction to the hiring was split on social media, with some delighted to have the Montreal native back and others disappointed Bergevin couldnt find a coach with new ideas. Therrien stresses hard work, conditioning, playing physical hockey and staying within his defence-first system. He has also shown in the past a temper that can boil over during games. And at times he not been shy about calling out under-performing players in public, leaving some of them bitter. Therrien has not coached since he was fired by Pittsburgh a few weeks before the end of the 2008-09 season. He then watched Dan Bylsma lead the Penguins to a Stanley Cup title. But Julien was also fired just before the playoffs by New Jersey in 2005 because GM Lou Lamoriello felt he wasnt the man to win. Julien came back to win the Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011. The Canadiens are a younger, more talented team in Therriens second tenure with Montreal, where he has budding stars in goalie Carey Price, defenceman P.K. Subban and winger Max Pacioretty, as well as some veteran leaders in Brian Gionta, Erik Cole and Tomas Plekanec. There are also problem cases, such as centre Scott Gomez and defenceman Tomas Kaberle, who have been in a slide in recent seasons, although it remains to be seen how Bergevin will deal with them this summer. The injury-plagued Canadiens missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007 after turmoil that included the firing of general manager Pierre Gauthier and the mid-season ouster of coach Jacques Martin in favour of Cunneyworth. "I didnt like how it worked out, but this a team with good potential," Therrien said. "It has an excellent first line (Cole, Pacioretty and David Desharnais) you can compare with the good first lines in the league. "Theres a guy like Plekanec who is a very intelligent player and Carey Price who is an elite goaltender. The defence has Andrei Markov who will be healthy to start the season. And there are a lot of good young players to work with." However, he wants to investigate whether there were conditioning issues. "Why were there so many injuries? The fact that we blew leads in the third period. Those are red flags," he said.dddddddddddd "That tells me it wasnt a normal situation. "I cant make judgements from the outside, but it is something Ill keep an eye on." Bergevin gave few details of the hiring process, other than he interviewed fewer than 10 candidates. He named no names, although it was believed Marc Crawford and former Canadiens goaltender Patrick Roy were candidates. The names of Bob Hartley, who signed last week with Calgary, and Alain Vigneault, who signed a contract extension with Vancouver, were also in the speculation. Bergevin gave Therrien the news Sunday at the new coachs house. "I found a guy who learns, who adapts well and who understands that things change," said Bergevin. "His work ethic is second to none and thats important to me. "I made the decision and Im really comfortable with it." They celebrated with a barbecue, and Therrien said he shed a tear when he told his 80-year-old mother he was going to coach the Canadiens again. He said having done it before is "a huge plus. "There are new owners, new management," he said. "Theres only one player from when I was there and thats Markov. I know the expectations from the fans and the media." Therrien has given at least a short-term shot in the arm to both NHL clubs he coached. In his first full season with Montreal, he took them to the playoffs for the first time in five years in 2002. In Pittsburgh, he oversaw the teams jump from the basement to being a league power with its star-studded lineup. Therrien was hired by Montreal in 1997 to coach its top farm team, which was then in Fredericton after taking the junior Granby Predators to a Memorial Cup the previous year. He was named head coach of the Canadiens on Nov. 20, 2000. He had a 77-77-36 record in his first stint with the NHL club. After leaving Montreal, Therrien joined the Penguins AHL club in Wilkes-Barre from 2003 until he was called up to Pittsburgh to replace Ed Olczyk on Dec. 15, 2005. The following season, the talent-packed Penguins led by Crosby made a 47-point jump to 105 points. In 2007-08, they reached the Stanley Cup final, losing in six games to Detroit. Cunneyworth was named interim coach after Martin was fired in December. The move provoked howls of protest among many fans in Quebec because he was the first coach in four decades unable to speak French. Team president Geoff Molson apologized to fans and promised the next head coach would be bilingual. Therrien fit that bill, although it remains to be seen what will become of Cunneyworth. Therrien said he will decide soon whether to keep him on along with assistants Randy Ladouceur and Pierre Groulx or find new assistants. He said his first task will be to call the players, starting with captain Gionta. Therrien has coached 462 NHL games with a 212-182-68 record. He is 21-16 in the playoffs. Between the NHL and AHL, he has coached an even 1,000 pro games. He is the sixth Canadiens coach to have a second stint behind the bench. Newsy Lalonde coached from 1915 to 1921 and again from 1932 to 1934-35. Leo Danderand was behind the bench from 1921-22 to 1925-26 and then in 1934-35. Cecil Hart coached from 1926-27 to 1931-32 and again from 1936-37 to 1938-39. Claude Ruel coached in 1968-69 and 1969-70, then returned in 1979-80 and 1980-81. Bob Gainey, who was also general manager, finished off two seasons behind the bench -- in 2004-05 after Julien was fired and 2008-09 after Guy Carbonneau was let go. ' ' '
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