標籤: DeBoer

One reason the New York Islanders hired Pete DeBoer at the end of the season was because of the potential new coach conflict.

mission accomplished.

The Islanders put 24 shots on the beleaguered Toronto Maple Leafs net in the first period and snapped their four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory at UBS Arena on Thursday.

The Isles’ win, coupled with a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in Detroit and a loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in Buffalo, pushed them ahead of Columbus and one point behind Philadelphia for the No. 3 seed in the Metropolitan Division.

New York defeated Toronto 44–16, and five different Islanders scored, including Matthew Schaefer’s 23rd goal, which tied the NHL record for most goals by a rookie defenseman. Callum Ritchie earned the game’s No. 1 star with one goal and one assist.

Islanders came out flying against Toronto

The Islanders had 16 shots in a 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in their last game under Patrick Roy.

It took him 12:04 to record that many shots against Artur Akhtyamov and the Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

In a must-win game against an opponent that was already out of the playoff race, the Isles took their most shots in the first period in 18 years. New York outshot Toronto 24–3 in the first period and scored the first two goals of the game, the first when Brayden Schenn scored just 128 seconds in and the second by JG Pazo at 4:55.

“A lot of good things,” DeBoer said. “We’ve been talking all week about playoff habits, and you’ve got to adopt them this time of year to have a chance to get to the playoffs, and I thought he worked on that.”

The new-coach bump delivered much-needed results. The Isles had taken 40 shots in their previous two games, losses to the Hurricanes and Flyers on Friday and Saturday, yet attempted 39 shots in the first period and 60 in the first 40 minutes.

“I think we were just excited to have Pete back there,” Schaefer said. “We really wanted to show him what a great team we are and what a great group we’ve got here.”

It was the second time this year the Islanders had 24 shots on goal in a period. But since it was the first period since changing their head coach in a game they needed to win, the Islanders’ first period felt different Thursday.

“I thought we played fast, and it seemed like a seamless transition into some of the things we were trying to do,” DeBoer said.

matthew schaffer was brilliant again

DeBoer is famously tough on young players, but he had nothing negative to say about the Islanders’ 18-year-old defenseman.

“For me, it’s great to see him live like that off the bench,” DeBoer said. “To see him live at the age he’s at and how dynamic he is, on both ends of the rink… he’s really a special player.”

Schaefer once again led all Islanders skaters in time on ice (24:49) and certainly broke the 2-all tie with his record-tying goal, which tied him with Brian Leach in 1988–89.

“I can’t say enough about him and the way he plays,” Islanders defenseman Tony DeAngelo said. “Just a special player, a special talent.”

Also, on a night when Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin made just 13 saves and allowed some very poor goals, Schaefer also supported his netminder by calmly making a goal-line save on Toronto’s first shot of the game.

“Sorokin doesn’t let many of them in. He’s the best goalie in the world,” Schaefer said. “I think we should help him when something like this happens. He supports us a lot… If I can do that, I can do the same.”

Islanders’ power play saved the day

Although they completely dominated the shot clock, the Isles found themselves in a tied game after Easton Cowen’s power-play goal early in the second period.

But New York’s moribund power play came alive in the second half of the game. Emil Heineman scored his 22nd goal and fourth on the power play, which was ultimately the game-winning goal, and Ritchie gave the Isles some relief at 10:20 to give them a 5–2 lead.

“We have a great staff at PP,” Schaefer said. “I think we went there and we thought ‘let’s try to do something.'”

The Islanders’ man-advantage was a major talking point in DeBoer’s first days as head coach. New York entered the game with a 16.7% man-advantage, the 30th-best mark, and had scored on only three of their last 16 ppg (15%).

But Isles’ power play on Thursday was lethal. Mathew Barzal set up the goal for Heinemann after moving the puck around in the offensive zone, and Heinemann fired a laser past Akhtyamov, giving the Isles a 4–2 advantage.

“I thought we just walked [the puck] All around,” Schaefer said. “I guess we were waiting. We have that in the tank. We just had to highlight it.

Ritchie’s goal, which came at five-on-three in the third, came after a spectacular left pad stop by Akhtyamov on Shen. But the puck bounced straight off Ritchie’s stick, giving New York a 5–2 advantage.

“There were some signs of it turning around and going the right way before I got here,” DeBoer said. “Like any of your systems, you need to be rewarded to build on trust. … We have to build on that.”

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周六晚上，皮特·德波尔（Pete DeBoer）坐在拉斯维加斯的家中，马蒂厄·达奇（Mathieu Darche）打电话给他，询问纽约岛人队的主教练一职。

德波尔距离成为市场上最炙手可热的主教练只有几天的时间。但周一，他在作为岛民队主教练进行第一次训练后发表了讲话，距离达奇第一次打电话仅约 36 小时。

德波尔提到了大纽约地区，他从 2011-14 赛季开始在新泽西魔鬼队担任了三个半赛季的教练。他提到了一些熟悉的面孔，比如与他一起执教圣何塞鲨鱼队的鲍勃·鲍纳(Bob Boughner)。

他提到了自从 15 年前 Lamoriello 在新泽西雇用他以来，Lou Lamoriello 时代留下的其他人。

然而，德波尔最兴奋的是岛人队的天赋和对斯坦利杯季后赛的推动。当然，在还剩四场比赛的情况下，纽约距离季后赛最后的席位仅差一分。

马蒂厄·达奇 (Mathieu Darche) 在长岛卖掉了皮特·德波尔 (Pete DeBoer)，马修·谢弗 (Matthew Schaefer) 提供了帮助

德波尔离任 NHL 主教练职位还不到一年。但在首次接受媒体采访时，他在谈到自己在达拉斯星队西部决赛被淘汰后的球队门将杰克·奥廷格(Jake Oettinger)后被免职后的成长时，听起来精神焕发。

“这是在 NHL 18 年来第一次，我从来没有一个赛季离开过比赛，”德波尔说道。 “当你这样做时，你会对我们所做的事情有多么幸运有一点不同的看法……并且不要忘记它。

“我对此感到内疚。有时，当你处于这种位置时，你有时会忘记每年的这个时候是多么令人兴奋。”

尽管德波尔不再担任 NHL 替补席，但他仍在执教。他在米兰/科尔蒂纳奥运会上随加拿大队获得银牌，为有史以来最星光熠熠的球队之一担任后卫。

但他正在等待时机，等待休赛期的到来，以便有球队伸出援手。然而，当达奇周六晚上给德波尔打电话时，他对此表示怀疑。

“这确实来自左外野，”德波尔说。 “我们真的从来没有说过话，直到 [Sunday] 并进行了深入会谈。我并没有研究纽约岛人队。

“决定的是人。我不敢相信卢从新泽西带来的人还留在这里。……这里的团队和马蒂厄·达尔什非常熟悉。他真的卖给了我……他卖给了我组织、愿景、方向和所有权。”

他还提到了马修·谢弗。这位 18 岁的蓝线球员有望以 NHL 年度最佳新秀的身份赢得考尔德奖杯。德波尔对于谢弗和守门员伊利亚·索罗金的加入感到欣喜若狂。

“当你谈论这个团队以及这个组织的发展愿景时，这就是你谈论的事情之一，包括可以说拥有联盟中最好的守门员，”德波尔说。 “[Schaefer] 很特别。今年上半年我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛，他的比赛如此成熟，充满活力。他距离上榜仅一步之遥 [Canada Olympic] 青少年时期的团队。”

德波尔是一位注重防守的教练，多年来培养了一批优秀的年轻防守队员。德波尔在达拉斯执教托马斯·哈雷和米罗·海斯卡宁。他在维加斯有谢伊·西奥多。他帮助布伦特·伯恩斯在圣何塞赢得了诺里斯杯。

在德波尔和鲍纳的带领下，他认为他们可以发挥谢弗的最佳水平。

“尽管我对他的影响有多大，我认为 [Boughner’s] 不仅如此，”德波尔说。

皮特·德波尔有“很多不容谈判的事情”，但已经冷静下来

德波尔在达拉斯赛季末比赛第五场比赛的前七分多钟内对奥廷格的爆发批评了明星队的超级巨星守门员，让他进了两个软球，这证明了他的毅力。

他在 2020 年泡沫季后赛中让罗宾·莱纳首发，从而疏远了维加斯的马克-安德烈·弗勒里。弗勒里的经纪人艾伦·沃尔什对此作出回应，发布了一张弗勒里背上插着剑的照片。

岛民队球迷可能还记得德波尔在 2012 年东部决赛期间挑战时任纽约游骑兵队主教练约翰·托托雷拉（John Tortorella），以此证明他的火力。

“我想，在这个联盟工作了 18 年之后，我对一支球队需要如何打球、什么对获胜重要、什么对在季后赛获胜重要以及如何建立这些信念有着非常坚定的信念，”德波尔说。 “在这些事情上我有很多不容谈判的余地。”

尽管德波尔取得了成功，但他从未加入过斯坦利杯冠军球队。他认为他的一些旧方式可能影响了这一点。

“我还认为我已经变得冷静了，”德波尔说。 “我认为作为这个联盟的教练，你会意识到很多时候脾气或情绪对于推动球队会适得其反。”

但达什为这些岛民选择了一位出了名的严格教练是有原因的。他们的结构在3-7的比赛中已经崩溃了，德波尔希望能够修复这个问题。

“我的原则是，我们有一份清单，不是 X 和 Os，”德波尔说。 “这是比赛的细节。这是换线、回防、努力、在 D 区覆盖范围内停下来、愿意转身并在轮到你时盖帽的意愿；这些都是每年这个时候赢得曲棍球比赛所需的所有无形因素。”

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週六晚上，皮特·德波爾（Pete DeBoer）坐在拉斯維加斯的家中，馬蒂厄·達奇（Mathieu Darche）打電話給他，詢問紐約島人隊的主教練一職。

德波爾距離成為市場上最炙手可熱的主教練只有幾天的時間。但在周一，他在作為島民隊主教練進行第一次訓練後發表了講話，距離達奇第一次打電話僅約 36 小時。

德波爾提到了大紐約地區，他從 2011-14 賽季開始在新澤西魔鬼隊擔任了三個半賽季的教練。他提到了一些熟悉的面孔，例如與他一起執教聖何塞鯊魚隊的鮑勃·鮑納(Bob Boughner)。

他提到了自從 15 年前 Lamoriello 在新澤西僱用他以來，Lou Lamoriello 時代留下的其他人。

然而，德波爾最興奮的是島人隊的天賦和對史丹利杯季後賽的推動。當然，在還剩四場比賽的情況下，紐約隊距離季後賽最後一個席位僅差一分。

馬蒂厄·達奇 (Mathieu Darche) 在長島賣掉了皮特·德波爾 (Pete DeBoer)，馬修·謝弗 (Matthew Schaefer) 提供了幫助

德波爾離任 NHL 主教練職位不到一年。但在首次接受媒體採訪時，他在談到自己在達拉斯星隊西部決賽被淘汰後的球隊門將傑克·奧廷格(Jake Oettinger)後被免職後的成長時，聽起來精神煥發。

「這是在 NHL 18 年來第一次，我從來沒有一個賽季離開過比賽，」德波爾說。 「當你這樣做時，你會對我們所做的事情有多麼幸運有一點不同的看法……並且不要忘記它。

「我對此感到內疚。有時，當你處於這種位置時，你有時會忘記每年的這個時候是多麼令人興奮。”

儘管德波爾不再擔任 NHL 替補席，但他仍在執教。他在米蘭/科爾蒂納奧運會上隨加拿大隊獲得銀牌，為有史以來最星光熠熠的球隊之一擔任後衛。

但他正在等待時機，等待休賽期的到來，以便有球隊伸出援手。然而，當達奇週六晚上打電話給德波爾時，他對此表示懷疑。

「這確實來自左外野，」德波爾說。 「我們真的從來沒有說過話，直到 [Sunday] 並進行了深入會談。我並沒有研究紐約島人隊。

「決定的是人。我不敢相信盧從新澤西帶來的人還留在這裡。…這裡的團隊和馬蒂厄·達爾什非常熟悉。他真的賣給了我……他賣給了我組織、願景、方向和所有權。”

他也提到了馬修·謝弗。這位 18 歲的藍線球員有望以 NHL 年度最佳新秀的身份贏得考爾德獎杯。德波爾對於謝弗和守門員伊利亞·索羅金的加入感到欣喜若狂。

「當你談論這個團隊以及這個組織的發展願景時，這就是你談論的事情之一，包括可以說擁有聯盟中最好的守門員，」德波爾說。 “[Schaefer] 很特別。今年上半年我簡直不敢相信自己的眼睛，他的比賽如此成熟，充滿活力。他距離上榜只有一步之遙 [Canada Olympic] 青少年時期的團隊。 」

德波爾是一位注重防守的教練，多年來培養了一群優秀的年輕防守球員。德波爾在達拉斯執教托馬斯·哈雷和米羅·海斯卡寧。他在維加斯有謝伊·西奧多。他幫助布倫特伯恩斯在聖何塞贏得了諾里斯杯。

在德波爾和鮑納的帶領下，他認為他們可以發揮謝弗的最佳水準。

「儘管我對他的影響有多大，我認為 [Boughner’s] 不僅如此，」德波爾說。

皮特·德波爾有“很多不容談判的事情”，但已經冷靜下來

德波爾在達拉斯賽季末比賽第五場比賽的前七分多鐘內對奧廷格的爆發批評了明星隊的超級巨星守門員，讓他進了兩個軟球，這證明了他的毅力。

他在 2020 年泡沫季後賽中讓羅賓·萊納首發，從而疏遠了維加斯的馬克-安德烈·弗勒里。弗勒里的經紀人艾倫·沃爾什對此作出回應，發布了一張弗勒里背上插著劍的照片。

島民隊球迷可能還記得德波爾在 2012 年東部決賽期間挑戰時任紐約遊騎兵隊主教練約翰·托托雷拉（John Tortorella），以此證明他的火力。

「我想，在這個聯盟工作了 18 年後，我對一支球隊需要如何打球、什麼對獲勝重要、什麼對在季後賽獲勝重要以及如何建立這些信念有著非常堅定的信念，」德波爾說。 “在這些事情上我有很多不容談判的餘地。”

儘管德波爾取得了成功，但他從未加入史丹利杯冠軍球隊。他認為他的一些舊方式可能影響了這一點。

「我還認為我已經變得冷靜了，」德波爾說。 “我認為作為這個聯盟的教練，你會意識到很多時候脾氣或情緒對於推動球隊會適得其反。”

但達許為這些島民選擇了一位出了名的嚴格教練是有原因的。他們的結構在3-7的比賽中已經崩潰了，德波爾希望能夠修復這個問題。

「我的原則是，我們有一份清單，不是 X 和 Os，」德波爾說。 「這是比賽的細節。這是換線、回防、努力、在 D 區覆蓋範圍內停下來、願意轉身並在輪到你時蓋帽的意願；這些都是每年這個時候贏得曲棍球比賽所需的所有無形因素。”

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The New York Islanders shocked the hockey world by hiring Patrick Roy in January 2024. So it’s no surprise that Roy’s departure from Long Island would be equally surprising.

General manager Matthew Darche spoke openly about his decision to fire Roy with four games left and hire Pete DeBoer to try to salvage the rapidly ending season.

“I felt it was time to move the group forward,” Darche said. “Now is the time to make change.”

The Islanders (42-31-5) have lost four consecutive games in regulation, still trail the Philadelphia Flyers by just one point for the No. 3 spot in the Metropolitan Division with four games remaining. New York is also just one point behind the Ottawa Senators for the East’s second wild card.

But hockey analytics site Manipuk gives the Islanders only a 29.6% chance of reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs. That’s because both Ottawa and Philadelphia have a game in hand.

Roy went 97-78-22 in three years for the Islanders.

Matthew Darche thinks Islanders’ season is ‘slipping away’

The Islanders have only seven regulation wins in their last 24 games. They have lost nine points in the standings to the Flyers since the Olympic break.

They have 20 goals in a four-game losing streak, including eight goals in a home match against the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 30. The Flyers outshot the Islanders 12-2 in the first round in a devastating 4-1 loss at UBS Arena on Friday.

But Darche decided to make a move based on New York’s recent struggles.

“It’s never just a moment,” Darche said. “I just felt a little bit in this moment, and last time here, that we were slipping a little bit here, and it’s not just about this year.

“Moving on, I felt [replacing the coach] Put us in a better position and a better opportunity to win those games, get to the playoffs and move on.

Darche acknowledged that Ilya Sorokin’s recent struggles had a role in Roy’s firing. Sorokin has a .909 save% and 19.09 goals saved – above average in all situations, but over the last four games he has a .852 save% and a minus-3.60 GSAA.

“I felt it last time here, where we weren’t as fast, we didn’t escape it as well as we used to,” Darche said. “Let’s face it, we accomplished some things during the year where our goaltender excelled.”

Mathieu Darche hired Peter DeBoer because he’s ‘a very structured coach’

DeBoer has a reputation for struggling to develop young players, and he was let go by the Dallas Stars after publicly criticizing franchise goaltender Jake Oettinger following a loss in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals to the Edmonton Oilers last May.

But that was DeBoer’s third consecutive WCF appearance for Dallas, and he’s eager to find quick success at the places where he coaches. He led the New Jersey Devils (2011–12) and San Jose Sharks (2015–16) to the Stanley Cup Finals in Year 1 in both stops, and took the Vegas Golden Knights (2019–20) and Dallas Stars (2022–23) to the Western Conference Finals in his first season coaching.

“Guys like Pete DeBoer don’t last very long in the market,” Darche said. “He’s been to five of the last six conference finals. Wherever he’s gone, he’s had success. He’s a very structured coach.”

The last piece may be the most important for the Islanders, as they are reeling on their current skid defensively. Sorokin has faced the most danger shots (151) since the Olympic break, an average of 8.88 per game.

Darche said that when the decision was made to replace Roy, he had only DeBoer in mind. He came to this conclusion after watching the Isles lose 40–16 in a 4–3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

“It’s like grabbing the No. 1 free agent on the market,” Darche said. “Pete is an excellent coach. … His success speaks volumes for itself.”

Islanders GM believes they still have time to make playoffs

The schedule is currently against the Islanders. He has played the most games in the East and will be inactive until hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

But the teams around him have helped. Going 3-7 over a 10-game span, and failing to pick up a single point in four games, would have been a death sentence in years past. But Ottawa (2-3-1), Columbus (1-6-1) and Detroit (4-8-1) are also struggling.

Additionally, the schedule also motivated Darche to act when she did.

“We have three days to practice before the first game [with DeBoer]”Darché said.

Darche spoke directly to the team and members of the Isles leadership group on Sunday. He felt energized by this step.

“Everyone is excited,” Darache said. “They know what work needs to be done this year and what needs to be done next.”

Pat Pickens is an award-winning sports writer and author who has covered the NHL since 2013. He reveals more about Pat Pickens.