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1 SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF Anaheim Ducks DUCKS FIRE CARLYLE: Following first when in eight games, team announces former Washington coach Boudreau will Ducks fire Carlyle after victory, hire Boudreau Ducks fire Randy Carlyle, hire Bruce Boudreau as coach Ducks fire Carlyle and bring in Boudreau Ducks move Ryan to third line to spread offense Ducks fire Randy Carlyle, hire Bruce Boudreau as coach Final: Ducks 4, Canadiens Duck Takes: Getting to know Devo Boston Bruins Lucic scores 2, Bruins win 12th in 13 games Bruins-Maple Leafs Sum Final: Bruins 6, Leafs Tonight's Bruins lineup Game 23: Bruins at Maple Leafs Milan Lucic scores twice, Bruins win 12th in 13 games Milan Lucic back on hot streak Bruins rake in more points Buffalo Sabres Defenseman Finley to make debut for Sabres vs. Wings Ducks shopping, Sabres' Miller not buying Vanek is Buffalo's goal-oriented family man Sabres' Miller discounts trade talk Two days after getting NHL deal, Finley gets call to Buffalo from Amerks Miller feeling better on ice, discounts trade talk off it in wake of rumors Calgary Flames Flames lose steady blueliner for at least seven days Game Day: Columbus at Calgary Flames' Smith took long road to NHL Carolina Hurricanes No disciplinary action for Canes' Joslin after hit Fast tempo for Canes at Muller's first full practice Panthers spoil Muller's debut behind Hurricanes' bench Coach to Canes: Have fun Muller starts clean slate Chicago Blackhawks Reader Q&A: Chris Kuc's Blackhawks mailbag Forbes: Maple Leafs most valuable NHL team; Blackhawks No Bickell getting head together A little hard work can t hurt Hawks have holes, but don t expect Bowman to rush into anything Blackhawks among NHL's most valuable franchises Colorado Avalanche Avalanche scores with new line Hejda helps Avalanche rout Devils Matt Duchene on left wing, but Avalanche coach Joe Sacco shakes up lines NHL 12/1/2011 Columbus Blue Jackets Blue Jackets notebook: Plenty of shots, but few goals Jackets-Flames preview Season status report Martinek resumes skating Jackets-Canucks summary Canucks 4, Blue Jackets 1: Kesler stifles hopes Blue Jackets notebook: Arniel knows goalies well He once coached Nash Season status report Dallas Stars Thursday s Stars-Senators preview: Morrow still not ready to return November was a good month for learning Hey Brad Richards, did you like your time in Dallas or not? Brenden Morrow, Trevor Daley out at least through Saturday Bragging time: Forbes says Stars are 11th most valuable NHL franchise Stars' checking line is not only consistent but adds a little offense GameDay: Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars Dallas Stars are right to bring back Jim Lites as team president Detroit Red Wings Red Wings notes from win over Lightning Red Wings' Darren Helm stashes win, earns lip service Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 2: Red Wings thunder past Lightning's defense Detroit Red Wings 4, Tampa Bay 2: Wings strike down Steve Yzerman's Lightning Forbes: Red Wings are fourth-most valuable NHL franchise Fabian Brunnstrom in tonight; Red Wings eye end of Movember Red Wings quick on draw Forbes: Red Wings rank fourth in value at $336M Third-period surge runs Wings' winning streak to six Wings' expectant father Fabian Brunnstrom keeps focus on the game Red Wings in talks with NHL to host outdoor game within next two seasons Red Wings recall forward Chris Conner from Grand Rapids Red Wings win sixth in a row, 4-2 over Lightning Steve Yzerman downplays return to Detroit; Red Wings hope to spoil it with victory Red Wings' Mike Babcock challenges Fabian Brunnstrom to maintain his spot in the lineup Holmstrom helps Wings to another win, 4-2 over Tampa Bay Holmstrom helps Wings to another win, 4-2 over Tampa Bay Holmstrom helps Wings to another win, 4-2 over Tampa Bay WINGS NOTEBOOK: Brunnstrom still competing to crack Wings lineup Edmonton Oilers Wild shoot down Oilers again Wild outguns Oilers in shootout for third time this season Sutton survives pre-game warm-up this time Oilers worth $212M, Forbes magazine reports Hordichuk still looking for first fight as an Oiler Who is this leading scorer in the AHL? Sutton back in Oilers lineup, Lander out Another Wild ride for Oilers Oilers go for the option Oilers honour Jones at game Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Jose Theodore rediscovers his form Jose Theodore Bringing It... Keaton Ellerby Ready to Go

2 with Dmitry Kulikov Out Panthers Notebook: Dmitry Kulikov Cut, Out for Time Being... Kris Versteeg Not Happy with Non Call Panthers Enjoying View from On Top, Beat Carolina Cats Lead Capitals by 5 in Southeast Panthers top scorers taking shots on net and to head Preview: Panthers vs. Kings, 10:30 p.m. Thursday Three Things: Panthers respond, Hurricanes fall, Valentine arrives Los Angeles Kings Change also came to defense Kings back to being effective `killers Richards finds the scoring groove Murray stays with hot hand (this time) Minnesota Wild Yeo wants Gillies to channel 'inner Cal' Game recap: Wild 3, Edmonton 2 (SO) Brodziak scores SO winner for Wild over Oilers Shootout triumph could carry a big price With eyes on Hordichuk/Staubitz, Wild looks to regain top spot in the NHL Tom Powers: Wild's Brad Staubitz, Oilers' Darcy Hordicuk fight, and all is well again Wild 3, Oilers 2 (SO): Kyle Brodziak's shootout goal lifts Minnesota Secret to Wild's early success: an 'almost unbreakable spirit' Montreal Canadiens Ducks beat Habs to snap skid Montreal Canadiens drop 4-1 decision to Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks' Saku Koivu says facing Canadiens is emotional Ducks search for solutions Nashville Predators Tonight's game: Preds at Canucks Nashville Predators get day to catch breath Predators' newest defense pairing is a familiar one New Jersey Devils Devils coach Pete DeBoer: 'We didn't show up and play' Devils await word on Dainius Zubrus ankle injury after lopsided loss Devils disappointing in 6-1 loss at Colorado Avalanche to start road trip Devils-Avalanche: As they play Devils coach Pete DeBoer: We're a better road team than at home Devils' Andy Greene won't face Avs but hopes to play on road trip Devils' Adam Larsson anxious to face Swedish pal Gabriel Landeskog Brad Mills going to Albany; House M.D. mentions Devils in TV scene Devils-Avalanche: As they play Devils are burried by Avalanche, Elias may remain at center Colorado Avalanche thump NJ Devils during lopsided win Brodeur blitzed in defeat New York Islanders Al Montoya's play puts him atop goalie heap New York Rangers Anaheim Shopping Bobby Ryan, with Plenty of Interest Red-hot NY Rangers ready to storm Carolina Hurricanes Rangers look to avoid letdown vs. Hurricanes Rangers second in NHL value behind Maple Leafs Call-ups help Rangers keep rolling with defense Rangers wary of letdown against Carolina Carl Hagelin, John Mitchell give Rangers a spark Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars on Dec. 1, The good, the bad and the big numbers for the Senators Senators displayed 'resiliency' in win over Winnipeg Smith in high gear for Senators Daddy again! Neil itchin' to play Kuba out, Filatov likely back for Sens Philadelphia Flyers Flyers' Schenn returns from injury Flyers are 8th in value Another fresh start with Flyers for Schenn Bryzgalov, Flyers prepare for Anaheim Simmonds' success based on courage, dignity Winter Classic: Lindros, LeClair to do charity signing at Granite Run Mall After rough start, Schenn ready to return Flyers unlikely to trade for local product Ryan Recovering Bryzgalov should play vs. Ducks 'Pain free' Jagr expects to play Friday Nodl adds depth to 'Canes' roster Phoenix Coyotes Coyotes captain Shane Doan returns to city where he began career Pittsburgh Penguins Starkey: Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry dead? Capitals remain patient with star Ovechkin Caps coach knew Pens' Crosby was special Penguins' Michalek, Letang won't play vs. Capitals A heated rivalry gets hotter Injured Letang, Michalek to miss second game in row San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks enter 'grind time' of season San Jose Sharks report for Thursday's game vs. Montreal Canadiens St Louis Blues Bernie: Hitchcock's arrival energizes Blues Blues dipping deep into talent pool Is Perron's return to Blues' lineup imminent? Grachev to IR, Sobokta should return Davidson likes what he's seeing Red-hot Blues just keep rolling Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning D Hedman signs 5-year contract extension Lightning can't match Red Wings' gold standard Notes: Detroit fans welcome back beloved Yzerman Lightning D Hedman signs 5-year contract extension Lightning D Hedman signs 5-year contract extension Toronto Maple Leafs Leafs' shortcomings become clearer in defeat Bruins continue record romp at Leafs' expense Leafs aim for quick start against red-hot Bruins Cox: Buds go down swinging but defence exposed by champs Lucic enjoying beating up on Leafs It felt like a win for Leafs 'Get over' Kessel deal Love him, hate him, pay him Wilson tight-lipped about lineup

3 Hockey fans eat up new Maple Leaf Gardens Lucic scores 2, Bruins win 12th in 13 games Forbes: Maple Leafs most valuable team in NHL Vancouver Canucks Canucks' Raymond returns against Predators Schneider, Luongo taking it one game at a time... really Raymond's return will add speed but not toughness Canucks tire of Luongo-Schneider debate Is there a 'goalie controversy?' The Canucks don't think so Ryan Kesler is back baby! Schneider's future with Canucks decidedly murky Washington Capitals Ducks hire Bruce Boudreau as head coach Coach Randy Carlyle abruptly fired after Anaheim Ducks snap 7-game skid; Boudreau hired Bruce Boudreau reflects on job as Capitals coach: I tried every trick that I knew Bruce Boudreau: I tried every trick that I knew in 18 years and nothing was working Ducks hire Bruce Boudreau as head coach Capitals set to face Sidney Crosby for first time since Winter Classic Dale Hunter ready to be reintroduced to Sidney Crosby, Caps-Penguins rivalry Assistant coaches Dean Evason, Blaine Forsythe to remain on Dale Hunter s staff Mike Green skates, says there s no set schedule for return to lineup Anaheim Ducks fire Carlyle, hire Bruce Boudreau 'Emotional roller coaster' continues with Capitals' firing of Bob Woods Bruce Boudreau at a loss to explain Capitals' collapse Capitals consider Sidney Crosby's injury when hitting NHL's biggest star Boudreau knows Capitals stopped responding Sjogren leaves Capitals to go back to Sweden Penguins come rolling in to face Capitals Thom Loverro: Without a title for the Capitals, does McPhee get the next call? Websites CNN/Sports Illustrated / It all comes down to the captain ESPN / 5 Things: Questions for the second quarter ESPN / Daily Debate: Best net option for Canucks? ESPN / First-quarter review: Awards picks ESPN / Daily Debate: Best net option for Canucks? NBCSports.com / Oh look, the Caps hired another coach NBCSports.com / Shanahan: No supplemental discipline for Joslin-Versteeg hit NBCSports.com / Wednesday Wake-Up Call: Magnus Paajarvi NBCSports.com / Tyler Seguin, Superstar NBCSports.com / Ryan on trade speculation: It s been a nightmare NBCSports.com / Edmonton columnist revisits Pronger trade, confirms Oilers made out well NBCSports.com / Boudreau calls Semin misunderstood NBCSports.com / Toronto is the NHL s most valuable team, again NBCSports.com / Canes Joslin faces Shanahan hearing for Versteeg hit NBCSports.com / Forbes list of NHL team values: 10 observations NBCSports.com / Hedman signs five-year extension with Lightning NBCSports.com / PHT Oddsmaker: Let s gamble on the NHL NBCSports.com / Iginla remains optimistic about Calgary s chances NBCSports.com / Nonis: Nobody on the Leafs is untouchable Sportsnet.ca / Best in the business USA TODAY / Civic Arena ornament sales go through roof Wall Street Journal / Our Coach Can Beat Up Your Coach Winnipeg Jets Lanky Swede up from St. John's for energy Coach keeps whip at bay Let 'er rip... then let it go Jets Report Jets worth $164 million: Forbes Jets call up IceCaps' Klingberg Jets' Pavelec needs to be better Jets fans should cheer for Doan Squandered opportunity for Jets SPORT-SCAN, INC Anaheim Ducks DUCKS FIRE CARLYLE: Following first when in eight games, team announces former Washington coach Boudreau will take over By Elliott Teaford, Staff Writer Posted: 11/30/ :35:05 PM PST Updated: 11/30/ :49:59 PM PST Less than an hour after ending a seven-game losing streak that had derailed their season, the Ducks fired Randy Carlyle as their coach late Wednesday night and hired Bruce Boudreau to replace the man who guided them to their only Stanley Cup. "This was an extremely difficult decision," Ducks general manager Bob Murray said in a statement. "Randy is a terrific coach and did a tremendous job for us for six-plus seasons. We thank him greatly for his hard work and dedication to our franchise. "At this time, we simply felt a new voice was needed. Bruce is a proven winner with a great track record, and we are optimistic we can turn this season around under his leadership."

4 Boudreau, 56, coached the Washington Capitals from 2007 until he was fired Monday. He was the winner of the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the year and led the team to the league's best regular-season record. The Ducks went into Wednesday's game with only one victory in their past 14games and two wins in their past 18 after they began the season with a record. They defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Wednesday, ending the club's second-longest losing streak. Carlyle was apparently unaware of his impending firing, calling the victory "a steppingstone for us in the right direction," during his postgame session with reporters. He was unavailable for comment about Murray's decision to let him go. Murray met with Carlyle about 40 minutes after the game, informing him of the move, and also talked with the team's leaders, according to a Twitter post late Wednesday evening by ESPN.com reporter Pierre LeBrun. Carlyle, 55, was with the Ducks, the most victories and the highest winning percentage in the franchise's history. He led the Ducks to their first Stanley Cup in after they won their second Western Conference title in The Ducks are and last in the Pacific Division. Murray also fired assistant coaches Dave Farrish and Mike Foligno and video coordinator Joe Trotta. Brad Lauer was named to Boudreau's staff, with another assistant still to be named, according to the Ducks. Boudreau is scheduled to be introduced at a news conference today. The Ducks' struggles weighed heavily on their shoulders when they sat down to breakfast, when they filled their cars with gas and when they did the dishes, according to team captain Ryan Getzlaf, who scored a goal and added two assists Wednesday. "If I said, no, I'd be lying," said Getzlaf, who ended a 14-game goal-scoring drought when he scored the Ducks' first goal of the game. "It was getting frustrating. We felt like we were working and working and not getting the results we needed." After falling behind only 3minutes, 10 seconds into the game, the Ducks gained confidence and momentum with each puck they put behind Montreal goaltender Peter Budaj. After a few minutes of uncertainty, the Ducks were clearly the better team. It had been a long while since anyone could say that with a straight face, dating to a victory Nov. 11 over defending Western Conference champion Vancouver. Speculation grew that changes would be made with each passing defeat. "We just kept playing," Getzlaf said of Wednesday's victory. "We kept the pressure on, drew penalties and did all the things we wanted to do. It's nice to see our group buy in the way we want to and do the things we talked about the last few days." Rookie winger Devante Smith-Pelly scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, Corey Perry made it 3-1 in the third and Niklas Hagman added an empty-net goal in the waning seconds, prompting a standing ovation from the crowd of 13,237. LA Times: LOADED: Anaheim Ducks Ducks fire Carlyle after victory, hire Boudreau By JEFF MILLER / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ANAHEIM The struggling Ducks beat Montreal on Wednesday then dumped Randy Carlyle. The most successful coach in franchise history was fired only minutes after his team finally won, ending a seven-game losing streak. Randy Carlyle looks toward the scoreboard during the third period of the Ducks' 4-1 victory over Montreal on Wednesday night. The Ducks fired Carlyle after the game and announced that they had replaced him with former Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau. In Carlyle's place, the Ducks hired Bruce Boudreau, who was just fired himself on Monday by Washington. Boudreau won the Jack Adams award as the NHL's coach of the year and led the Capitals to the Presidents' Trophy. His teams in Washington were and won Southeast Division titles in all four seasons he finished there. This was an extremely difficult decision, Ducks general manager Bob Murray said in a statement. Randy is a terrific head coach, and did a tremendous job for us for six-plus seasons. We thank him greatly for his hard work and dedication to our franchise, not the least of which was a Stanley Cup championship. Along with Carlyle, assistant coaches Dave Farrish and Mike Foligno also were fired, as was video coordinator Joe Trotta. Carlyle, 55, signed a contract extension through the season in August. The deal included a raise for this year, meaning Carlyle was dismissed only 24 games after being rewarded for his work. He was in 516 career games with the Ducks, compiling the most victories and highest winning percentage in club history. He led the team to the franchise's only Stanley Cup in But in the four seasons since claiming the title, the Ducks won only one playoff series for Carlyle. Then, after opening this season with a 4-1 record, the team tailed off badly. The Ducks' 4-1 victory Wednesday ended a seven-game winless streak. They had won only twice in their previous 18 games. Entering the night, the Ducks ranked 29th in the NHL in points, ahead of only Columbus. Their skid had led to wide-spread speculation about Carlyle's future and the possibility of a major trade. At least half of that talk will now cease. Though successful, Carlyle was not the most popular coach among his players. He was known for his no-nonsense, old-school style, which didn't always mesh with the team's younger players. At this time, we simply felt a new voice was needed, Murray's statement continued. Bruce is a proven winner with a great track record, and we are optimistic we can turn this season around under his leadership. Boudreau, 56, became the fastest coach in modern-day NHL history to win 200 games, doing so Nov. 21. He also picked up more victories (184) in his first 300 NHL games than any coach. But like Carlyle, Boudreau's career has been marked by recent postseason failings. His Capitals teams won only two playoff series. He also has clashed with his players, only more noticeably. In a game this month against the Ducks, in fact, Boudreau had a celebrated run-in on the bench with Washington star Alex Ovechkin. Before joining the Capitals, Boudreau spent nine seasons as an AHL coach, including a Calder Cup championship with Hershey in He spent four years with Manchester (Kings affiliate) and two with Lowell (Kings affiliate) before going to Hershey. A native of Toronto, Boudreau played eight seasons in the NHL, first with Toronto and then with Chicago. Brad Lauer, an assistant at Syracuse (AHL) was hired to be one of Boudreau's assistants with the Ducks. Another assistant coach will be added. Boudreau will be formally introduced as the Ducks' eighth coach at a news conference Thursday. LA Times: LOADED: Anaheim Ducks Ducks fire Randy Carlyle, hire Bruce Boudreau as coach Carlyle, who led the Ducks to the Stanley Cup in 2007, is let go after a 4-1 win over Montreal. Boudreau was fired by the Capitals on Monday.

5 By Lisa Dillman November 30, 2011, 11:17 p.m. Change swept through Anaheim shortly after its 4-1 victory over Montreal on Wednesday night with the Ducks firing Coach Randy Carlyle and replacing him with Bruce Boudreau. Carlyle, who led the Ducks to the Stanley Cup in 2007, had received a three-year contract extension in August. Boudreau, who had been coaching the Capitals, was replaced in Washington on Monday. The coaching change was made despite the team's first win in 19 days. The Ducks beat the Canadiens using a rare combination of two power-play goals, flawless penalty killing and a reawakened Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. Also, there was probably some genuine terror of what the Internet mob would say regarding player trades had the Ducks lost again, especially with Montreal backup goalie Peter Budaj getting a rare start. The final buzzer, wrapping up the Ducks' first win in eight games and third in 19 games, didn't give Carlyle a reprieve. The club also dismissed assistants Dave Farrish and Mike Foligno. The Ducks had only won one playoff series in the last four years under Carlyle. "This was an extremely difficult decision," Ducks General Manager Bob Murray said. "Randy is a terrific head coach and did a tremendous job for us for six-plus seasons." Murray and Carlyle had an especially close and long-standing relationship, and Murray had given the coach his public backing in recent interviews. But there was a growing suggestion that a fresh voice was needed in the Ducks' dressing room and recent form indicated that the players were no longer receptive to Carlyle's message. Boudreau, 56,. had some of those same problems, in fact, with the Capitals. He clashed with his star player Alex Ovechkin, at times, and quite publicly. He benched him late in the game against the Ducks on Nov. 1. One of Boudreau's earlier associations was with the Kings' organization. He coached their minor-league team in Manchester, N.H., before getting the head coaching position with the Capitals. He was the NHL's Coach of the Year in the season and put together a record with the Capitals. The burden of losing was weighing heavily on the Ducks' marquee players, of course. Perry and Getzlaf, who were playing on a line with Matt Beleskey, each had a goal and two assists. Nik Hagman, scoring a late empty-netter, and rookie Devante Smith-Pelly had the other Duck goals. Smith-Pelly showed impressive net presence in front, first batting down the puck with his glove and scoring with a quick move, on the power play, at 6 minutes 6 seconds of the second period to make it 2-1. Getzlaf, the team's captain, had endured a career-high 14 games without a goal. He said he didn't realize how long it had been until his linemate and buddy, Perry, informed him of the fact. "It wasn't really weighing me on the goal side of it till Perry told me this morning," Getzlaf said. "It's nice to get on the scoresheet and get our line playing the way we want it to play." Was it something on his mind, constantly, as he carried out his daily nonhockey activities? "If I said no, I'd be lying," he said. "It's a frustrating thing. It's one of those things where you feel like you're working and working and working and not getting the results that you need. "This is the first time I've ever been through something like that." LA Times: LOADED: November 30th, 2011, 10:21 pm posted by Eric Stephens, Staff writer ANAHEIM The Ducks have fired Randy Carlyle, the winningest coach in franchise history, and replaced him with former Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau on Wednesday night. Despite winning the team s only Stanley Cup and making the playoffs in five of his six full seasons, Carlyle was let go after the team snapped a sevengame losing streak with a 4-1 home victory over Montreal. The Ducks (7-13-4) had won just two of their previous 18 games to fall to 14th place in the Western Conference. This was an extremely difficult decision, Ducks general manager Bob Murray said in a statement. Randy is a terrific head coach and did a tremendous job for us for six-plus seasons. We thank him greatly for his hard work and dedication to our franchise, not the least of which was a Stanley Cup championship. At this time, we simply felt a new voice was needed. Murray also relieved assistant coaches Dave Farrish and Mike Foligno of their duties, along with video coordinator Joe Trotta. Brad Lauer, former an assistant with Ottawa and currently an assistant with the Syracuse Crunch, will join Boudreau s staff. Another is expected to be named at a later date. Boudreau, 56, was on the unemployment line for all of two days after being fired by the Capitals on Monday. He was the 2008 Jack Adams Award as the NHL s top coach and led Washington to four Southeast Division titles along with the Presidents Trophy as the Capitals led the league with 121 points. Bruce is a proven winner with a great track record and we are optimistic we can turn this season around under his leadership, Murray said. Carlyle, 55, leaves the Ducks with a franchise-best 273 victories along with 182 losses and 61 overtime or shootout losses. The pinnacle of his tenure came on June 6, 2007 when the Ducks captured their first and only Cup with a 6-2 victory over Ottawa in Game 5 after the team won its only Pacific Division title in the regular season. Murray has a tight relationship with Carlyle and consistently defended his coach while the Ducks started slowly in every season since. His teams would always respond in the second half and had successful playoff pushes in all but the season. The Ducks started this season with a 4-1 record before they stumbled badly over a six-week stretch, which included winless streaks of six and seven games. Teemu Selanne has had a strong season but the top line of Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan has all underperformed and the team had the appearance of one that was no longer responding to Carlyle over its most recent losing streak. A listless 5-2 loss to Toronto on Sunday that dropped the Ducks home record to might have been the final straw after a crushing 6-5 loss to Chicago on Friday in which they blew a 4-2 third-period lead in a matter of three minutes. Murray, who cut short a scouting trip back east, returned to Anaheim to inform Carlyle and his coaching staff of his decision about 40 minutes after the Ducks victory Wednesday. Boudreau flew to Orange County and will be formally introduced as the eighth coach in franchise history after he runs his first practice at Anaheim Ice. LA Times: LOADED: Anaheim Ducks Ducks move Ryan to third line to spread offense Anaheim Ducks By JEFF MILLER / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Ducks fire Carlyle and bring in Boudreau

6 ANAHEIM The Ducks moved Bobby Ryan on Wednesday... just not to another team. The subject of recent trade rumors, Ryan instead was shifted to the Ducks' third line, teaming with center Ben Maxwell and winger Niklas Hagman against Montreal. Matt Beleskey was moved to the top line, alongside Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. "We've talked about moving Bobby and not moving Bobby off of that line," Randy Carlyle said before Wednesday's game, just hours before the team announced his firing as the team's coach and the hiring of Bruce Boudreau to replace him. "We still think that that group is going to have to play together for an extended period of time. Because you make a change for one game or two games, there's nothing etched in stone." The Ducks have been searching for offense most of this season. They've scored as many as five goals in a game only once. By comparison, the Boston Bruins opened November by scoring five or more goals in five consecutive games. Said Ryan: "We're definitely trying to spread some offense out, trying to get some things rolling and, definitely for myself, get a spark. Hopefully, we can get some chemistry. The one good thing is, generally, I've been pretty capable of playing with anybody." Talking it over Carlyle made a point to talk to Ryan before the morning skate about the rumors whipping around the Ducks. The young winger's name is the one mentioned most often in trade speculation. "He has to find that inner peace in himself to deal with it," Carlyle said. "When you go through situations in which we're going through right now, these are the things that do come up." Depending on what rumors you believe, the Ducks either are actively shopping Ryan or teams are actively pursuing him. It might be both. Or neither. Forget me nots The Ducks have been losing so much of late the players are having a difficult time recalling who they lost to when. Asked if the Ducks relaxed after opening the season with victories in 4 of 5 games, Ryan tried to break down his team's struggles. Only he struggled in doing so. "I don't think complacency set in," he said. "I don't think that has anything to do with it. I think we had one or two bad games, and I remember it started against, ah, who'd we play here last game? Who'd we just lose to? Toronto? What was the game before that? (Chicago.) Yeah, Chicago was one of the first games in the slump, I believe. Weren't they?" Ryan was referencing the Ducks' 3-2 road shootout loss against the Blackhawks on Oct. 25. That was the third game of this slump, coming after consecutive home losses to Dallas (final score: 3-1) and Phoenix (5-4). NOTES With Brandon McMillan demoted to Syracuse, center Maxime Macenauer returned to the lineup against the Canadiens.... Carlyle said goalie Dan Ellis (groin) is still a week away from being in a position to be reevaluated. Jeff Deslauriers will remain the backup to starter Jonas Hiller. LA Times: LOADED: Anaheim Ducks Ducks fire Randy Carlyle, hire Bruce Boudreau as coach By Lisa Dillman November 30, 2011, 11:17 p.m. Change swept through Anaheim shortly after its 4-1 victory over Montreal on Wednesday night with the Ducks firing Coach Randy Carlyle and replacing him with Bruce Boudreau. Carlyle, who led the Ducks to the Stanley Cup in 2007, had received a three-year contract extension in August. Boudreau, who had been coaching the Capitals, was replaced in Washington on Monday. The coaching change was made despite the team's first win in 19 days. The Ducks beat the Canadiens using a rare combination of two power-play goals, flawless penalty killing and a reawakened Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. Also, there was probably some genuine terror of what the Internet mob would say regarding player trades had the Ducks lost again, especially with Montreal backup goalie Peter Budaj getting a rare start. The final buzzer, wrapping up the Ducks' first win in eight games and third in 19 games, didn't give Carlyle a reprieve. The club also dismissed assistants Dave Farrish and Mike Foligno. The Ducks had only won one playoff series in the last four years under Carlyle. "This was an extremely difficult decision," Ducks General Manager Bob Murray said. "Randy is a terrific head coach and did a tremendous job for us for six-plus seasons." Murray and Carlyle had an especially close and long-standing relationship, and Murray had given the coach his public backing in recent interviews. But there was a growing suggestion that a fresh voice was needed in the Ducks' dressing room and recent form indicated that the players were no longer receptive to Carlyle's message. Boudreau, 56,. had some of those same problems, in fact, with the Capitals. He clashed with his star player Alex Ovechkin, at times, and quite publicly. He benched him late in the game against the Ducks on Nov. 1. One of Boudreau's earlier associations was with the Kings' organization. He coached their minor-league team in Manchester, N.H., before getting the head coaching position with the Capitals. He was the NHL's Coach of the Year in the season and put together a record with the Capitals. The burden of losing was weighing heavily on the Ducks' marquee players, of course. Perry and Getzlaf, who were playing on a line with Matt Beleskey, each had a goal and two assists. Nik Hagman, scoring a late empty-netter, and rookie Devante Smith-Pelly had the other Duck goals. Smith-Pelly showed impressive net presence in front, first batting down the puck with his glove and scoring with a quick move, on the power play, at 6 minutes 6 seconds of the second period to make it 2-1. Getzlaf, the team's captain, had endured a career-high 14 games without a goal. He said he didn't realize how long it had been until his linemate and buddy, Perry, informed him of the fact. "It wasn't really weighing me on the goal side of it till Perry told me this morning," Getzlaf said. "It's nice to get on the scoresheet and get our line playing the way we want it to play." Was it something on his mind, constantly, as he carried out his daily nonhockey activities? "If I said no, I'd be lying," he said. "It's a frustrating thing. It's one of those things where you feel like you're working and working and working and not getting the results that you need. "This is the first time I've ever been through something like that." LA Times: LOADED: Anaheim Ducks Final: Ducks 4, Canadiens 1 November 30th, 2011, 9:22 pm posted by JEFF MILLER, OCREGISTER.COM

7 It wasn t the Miracle on Ice, but it did have an almost divine feel about it. That s how badly things have been going for the Ducks, a 4-1 victory over a struggling Montreal team nearly heaven sent. Ryan Getzlaf, Devante Smith-Pelly and Corey Perry scored and Jonas Hiller stopped 19 of 20 shots as the Ducks halted a seven-game winless streak. They ve now won three times in their past 19 games. The Canadiens scored first Wednesday, Andrei Kostitsyn beating Hiller with a wrist shot at 3:10 of the opening period. The goal was set up when the Ducks, continuing a theme of this season, struggled clearing their own zone. With only 19 seconds left in the first, however, Getzlaf scored from Perry to tie it, 1-1. The goal was Getzlaf s fifth. That set up Smith-Pelly s second-period, go-ahead gem. The rookie flagged down a tipped pass from Bobby Ryan with his right hand, dropped the puck on his stick and beat Montreal s Peter Budaj. Perry s goal (his 11th) came at the 2:55 mark of the third period. Francois Beauchemin and Getzlaf assisted. Niklas Hagman added an empty net goal at 18:31. The Ducks return to action at 7:05 p.m. Friday when Philadelphia visits Honda Center. LA Times: LOADED: Anaheim Ducks Duck Takes: Getting to know Devo By JEFF MILLER / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER His teammates call him "Devo," but not because he likes the band that made "Whip It" a hit. Would that music still be called new wave? Or old new wave? Devante Smith-Pelly, a rookie forward for the Ducks, likely never even heard of that Devo. To learn more about Smith-Pelly, click on the photo. Were he in a band, however, Smith-Pelly is absolutely certain he'd be out front, taking the lead, not stuck off to the side playing the bass. That's one thing we learned about him in "Duck Takes," our up-close look at one of the team's players. So, click on the photo of the celebrating "Devo" to find out more about this young winger. LA Times: LOADED: Boston Bruins Lucic scores 2, Bruins win 12th in 13 games Staff TORONTO After a near-perfect November, the Boston Bruins were in no mood to celebrate. Boston polished off the franchise's first month without a regulation loss in more than four decades with a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, but the defending Stanley Cup champions took it in stride and acted as though they had been there before. That is a big reason why they should be considered among the favorites to win it all again. "I think it was a pretty good month," forward David Krejci said. "We were playing some great hockey and we were having so much fun off the ice. It was a pretty good experience. "But the season's long, we've got about 60 games left. It's going to be a battle. We've got to forget what happened and get ready for the future." The Bruins were last in the Eastern Conference when October ended and then went in November to jump up to second. No NHL team went a calendar month without a regulation loss since San Jose did it in March Boston hadn't pulled it off since January "It's quite an accomplishment," goalie Tim Thomas said. "It might be one of those things that only happens... well, for a lot of guys it won't even happen once in their career, right? For anybody who has played for the Bruins their whole career, obviously no one's done that since "Unfortunately, the way the world works and the way this league works, November's gone. It's behind us. This is December." Milan Lucic scored two goals Wednesday and Krejci added a goal and two assists. Zdeno Chara, Benoit Pouliot and Brad Marchand also scored for Boston (15-7-1), which hasn't lost in regulation since Oct. 29 at Montreal. Thomas made 34 saves and earned his ninth consecutive win. Mikhail Grabovski, Joffrey Lupul and Matt Frattin scored for Toronto ( ). The Maple Leafs pushed the Bruins to their limit in the first of a home-andhome series between teams near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. They will face off again in Boston on Saturday night. "That's a good hockey team," Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson said. "They seem to have our number. I was actually pleased with the way we played. Unfortunately, they got five or six power plays and we really only had one and a half. I thought we worked hard enough to draw a few more penalties but we didn't. "If we keep playing like that, we'll eventually beat these guys." The Bruins have won all three meetings with the Maple Leafs by a combined score of "They're a legit good team," Bruins coach Claude Julien said of the Leafs. "I think the reason we've been successful is we've never lost respect for them and we come prepared to play them." This game lived up to the hype as the quick skating teams took turns mounting rushes during the first period, in which the Bruins held a slight edge in possession and shots, But the game was tied 1-1, with each team scoring on a power play. Thomas has played a major role in the turnaround. The reigning Vezina Trophy winner is on a career-best winning streak. His biggest stop came late in the first period when he denied NHL scoring leader Phil Kessel on a breakaway. "Well, I saw Phil coming down on the breakaway and I quickly thought, `Man, I know he wants to score really bad,'" Thomas said. "I didn't really think about what he was going to do. I just decided to play him honestly." The Bruins pulled away for good with less than five minutes left in the second period. Chara jumped into the rush and beat Jonas Gustavsson with a heavy wrist shot to make it 3-2. Toronto never closed the gap. Boston sealed the win with a couple of third-period goals, including one into an empty net by Marchand. "I don't think the score was too respectful for how the game was," Frattin said. "It was a nice, close, intense game -- fast and hard-hitting. It was a good game. Kind of felt like a playoff game." The most important thing for the Bruins is they have managed to rediscover the form that carried them through last season's playoffs. Their 3-7 start is now long forgotten. "I think we felt we were a better team than what we showed in October," Julien said. "Where we were certainly didn't make us happy. So we just kind of picked up our game and decided to play the way we can.

8 "It made a big difference." NOTES: The Maple Leafs were in November.... Cody Franson, Colton Orr and Philippe Dupuis sat out for Toronto.... The Bruins scratched Jordan Caron and Steve Kampfer.... Toronto goalie James Reimer, sidelined since Oct. 22 with concussion-like symptoms, is expected to be the backup Saturday in Boston Boston Globe LOADED: Boston Bruins Bruins-Maple Leafs Sum Staff Boston Toronto First Period--1, Toronto, Grabovski 6 (MacArthur, Gunnarsson), 7:29 (pp). 2, Boston, Lucic 9 (Seguin, Chara), 15:08 (pp). Second Period--3, Boston, Krejci 4 (Horton, Seidenberg), 3:33. 4, Toronto, Lupul 12 (Kessel, Schenn), 7:00. 5, Boston, Chara 5 (Krejci, Horton), 15:30. Third Period--6, Boston, Pouliot 3 (Corvo, Campbell), 3:03. 7, Toronto, Frattin 2 (Crabb, Schenn), 6:00. 8, Boston, Lucic 10 (Krejci), 15:21. 9, Boston, Marchand 9 (Peverley), 19:08 (en). Shots on Goal--Boston Toronto Goalies--Boston, Thomas. Toronto, Gustavsson. A--19,643 (18,819). T-- 2:29. Boston Globe LOADED: Boston Bruins Final: Bruins 6, Leafs 3 Fluto Shinzawa, All done in Toronto. Bruins close out near-perfect November by jumping into first place in division. 19:08 3d period: Bruins, 6-3 Bruins close out night with Brad Marchand ENG. 15:21 3d period: Bruins, 5-3 Milan Lucic with second of night. Parked in front. David Krejci waits behind net for Leafs to commit. Comes out and finds Lucic in front. Lucic gains position on Luke Schenn and muscles puck in. 9:12 3d period: Bruins, 4-3 Tim Thomas recovers with tough stop on John-Michael Liles. Fought through traffic to get puck. Ads by Google 60 Mo. High Yield CDGet a Gift When You Open a CD Safe, Secure, FDIC Ins. Min $5K. Ally Bank Official SiteOpen an Online Savings Account at Ally Bank, Member FDIC. Apply Now! 6:00 3d period: Bruins, 4-3 Matt Frattin with bad-angle goal. Rare softie on Tim Thomas. 3:03 3d period: Bruins, 4-2 Benoit Pouliot with an even-strength goal high blocker through screen. Four seconds after Leafs killed Jake Gardiner penalty. 20:00 2d period: Bruins, 3-2 Bruins a period away from near-perfect month. 15:30 2d period: Bruins, 3-2 Zdeno Chara joins the rush and threads a wrister through Jonas Gustavsson. Great setup by Nathan Horton off David Krejci entry. Krejci line playing its best game in long time. 7:00 2d period: 2-2 Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul go on two-man rush. Kessel with sweet feed for Lupul one-timer at back post. 3:33 2d period: Bruins, 2-1 Nathan Horton attacks net with speed. Jonas Gustavsson with first save, but David Krejci scores on rebound. Very good transition game by Bruins. 20:00 1st period: 1-1 Good pace to first period. Bruins will have 32 seconds remaining on Keith Aulie goaltender interference. 16:00 1st period: 1-1 Breakaway for Phil Kessel. Tim Thomas stuffs Kessel in close. Turnover by Joe Corvo and Dennis Seidenberg. 15:08 1st period: 1-1 Milan Lucic takes a cross-ice pass from Tyler Seguin, waits for Jonas Gustavsson to go down, then goes top shelf. PPG. Good puck movement by Bruins on power play. 14:40 1st period: Leafs, 1-0 Jonas Gustavsson standing tall during five-on-three Boston PP. Stops on Tyler Seguin and Zdeno Chara. 7:29 1st period: Leafs, 1-0 On the power play, Mikhail Grabovski taps in a far-post puck. Nice pass to open up Grabovski by Clarke MacArthur. 0:00 1st period: 0-0 Steven Kampfer and Jordan Caron out. Joe Colborne in. First game for Colborne against old club. Boston Globe LOADED: Boston Bruins Tonight's Bruins lineup Fluto Shinzawa, Based on pregame warmups: Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Nathan Horton Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin Benoit Pouliot-Chris Kelly-Rich Peverley Daniel Paille-Gregory Campbell-Shawn Thornton Zdeno Chara-Johnny Boychuk Dennis Seidenberg-Joe Corvo Andrew Ference-Adam McQuaid Tim Thomas Tuukka Rask Jonas Gustavsson (8-4-0, 3.06 GAA,.901 save percentage) will start in goal for the Leafs. Boston Globe LOADED: Boston Bruins

9 Game 23: Bruins at Maple Leafs Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff TORONTO Good morning from the Air Canada Centre, where the Bruins will kick off a home-and-home series with the Leafs tonight. The Bruins are one point behind Toronto. The teams will play again on Saturday at TD Garden. This will be the Bruins first look at former prospect Joe Colborne. The ex- Denver star is centering Toronto s third line. In five games, Colborne has scored one goal and has three assists. Colborne was Boston s first-round pick in 2008 and was wheeled to Toronto last year in a package for Tomas Kaberle. Boston Globe LOADED: Boston Bruins Milan Lucic scores twice, Bruins win 12th in 13 games By Associated Press TORONTO - Milan Lucic scored twice and David Krejci added a goal and two assists for the Boston Bruins, who beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Wednesday night for their 12th win in 13 games. The defending Stanley Cup champions rebounded from a slow start this season and went in November, marking the first time since January 1969 that the Bruins went an entire month without a regulation loss. Tim Thomas made 34 saves and earned his ninth consecutive win. Zdeno Chara, Benoit Pouliot and Brad Marchand also scored for Boston (15-7-1), which hasn t lost in regulation since Oct. 29 at Montreal. Mikhail Grabovski, Joffrey Lupul and Matt Frattin had goals for Toronto (14-9-2). The Maple Leafs pushed the Bruins to their limit in the first of a home-andhome series between teams near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. They will face off again in Boston on Saturday night. This game lived up to the hype as the quick skating teams took turns mounting rushes during the first period, in which the Bruins held a slight edge in possession and shots, But the game was tied 1-1, with each team scoring on a power play. Grabovski netted Toronto s first goal at 7:29, taking a perfect cross-ice pass from Clarke MacArthur and beating Thomas with a backhander on the rush. It was his sixth goal of the season. Jonas Gustavsson was strong early in goal for the Maple Leafs but was beaten after Boston s extended 5-on-3 power play. The Bruins used crisp cross-ice passes to take apart the Leafs penalty-killers, and Lucic roofed a shot from the side of the net at 15:08 as the first penalty expired. Shortly after, NHL scoring leader Phil Kessel was sent in on a breakaway but couldn t beat Thomas with a deke. The game didn t slow down in the second period. Krejci gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead at 3:33 by going hard to the net and knocking home a rebound off the rush. Kessel then found Lupul on a 2-on-1 break to get Toronto even at 7:00. Even Chara s goal that made it 3-2 at 15:30 came off the rush. The big defenseman stepped up and beat Gustavsson short side with a heavy wrist shot the Toronto goalie should have had. Pouliot put Boston ahead 4-2 early in the third period, and Frattin responded less than three minutes later to get Toronto back within a goal. The Maple Leafs couldn t get any closer. Lucic put it away with his second goal of the night at 15:21, and Marchand scored into an empty net in the final minute. NOTES: The Maple Leafs were in November.... Cody Franson, Colton Orr and Philippe Dupuis sat out for Toronto.... The Bruins scratched Jordan Caron and Steve Kampfer.... Toronto goalie James Reimer, sidelined since Oct. 22 with concussion-like symptoms, is expected to be the backup Saturday in Boston. Boston Herald LOADED: Boston Bruins Milan Lucic back on hot streak By Stephen Harris / TORONTO Milan Lucic has been a streaky guy at times. Maybe he s now off on a tear. Lucic potted a pair of goals as he and linemates David Krejci and Nathan Horton had their best game in quite a while, leading the Bruins to a 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs. Before, I had eight goals in eight games, so things were going really well, said Lucic. Then you go zero goals in eight. It felt like I wasn t getting myself into those same areas and getting the shots. I think if you look at most of my goals, they re from right around the net. That s what I was able to do (last night), get some dirty goals. Bruins coach Claude Julien feels the Krejci line has been OK, just unable to finish off good scoring chances. He hopes last night s game, in which Lucic had two goals and an assist, Krejci a goal and two assists and Horton two assists, will get the whole line going. I think (Horton) is coming along, said Claude Julien. The thing is, he s gotten some opportunities to score. He s been a little snake-bitten as far as the finishing part of it..?.?. He s off to a slower start, but we understand that sometimes guys who go through what he went through last year with the concussion take some time to find their game. (Last night), the line was finishing, said Julien. This is a good line. Now we want to build on this. Happy in Toronto There was never much doubt that Joe Colborne would make a good Bruin, but it was not to be. The B s first-round choice (16th overall) in 2008, the towering center from the University of Denver was sent to the Maple Leafs in February, a key piece in the multi-faceted deal for defenseman Tomas Kaberle. The 21-year-old has now worked his way up to the Leafs and is playing quite well, with totals and a plus-3 rating in six games after recording a plus-1 in 14:36 of ice time last night. I ve been looking forward to this, said Colborne. I ve got a lot of good memories there. I ve got to thank Boston for a lot of my development over the last few years. Colborne said he was delighted to see his old friends win the Stanley Cup, and admitted he was upset when he found he d been traded. I was pretty disappointed when it happened, I m not going to lie, said Colborne. I loved everything about Boston. You could see they were on a path for a lot of success, so it was tough. But since I ve been here (in Toronto), the organization has welcomed me with open arms. I love the city, I love the guys, the management has been great to me. I m pretty happy with where I am now. Plus players Entering the game, the Bruins had five of the NHL s top 11 plus/minus players, led by Tyler Seguin and his plus-19. Chris Kelly (plus-15) and Brad Marchand (plus-14) followed Seguin, while Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara were among a group of six tied at plus-13.