Dean Evason’s Expectations as First-Year Coach of the Wild

Dean Evason’s Expectations as First-Year Coach of the Wild

While Minnesota Wild fans were able to get a glimpse of how the team plays underneath Dean Evason during the last 12 games of the regular season before the shutdown, this will be his first full year as the head coach after the firing of Bruce Boudreau back in February.

Todd McLellan expecting the unexpected in his second season with Kings

Todd McLellan expecting the unexpected in his second season with Kings

Ever since he and his staff returned to work at their El Segundo offices in late August, Kings coach Todd McLellan has kept a big calendar on the wall. Hardly a week has gone by since where he hasn’t erased, revised and adapted to the league’s ever-changing — and still not yet finalized — plans for the upcoming season.

What Maple Leafs’ Sheldon Keefe learned from shadowing Pete Carroll

What Maple Leafs’ Sheldon Keefe learned from shadowing Pete Carroll

“The essence of my message about competing has nothing to do with the opponent. My competitive approach is that ‘it’s all about us.’ If we’ve really done the preparation to elevate ourselves to our full potential, it shouldn’t matter whom we’re playing.” — Pete Carroll, Super Bowl champion