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It wasn't a banner week for concert announcements, but we did get: A Tribe Called Red, Opera House, Jun 21 Big Gigantic, The Hoxton, Jun 21 The Ketamines, Hard Luck Bar, Jun 29 The Mowgli's, Mod Club, Jul 2 Valery Gore, The Piston, Jul 3 Alasdair Roberts, Drake Underground, Jul 16 Courtney Love, Danforth Music Hall, Jul 20 Jimmy Eat World, The Phoenix, Aug 2 Phil Anselmo & the Illegals, Danforth Music Hall, Aug 10 Lee Aaron, Rockpile, Aug 16 Sammy Hagar, Molson Ampitheatre, Aug 27 Boyce Avenue, The Phoenix, Oct 9 Corb Lund, Winter Garden Theatre, Nov 29

The Chicago Blackhawks power play is vaunted once again. All it took was a pair of man-advantage goals to wake it from its slumber.

Councillor Doug Ford’s swift and loud response to allegations Saturday morning that he was once a hash dealer in 1980s Etobicoke is a marked departure from how Mayor Rob Ford’s drug scandal has been handled.Typically bombastic in the face of accusations, both the mayor and his stalwart defender were muted in the early hours of revelations that two Toronto Star reporters watched a video in which Mayor Rob Ford appears to smoke crack cocaine and utter an anti-gay slur.This time, after a front page Globe and Mail report claimed Doug Ford had been involved in the drug trade in the 1980s, he wasted no time publicly denying the allegations and denouncing the media as a whole.“It’s absolutely false. These folks want to come after our character . . . I’ll tell you about my character and our family’s character. Ever since being in Etobicoke for over 50 years all we’ve done is give back to that community,” he said in an appearance on CBC News — one of several in quick succession Saturday. Doug Ford’s appearances on CBC News, Global, CityNews Channel and CP24 — not to mention his radio interviews — on the day the allegations surfaced stands in stark contrast to the near-total silence his brother the mayor maintained for a week after the video reports first emerged. That was a strategy Robin Sears, a top crisis communications adviser, called “mind boggling.”Using 10 anonymous sources, the Globe and Mail story published Saturday outlines the Ford family’s alleged history with drugs. The Star has not verified the allegations.Doug Ford’s appearances consisted largely of a denial of the allegations made by the article, followed by a bout of seemingly unscripted lambasting of the media and what Doug Ford referred to as “social elites.” “There’s 50 per cent of the people that want to politically kill Rob and myself . . . Even further,” said Doug Ford in the appearance on CBC News. “If I was walking down the street and one of the lefties was driving, I’d make sure I’d jump on the sidewalk. Because you know why? We’ve stopped the social elites that have run this city for 50 years.” Atul Sharma, a communications consultant with Hill+Knowlton Strategies, said Doug Ford’s approach is an improvement, but emphasized the need for focusing on the issue at hand. “In theory, being visible and addressing the allegations is the right approach and not letting them linger and not addressing them for a week just continues to fuel speculation,” said Sharma. “Our counsel would be to stick to the substance of the issue and focus on that rather than … attacking the media and people who are writing the stories.”Sears noted the difference said the councillor’s insistence on placing the blame on others will not resolve the scandals plaguing both Fords.“It’s not sufficient — it doesn’t work to keep raising those subjects as opposed to the one that is on the table,” said Sears. “When you’re in a situation like this you need to come out with a compelling and credible response that addresses the accusation.” “It becomes a stalemate but it’s a stalemate that leaves a terrible shadow hanging over both Doug and Rob and therefore it’s damaging to them and it’s damaging to the city,” he said. “Silence doesn’t work but neither does a ‘change-the-channel’ strategy.”Rob Ford waited seven days to issue a formal response to allegations against him; during that time he avoided journalists and simply said the video allegations were “ridiculous” and “absolutely not true.” His former press secretary Adrienne Batra noted at the time that his silence “created a vacuum” filled by his political op

Courtesy of the Boston Bruins: NEW YORK RANGERS FORWARD CARL HAGELIN On his team’s performance… This was definitely our best game. It was just tough that the push came too late. We should have been playing like this our first couple of games, which we didn’t. It’s tough to get out of a hole when you’re down 3-0, even though we showed a lot of character. It’s a great group of guys in here, and we almost came back. Again, I think we’re all disappointed we didn’t play this way to start out the series. On why the team played better later in the series and not the start… That’s a good question. I don’t think we were tired from the first series. I mean they played seven; we played seven. I think it’s just a matter of maybe we just didn’t have the aggressiveness we needed to play in their zone. Maybe we gave them a little too much respect. It hurt us. On what problems the Bruins caused for them… They did a good job of breaking out of their own end. I think that was key for them so their D [defense] could join, because we did not sustain enough pressure. We didn’t make their D [defense] work, and that’s why it was easy for them to join the rush. On his team turning over the puck a lot… Yeah. Maybe, maybe not. I don’t think that was our biggest issue. I think it was more our dumps, and we made it easy for them to break it out. On what the feeling is like when you work so hard and it comes to an end… It’s just disappointment and emptiness. You want to keep playing, there’s no doubt about it. But the push came too late. On the biggest difference in this series… Just the way we didn’t’ create enough offense. We got a lot of good scoring chances, just more the fact that we didn’t sustain. NEW YORK RANGERS FORWARD RICK NASH On his feelings after the series… It’s heartbreaking. We have a good team, good season, and we just couldn’t get the job done. On if he was dealing with an injury during the series… No. NEW YORK RANGERS FORWARD DERICK BRASSARD On the momentum of the game… Well, I think when they scored their second goal they got a lot of momentum, I think they really pushed hard after that. I think the more the game goes the level of energy is going to go a bit down because you always try to push and try to get a forecheck. I think after the second goal, you know, they play really tight and they make a big push and we couldn’t find a way. On whether it was more what the Bruins did or what the Rangers didn’t do… Yeah I think they have some good structure, and they have good defensemen. And what I noticed was that every time we tried to get a battle in front of their net, they’re pretty big and they compete hard. I think the Game 1 and Game 2 – we didn’t give those games to those guys, I think they did play well and play a little bit better. I think that’s where the series got going. But all credit to them. You know they found a way. The last playoff series that they played against Toronto they came back to go into the seventh game, and tonight they found a way to close the deal. On what he learned from this playoff experience… Yeah well you know, it was my first playoff experience. And we found a way to win the first playoff matches, and I think just learning how hard it is and all the little details. I’m just looking forward to this summer to work hard, and now I know what to expect. And going into next season I think I am confident I want to be part of this team, and I think we have a good group here and we can do something special. It’s been a lot of fun. NEW YORK RANGERS FORWARD BRIAN BOYLE  On wondering how things could have played out if the effort was there earlier in the series… You wonder a lot of things, you review the whole year. You wonder how many more you got

Toronto FC is following up one of the longest winless runs in MLS history (15 games) with another one of the longest winless runs in league history.

The Blue Jays didn’t simply make a decision to spend money this season. They carefully calculated why this would be the right year to finally make the move.

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For the Boston Bruins to defeat the high-scoring Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Final, they will need the same offensive production from the blue line that the team got in its five-game second-round series against the New York Rangers.Boston leads the playoffs in goals from defensemen with 13, five more than Pittsburgh who ranks second in this category. For a team that lacks elite offensive skill in its top-nine forward group, the Bruins rely so much on their defensemen to generate scoring chances, especially on the power play.One player who made a gigantic—and unexpected—impact on the Rangers series from the back-end was Bruins defenseman Torey Krug, a rookie who made his playoff debut in Game 1 of the second round.In just five postseason games, Krug has scored four goals, which ties him with teammate Johnny Boychuk and Slava Voynov of the Los Angeles Kings for the league-lead in goals scored among defensemen."They got a lot of offense from their back end," said Rangers head coach John Tortorella in his final postgame presser of the season after Saturday's Game 5 at TD Garden. "That was another difference in our series, getting offense from the back end, and [Krug] led the way. It’s funny how it works, as guys come into lineups"Krug is the first rookie defenseman in the post-expansion era to score four goals in his first five NHL playoff games, and he's two goals away from tying the team record for goals scored by a rookie blueliner in a single postseason (six, by Glen Wesley in 1988)."He's played such a big role since he's been up here," said Bruins forward Shawn Thornton."He makes hard plays look easy. Not just the points, not just the shots, the breakouts, the poise with the puck, making plays in the neutral zone that many people don't see. For a kid his age, he's got a lot of patience with the puck. He makes a lot of great plays. He plays a lot bigger than his stature." Against a quick Penguins team with an effective and aggressive forecheck, the Bruins will need to have clean breakouts out of their defensive zone to rush up ice and prevent Pittsburgh from sustaining lengthy offensive zone pressure.To accomplish this, the Bruins must move the puck quickly, make swift decisions in their own end and use their speed to evade forechecking forwards such as Matt Cooke and Brandon Sutter.As a player who has the skill set of a traditional puck-moving defenseman (smooth skating, good vision, crisp passing, high hockey IQ), Krug will play an integral role in his team's success against the Penguins in the next round.Krug's ability to weave through traffic in his own end and skate through the neutral zone leading the rush is a skill that many of Boston's defensemen lack. He's arguably the Bruins' best skater on the back end, and his composure with the puck is tremendous.Whenever he finds himself in trouble, especially against an opponent with more size and strength, Krug is able to maneuver his way to safety with his skating.The Bruins also need to capitalize on their power-play opportunities in the conference final because the Penguins have scored the most goals (30) at even strength in the postseason.Boston's power play was abysmal for most of the regular season and its first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This part of the Bruins' game greatly improved in the second round, and the presence of Krug on the blue line during power play situations had a lot to do with this success.Krug's passing skills, vision and poise with the puck on the blue line is a valuable part of the Bruins power play, and the only other player with this kind of skill set in the team's defensive corps is fellow rookie Dougie Hamilton.He impacts the power play by taking a lot of shots from the point, many of which find their way to the net because the young defenseman has a quick release and puts a lot of power behind each blast."It’s unbelievable, the poise [Krug] has with the puck," said Bruins def

I haven’t been watching a lot of hockey lately. Am I bad? I am, I guess. A lousy hockey fan. When the Canadiens are gone, the enthusiasm for spending two and a half hours in front of the boob tube takes a major hit. Other teams don’t interest me a great deal. I hated them all during the regular season, and I’m not all that fussy about liking any of them now. Don Cherry would probably say I’m a poor hockey fan. Don also says fans should cheer for the team nearest where they live. I lived in Toronto once. And he expects……? I did watch game five of the Bruins-Rangers series on Saturday night, when the Bruins eliminated New York four games to one. I would’ve liked to have seen Boston get walloped and the fans sent home sad, but now they’re happy in Beantown, and this makes me sad. And prior to the game, TSN showed Tuukka Rask’s goal miscue from game four about twenty times. It was quite a moment. Rask has been involved in a couple of priceless video moments, including a temper tantrum after a Habs loss (below). Wouldn’t it be funny if the overhead clock fell fifteen feet in front of Brad Marchand and it still clipped his nose? I don’t really care about these enemy teams. I just kept thinking, while watching the Bruins, that they remind me of throwing up after eating too many orange and black jelly beans. I also saw that Rangers’ coach John Tortorella has a decent tan, and I don’t know whether you caught it or not, but Boston’s Zdeno Chara is fairly tall. Did you notice that? It’ll now be Pittsburgh against the Bruins in the eastern final. Go Pittsburgh, I suppose. All I really want from here on in is to see a record-breaking overtime game. One that goes about seven or eight overtime periods. Then I’ll be interested. Here’s Rask/Habs moment, when he wiped out after losing 6-5 in a shootout on March 27. And here’s the goal TSN kept showing.

There's a part of me that wants to be upset about Hockey Canada's decision to ban body checking at the Peewee level.