SAN FRANCISCO — Nick Nurse is hopeful. He says there is a chance both Fred VanVleet and Marc Gasol could return to the lineup as early as today in Sacramento. If both somehow do make it back at the same time, it would mark just the third game all season that the Raptors have had […]
Full health is once again within sight for Raptors — Toronto Sun..
TORONTO FC (1) – NEW YORK CITY FC (0) POST MATCH SUMMARY
SCORING SUMMARY
TFC – Ifunanyachi Achara 81’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
NYC – Alexander Ring 22’ (Caution)
NYC – James Sand 35’ (Caution)
NYC – Keaton Parks 69’ (Caution)
TFC – Auro Jr 87’ (Caution)
RECORDS
TORONTO FC: 1-0-1 4 PTS.
NEW YORK CITY FC: 0-2-0 0 PTS.
MEDIA NOTES
LINE-UPS
TORONTO FC – Quentin Westberg; Auro Jr., Omar Gonzalez, Chris Mavinga, Justin Morrow; Marky Delgado, Jonathan Osorio, Ifunanyachi Achara (Patrick Mullins 90’+3’), Erickson Gallardo (Richie Laryea 57’), Alejandro Pozuelo; Jozy Altidore (C).
Substitutes Not Used: Alex Bono, Laurent Ciman, Liam Fraser, Jayden Nelson, Ayo Akinola
NEW YORK CITY FC – Sean Johnson; Anton Tinnerholm, Alexander Callens, James Sands, Ronald Matarrita; Alexander Ring (C), Maxi Moralez Gary Mackay-Steven 80’), Jesus Medina (Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 72’), Keaton Parks; Heber, Alexandru Mitrita (Valentin Castellanos 72’).
Substitutes Not Used: Gedion Zelalem, Joe Scally, Sebastien Ibeagha, Brad Stuver
GREG VANNEY – HEAD COACH, TORONTO FC
Congrats on 100 wins. Was this the chess match that you wanted or envisioned?
Yes, it was. I felt like it was a soccer game. It was two teams and neither of them wanted to expose themselves. I think both teams respected the other. The tempo was kind of controlled. Each team had its moments. I thought we had a few more. We had some chances that we would like to have back probably. But a very different game than last week’s game, where guys were being chased around the field. Today was a little bit more I feel like a structured game, if you will. I am really pleased with our guys. I thought our shape defensively was good. For a vast majority of the night we strung together some good attacks. This is Game 2, so if this is what we are building from at Game 2 then we’ve got a lot to look forward to. We’ve got a lot to continue to work towards. The season is a journey and a process and so we take away what we need to from tonight and continue to build next week as we play at home again.
When did you tell Achara he was going in and what did you think of what he gave?
Yesterday in training Tsubasa Endoh blocked a shot and he was a little slow getting up and finished the training session. This morning I got a text that he was pretty sore when he woke up and so it was his knee, MCL. He got here we tested him, and he couldn’t move laterally which is the challenge when you get a little bit of an MCL strain of some sort and it was Achara you’re in. Probably maybe 90 to 100 minutes away from game time and he was ready to go. What I have to say is tonight he was fantastic. He has been fantastic since the day he arrived in pre-season in LA. From the day he arrived he showed that he fits in, that he’s talented, that he’s a smart player. That he can adapt within the game. He can read plays. He can play on the move. As we saw tonight, he has soft feet even when he is playing on the run and he’s got a nose for the goal. He scored twice tonight really. He has scored in just about every pre-season game leading up to the season. He is a wide player that can do all the things we need him to do. He had quite a night…He came to the US when he was 15 years old from Nigeria. You can tell he is a man, and he understands what life is about and he shows that on the field.
What does it mean to you to have 100 wins with this team?
I am pleased for what the 100 wins stands for. Over the 100 wins we’ve raised trophies, many of them. We’ve played in eight finals in just the last four years. We’ve been in it every single year. We’ve won a Supporters Shield, an MLS Cup. All 100 of them are special in their own way, tonight included, and I am happy for the guys I get to work with because they are the ones who win the game.
IFUNANYACHI ACHARA – FORWARD, TORONTO FC
Were you nervous?
No, no, I was happy, excited to just get out there. Soccer is awesome, I just love playing it. It gives me confidence.
Did you have to refocus when the goal was called back?
Definitely, I looked at the time and we had a lot of time to keep going and I know we’re going to get a lot of opportunities to score more. It happens in soccer, so you just try to score more goals.
On your shot in the 45th min…
I thought it was going in, but it was a great save from the goalie. I thought he was positioned really well, and he made the save but I would have loved if that went in.
JOZY ALTIDORE – FORWARD, TORONTO FC
Jozy, you are a player that scored so many big goals in this league. To see a rookie, play his first home game and score a goal. What does that mean for him and the group?
It’s huge. Huge confidence booster for him. I think he has come in from day one as a smart kid. He’s kept his head down and he’s worked extremely hard and I think everybody has taken to him. You can see everybody is so happy for him. I couldn’t be happier for him… He is a poacher a bit. He’s got that nose for a goal.
Lot of chances tonight…What is your overall thought on the overall performance tonight?
I think it was a professional performance. It was a tough game. It was a tactical game. I think both teams were technically very strong, very smart. It was a chess match…We did enough to get one goal and one goal was enough.
QUENTIN WESTBERG – GOALKEEPER, TORONTO FC
First Game of the season…First game at home…. First Win. End up with clean sheet as well. What are your thoughts about tonight?
It went well. I think it was a very tight game. It could have gone both ways. If you were to compare it to a boxing game, we won on points. It shows a lot you know there was disappointment in not being able to hold onto the three points last week. I think we did very well to bring that spirit into tonight’s game… It was just another great night and good result against a very good opponent.
What are your impressions of Achara? What does tonight mean for him and the team?
I am super happy for him. Like I told him. I think these are good signs. It’s not just luck. You don’t score two or three goals in the preseason and you don’t create chances and even if VAR took one away. He scored another one today…. It’s a team effort and it just sets a great tone for everybody to understand what you need to bring into the team whether you start or not.
RONNY DEILA – HEAD COACH, NEW YORK CITY FC
On what he says from his team:
I think we didn’t play a good first half. I think we started ok but after a while we were getting problems especially in the midfield. They played through us and got pressure on us, but I think when we went out in the second half, we were much better in a 20 minutes period there. We created a big chance with Jesus (Medina) and then the game was very even but, in the end, they had a couple more chances. I’m disappointed in the first half. 20 minutes of the second half we were in better shape, we were a better team than we were in the first.
On explaining what happened:
Yeah, it’s hard to say. We have to evaluate it afterwards and see what it was. I agree with you, we started ok but then we got very flat very quickly and we got our play in the second half, but we have to play like that for 90 minutes if we want to get the three points.
You now have four days to prepare for the CONCACAF Champions League:
Yeah, but that is no problem, that’s good. That’s four days until the next game now. We want to get out and get winning. It’s going to be a big game on Wednesday and I’m looking forward to it.
KEATON PARKS – MIDFIELDER, NEW YORK CITY FC
On today’s game:
It was a tough game against a good opponent. I think we fought hard, everybody put in their full effort today. We didn’t create as many chances as we would have liked to. They capitalized on one of theirs and we lost. That’s just how it goes.
On not playing how they wanted:
No, I think we came out strong and we played a decent game. We had some mistakes here and there. Again, they have a good team, they created chances for themselves and I they capitalized on one and we couldn’t.
On what makes Toronto FC style of play that makes them a particularly tough opponent to face:
They just have quality players. Lots of teams in the league do but (Alejandro) Pozuelo, Jozy (Altidore), just a couple of guys that have a lot of quality and they play well together.
SEAN JOHNSON – GOALKEEPER, NEW YORK CITY FC
On today’s game, was it a little disjointed and they took you away from how you wanted to play:
I wouldn’t say disjointed. I thought both teams came out and put their best foot forward. Both teams committed to playing. I thought we created opportunities, they created opportunities, it was just down to a game that didn’t have much between the teams I thought. It was going to take one opportunity, defensively, offensively, but it’s just the way it goes. We have a quick turn around this Wednesday. We just have to get back to it and start preparing but its obviously disappointing to not leave with anything.
On the influence of Richie Laryea on the game:
I mean, I don’t want to take away from Laryea’s quality, but we have quality as well. There is no point at looking at one individual player and what they have done against us in terms of our team, our structure, our shape, our game plan, all of those things were something that we put emphasis on ourselves. We can’t look to anybody else but ourselves. It’s just a tough moment obviously, two games away, two losses, but I think, like I said the quick turnaround and we just have to be honest with ourselves and fix what we have done wrong in the past two days.
On Toronto FC style of play that makes them a particularly tough opponent to face:
I don’t think so. They are a quality opponent, but I don’t think there is anything special.
-TORONTO FOOTBALL CLUB-
TORONTO MARLIES (29-26-3-2 – 63 Points) vs. SYRACUSE CRUNCH (29-23-4-5 – 67 Points)
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| SYRACUSE | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| TORONTO | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Syracuse: G. Smith (22) (B. Katchouk, T. Raddysh), T. Raddysh (19) (C. Gaunce, G. Smith)
Goaltender: S. Martin (31/32)
Toronto: T. Kivihalme (4) (T. Liljegren, M. Lorito)
Goaltender: J. Woll (27/29)
ON THE SCORESHEET
OF NOTE…
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
RECORD WHEN…
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
MARLIES UPDATES.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On the power play being affect by a lack of execution or a hot netminder:
Probably more so a hot netminder. Towards the end we got some really good looks. He found a way to make saves. Our earlier power plays we didn’t execute on some of our entries and stick to our game plan, so we had a hard time there with some turnovers. They found their way and they just couldn’t find the back of the net towards the end.
On Toronto keeping composure through the game:
Yeah, we were expecting them to come out much harder than yesterday. They proved that. They had a real good push in the first five minutes. We were pretty happy with how the team responded to that push. We got better as the period went on, we started to find our game and it was a good process for us. The team played hard, played the right way. It was just one of those games that we just couldn’t find the extra goal.
On whether momentum was a part of the decision in pulling Joseph Woll for an extra attacked at 15:44 of the third period:
One hundred per cent. It’s a few things. One, sometimes it might catch the other team off guard, they’re not expecting what guys to have on the ice at that moment within those moments if you do it early. Lot of times coaches are trying to time their more defensive guys for those last few minutes and if you do it a little bit early, you might catch some of their offensive guys on the ice who aren’t as responsible and second, you get a feel for where the game’s going. I thought we had a nice tilt in our favour to where we could apply some pressure and maybe get some extra time with an extra guy on the ice.
On defencemen Teemu Kivihalme and Timothy Liljegren:
Yeah, they played well. They’re both great skaters who can transition the game really well for us. They’re able to defend up ice. A lot of times teams don’t even get into our end because they can take pucks away at the offensive blue line and red line. It was really nice to have Liljegren back in the lineup.
On Joseph Woll’s performance tonight:
He played really well, gave us a chance to win a hockey game, made some big saves. It was good to see him in a game like this. It was kind of a playoff energy and mentality. It was a huge two points for us. We believe he did a great job and what was needed for us to win a hockey game.
NEXT GAME:
March 11 at Bridgeport – 7:00 p.m. ET
March 13 at Hershey – 7:00 p.m. ET
March 14 at Lehigh Valley – 7:05 p.m. ET
March 17 vs Rochester – 1:30 p.m. ET (Scotiabank Arena)
March 19 vs Grand Rapids – 1:30 p.m. ET
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BOSTON RED SOX
Andrew Benintendi, LF
Rafael Devers, 3B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
J.D. Martinez, RF
Mitch Moreland, DH
Christian Vazquez, C
Bobby Dalbec, 1B
Jonathan Arauz, 2B
Rusney Castillo, CF
Nathan Eovaldi, RHP
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Santiago Espinal, SS
Cavan Biggio, 2B
Vladmir Guerrero Jr., 3B
Travis Shaw, 1B
Brandon Drury, DH
Brandon McKinney, RF
Anthony Alford, CF
Derek Fisher, LF
Caleb Joseph, C
Trent Thornton, RHP
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HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
On the need to attack the opposition’s net to generate more offence next week:
Obviously, when you look at the last couple games on this trip, we haven’t been able to generate much offensively. So that’s part of it. You look at a lot of the goals that we’ve scored here in recent games, a lot of it’s been happening around the net. We need to have more of a presence in there, but it’s an interesting road trip. You’d never think that our team would give up two goals in two games and only come away with one point, you’d probably think we were talking about a different team, but that’s the reality, that’s the way it was this week. The offence dried up for us, a lot of things that have been going in for us haven’t and didn’t on this trip and we don’t get results as a result.
On the challenge of keeping the team’s spirits up after the road trip:
Well, it’s difficult, but I think just the fact that our team takes a lot of heat for how we defend and what we give up and how many goals we give up and all those types of things and how wide-open games are. We’ve focused a lot on that as a team, in terms of slowing a lot of that stuff down. I think we’ve done that for quite a while here now — and now today wasn’t as good as yesterday in that regard, but we’ve got to find ways within that to generate offence. I think that the positives are that our guys will feel good about the fact that they’re playing in these tight games and feel good about the fact on the back-to-back at the end of the trip here that we have our best period in the third and have a pretty strong push throughout the period, but we’ll regroup and be ready on home ice.
On the power play drying up in recent games:
Yeah, it has gone dry. Really, what I’m seeing is a lot of the shots that had been going in for us aren’t going in, in recent games. So when that happens, we’ve got to really look at things and see what we can change and see what we can do a little differently to find some different looks and change things up a little bit. Now, we’ve scored at pretty much a ridiculous pace for quite some time here now and over time those things dry up a little bit and you’ve got to make adjustments.
JACK CAMPBELL (26 SAVES)
On the pressure on him to be perfect when the team is struggling to score goals:
I have belief — full belief — in this team as far as their goal-scoring ability. Obviously, we’re a little snake-bitten right now, but I think they played well enough to score a couple and I just take ownership of that second one. If I can see it, I expect myself to stop it every time and he just beat me clean so that one’s on me and we should have had at least a point.
On his save on Getzlaf while shorthanded to end the second period:
Yeah, it was battling. It was a strange play at the net, it kind of went off a shin pad or something, I made a right pad save and the game kind of slowed down a little bit and I kind of saw it play out. I just tried to get my glove up and luckily, he put it there. So I’ll take that one for sure.
MITCH MARNER (22:26 TOI)
On the level of frustration at the recent lack of scoring for the team:
I just think we know it’s going to come so there’s no need to rush or put pressure on ourselves. We’re a team that can score and this road trip we showed that we can play in low-scoring games, it’s just our scoring wasn’t there, but it’ll come.
On what the team needs to do to generate more greasy goals:
Yeah, I just think those second opportunities. It starts with all of us. From our D to our forwards, we all come up top, we all get those shots through and tonight and through this road trip forward-wise, when we come in as F3, we’re not getting those shots through. We’re making those turnovers happen and getting caught with our D down and I just think ruining a little bit of chemistry and stuff like that. So, like I said, we know it’s going to turn around, there’s no reason to feel like we should put pressure on ourselves and we’ve just got to stay calm with it.
AUSTON MATTHEWS (23:03 TOI)
On the team having the personnel to be able to push through this week’s slump:
We’re all in this together. You play through the good and the bad and the adversity and obviously, in the position that we’re in, there’s lots of critics and lots of stuff that comes with it. But I think in this room we’re headstrong, and it doesn’t matter what’s going to get thrown our way, we’re going to come out of it stronger. Obviously, not the road trip that that we really wanted. So, that’s on us and we’ve got to just build forward and put this aside, learn from it and be better.
On what has prevented the team from generating offence:
I think it’s no secret you come on this road trip, it’s not easy and I think the teams that we played they’re more — their strategy and kind of structure is more to just kind of defend and push you to the outside and let you make the mistakes first. I think for us, we didn’t really challenge the middle of the goalie, he didn’t really have too many tough saves to make. I think that’s a bit of an issue for us right now. I think it’s a little bit of our structure too. I think we’re kind of one foot in the door, one foot out as far as the way we want to play, and I think we just all need to be 100 percent in.
JOHN TAVARES (21:18 TOI)
On what has led to a lack of goals in recent games:
Well, it’s that time of year, things get tighter. You don’t have as much room as maybe you get at times throughout the season. We’ve just got to find a way to get second and third opportunities, get a couple ugly ones. I thought we pressed hard and stayed with it. Obviously, we just didn’t cash in.
On if the struggle to score has led to the team playing tight:
Yeah, maybe. At times, I guess it’s just, honestly, don’t even think about where you’re putting it, just get it on net. I think get bodies there, find a way to cause some confusion, make it tough on them to have to defend you around their net, make it tough on the goaltender. Just got to stay patient, got to keep working and staying with it. Obviously, we’ve got to find a way to put some in and get some results. There was a lot of good things. Just got to find a way to, like I said, get inside that tough part of the ice. That’s tough to get opportunities at this time of year.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (35-25-9 – 79 Points) vs.
ANAHEIM DUCKS (28-32-8 – 64 Points)
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| TORONTO | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| ANAHEIM | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY
ON THE SCORESHEET
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| TORONTO | 8 (5) | 8 (7) | 15 (8) | – | 31 (20) |
| ANAHEIM | 13 (13) | 13 (9) | 2 (2) | – | 28 (24) |
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| TORONTO | 18 (12) | 15 (13) | 25 (14) | – | 58 (39) |
| ANAHEIM | 24 (24) | 22 (16) | 5 (5) | – | 51 (45) |
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
| Record on the Road | 18-16-2 (36 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. Anaheim | 28-12-5-1 (46 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. Anaheim on the Road | 11-9-1-0 (21 Games) |
| Record vs. Western Conference | 16-10-3 (29 Games) |
| Record vs. Pacific Division | 9-5-2 (16 Games) |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| Shots | 5 (Nylander, Tavares) |
| Shot Attempts | 8 (Matthews, Tavares) |
| Faceoff Wins | 12 (Tavares) |
| Faceoff Win Percentage | 67% (Spezza – 4 won, 2 lost) |
| Hits | 3 (Dermott, Hyman, Malgin) |
| Blocked Shots | 2 (Kerfoot, Matthews) |
| Takeaways | 2 (Malgin, Matthews, Nylander) |
| TOI | 24:04 (Barrie) |
| Power Play TOI | 4:19 (Barrie, Matthews) |
| Shorthanded TOI | 2:43 (Ceci) |
| Shifts | 24 (Hyman) |
| 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage | 72.2% (Engvall – 13 for, 5 against) |
RECORD WHEN…
| Opponent scores first | 12-20-7 |
| Trail after 1 | 3-16-3 |
| Trail after 2 | 3-17-4 |
| Do not score a power play goal | 15-16-5 |
| Do not allow a power play goal | 21-9-5 |
| Outshooting opponent | 19-10-4 |
| Friday | 5-3-0 |
OF NOTE…
UPCOMING GAMES:
TORONTO MARLIES (29-25-3-2 – 63 Points) vs. SYRACUSE CRUNCH (28-23-4-5 – 65 Points)
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| SYRACUSE | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| TORONTO | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Syracuse: A. Barre-Boulet (27) PP (C. Gaunce, M. Joseph), T. Raddysh (18) PP (D. Yan, O. Somppi)
Goaltender: S. Wedgewood (23/27)
Toronto: K. Agostino (26) PP (J. Duszak, N. Petan), T. Gaudet (4) (M. Salomaki, M. Read). H. Elynuik (4) (M. Kapla, S. Pooley), K. Agostino (27) PP (M. Lorito, P. Aberg), H. Elynuik (5) EN (G. Wilson)
Goaltender: P. Gahagen (19/21)
ON THE SCORESHEET
OF NOTE…
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
RECORD WHEN…
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
MARLIES UPDATES.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On if he’s satisfied with the team’s performance tonight:
Really satisfied. The team was bought into the whole sixty minutes. Thought our up-ice pressure took away a lot of their time and space and our D did a great job holding the middle of the rink and having good gaps. We played really fast today, countered fast, and it was a lot of executing the things we’ve been talking about as of late. The guys knew this was an important two points and it was good to see them show up.
On getting contributions from the entire lineup:
This time of year things are tight, every line can play. I mean every coach has been working with their team to iron out details and be responsible defensively all season so there’s not as many mistakes out on the ice right now. Any team that’s going to go deep and do anything special needs depth scoring.
On goaltender Parker Gahagen’s first win as a Marlie:
He was great. He always has a big smile on his face, he competes so hard. Great kid, all the guys like him in the locker room. The team was really happy to get this one for him.
On Kenny Agostino (2 goals):
Kenny has been our best player for the last two months. He showed up again tonight. He can absolutely wire a puck. It was good to see him show up on the scoresheet because he’s been doing a lot of good stuff and at times when the team’s not really rolling he’s the guy even going out, finishing a couple checks and bringing some energy as a leader for this group.
PARKER GAHAGEN (19 SAVES)
On his first win as a Marlie:
It’s a great feeling, just to be able to contribute to the team. I mean, it’s a critical time of the year having to be on the outside looking in with the playoff picture and I’m just happy we could get away with two points here.
NEXT GAME:
March 7 vs Syracuse – 7:00 p.m. ET
March 11 at Bridgeport – 7:00 p.m. ET
March 13 at Hershey – 7:00 p.m. ET
March 14 at Lehigh Valley – 7:05 p.m. ET
March 17 vs Rochester – 1:30 p.m. ET (Scotiabank Arena)
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SAN FRANCISCO — What a fun era this We the North period has been. As I noted on Twitter:
Toronto Raptors past seven seasons: Seven playoff appearances, 1 title, 2 conference finals. Eight series wins.
Toronto Raptors first 18 seasons: Five playoff appearances, one series win (a best-of-five).
It’s amazing, when you think about just how brutal things were for so long, how everything has changed. Now the Raptors are one of the most respected, successful and profit-making franchises in the entire NBA.
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The view from left field 