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Newsweek
10 hours ago
- Newsweek
Doberman Spends 1 Night With Grandma, Then Everything Changes
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A dog owner was left stunned by the undeniable attitude she received from her Doberman after returning from just one night away. Jess McLaughlin from Calgary, Canada traveled to Edmonton for one evening to watch her beloved Edmonton Oilers in the playoffs. That meant getting her in-laws to dogsit her 2-year-old Doberman named Arlo for the night, which she knew he definitely wouldn't mind. Arlo loves his grandparents, as McLaughlin tells Newsweek that he's "always very excited" to see them, even if it means his owners will be elsewhere. Without a doubt, Arlo is willing to take one for the team if it means getting to spend quality time grandma and grandpa. "He loves when both his grandma and grandpa are here, and lots of spoiling takes place," McLaughlin said. "Arlo is like a grandpup to my mother-in-law, and he follows her everywhere and lays beside her on the couch, often while she knits." Arlo the Doberman with his grandma on the couch together. Arlo the Doberman with his grandma on the couch together. @ / Instagram When she returned the following day, McLaughlin might have hoped for a warm welcome from Arlo. As much as she knew he was content with his grandparents, it would be nice to know he missed her dearly. However, absence really didn't make the heart grow fonder for Arlo, who appeared to have "pledged allegiance to grandma" instead. As they all sat around together, Arlo lay beside his grandma and gave his owner an iconic death stare. When he was done staring at McLaughlin, Arlo gently and lovingly rested his head on his grandma's lap to prove his point. "I thought it was funny the bit of attitude I got from him. His actions definitely made me think I was chopped liver for the time being, and Grandma was his new primary human," McLaughlin continued. She couldn't resist sharing the footage on Arlo's dedicated Instagram account (@ and the clip went viral. In just a matter of days, the video has amassed over 6.2 million views and 207,000 likes on Instagram at the time of writing. The caption alongside the video reads: "That head turn at the end? Sorry, your time is up mom." When it was time for his grandparents to leave, Arlo was certainly sad to see them go. McLaughlin explained that whenever Arlo sees someone packing a bag, he tends to know what that means, and he'll sit there watching them. Hopefully, his owners will treat him to another night with his favorite babysitters soon. There's no denying how much he loves his grandma, but it's his grandpa who is the "ultimate spoiler" and offers up the most treats. Between the pair of them, they make sure that Arlo is well spoiled. Since the Instagram video was posted on July 14, it has gained over 1,000 comments from internet users lauding Arlo's antics. One comment reads: "They act like they don't know what home is when they get with grandma." Another Instagram user wrote: "That dog is a Libra. Once you've disappointed us, we're done with you." While another person joked: "Oh look my Uber driver is here." Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? We want to see the best ones! Send them in to life@ and they could appear on our site.
New York Times
11 hours ago
- New York Times
How will Edmonton Oilers deploy new-look winger depth charts in 2025-26?
While Edmonton Oilers fans focus on the famous veteran wingers who were lost to free agency, the organization is focused on a new-look group that marbles youth, experience and the unknown in hopes of adding speed and goals. The Oilers' wingers scored a total of 116 goals last season: Zach Hyman (27 goals), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (20, 12 as a winger), Corey Perry (19), Jeff Skinner (16), Viktor Arvidsson (16), Connor Brown (13), Vasily Podkolzin (8) and Kasperi Kapanen (5). Advertisement Meanwhile, the team's main centres scored 100: Leon Draisaitl (52), Connor McDavid (26), Adam Henrique (12) and Mattias Janmark (2), plus the eight goals Nugent-Hopkins scored while playing centre. Edmonton general manager Stan Bowman needed to add youth, a rugged edge and goals this summer, while also saying goodbye to almost 60 percent of the goals scored by wingers last season. How did he do it? Will it work out? Here's a look. Matt Savoie has a full year of professional experience, having thrived with the Bakersfield Condors as a rookie pro in 2024-25. He was the leading rookie scorer (age 20 group) in the AHL last season, and the Condors outscored opponents at a 65 percent rate when he was on the ice. When Savoie was not on the ice, that goal share dipped under 50 percent for Bakersfield. NHL coaches are risk-averse, especially with rookies. Savoie's performance in Bakersfield, plus a cup of coffee in the NHL, should give him an early boost in the race for skill-line minutes alongside one of McDavid or Draisaitl. Hyman should be the right winger with McDavid, but he can play either side. It's possible Hyman is delayed in making the opening-night roster as he recovers from wrist surgery. That could help Savoie. Ike Howard's journey to the Oilers roster is a little more complicated. Edmonton moved out Perry, Arvidsson and Brown on right wing, leaving only Hyman and Kapanen as incumbents this fall. However, Skinner was the only free-agent left winger not retained. Adding to the degree of difficulty is Howard's pure rookie status; he has never played professional hockey. His main calling card is as a first-shot scorer. Howard delivered 26 goals in 2024-25 and led the Big Ten in that category, finishing second in points. If Howard can gain some traction in training camp, the Oilers' roster becomes wildly interesting on the third- and fourth-line left wing spots. It's possible the club makes a trade before opening night (possibly Janmark) to make room. Advertisement Likely deployment: Both men receive between 45-60 games, Savoie scoring 0.5 points per game, with Howard taking a little longer to establish himself. The range of outcomes for Howard includes extended time with the Condors, especially if his work away from the puck becomes an issue. Andrew Mangiapane and Trent Frederic both have a chance to grab significant roles on the 2025-26 Oilers. The veterans signed with the team over the summer and will bring a range of skills to the top three lines. Mangiapane's intelligent play and aggressive forechecking style should lend themselves to both the McDavid and Draisaitl lines. He did not have a strong offensive season in 2024-25 (his sole campaign with the Washington Capitals) but should recover if he can stay on one of the top lines. Likely deployment: Mangiapane playing left wing on one of the top two lines is the easiest bet among the newcomers on the Edmonton roster. Expect 75-plus games, 40-45 points and 15-20 goals for the coming season. Frederic is a more difficult player to project onto the Edmonton roster. He brings plenty of grit, something the club will want (at times) on the top two lines. If completely healthy, he could score enough to merit time with the high-end skill centres. Failing that, he could be an effective winger on a third line that outscores and takes on some tough assignments. Deployment: Plenty of third-line time, with trips up the depth chart as required. Oilers fans didn't get to see Frederic at his best last season. Before his injury-riddled season in 2024-25, he averaged 14-14-28 with the Bruins. That should be the range of expectation (if he's healthy) for him in 2025-26. Hyman had wrist surgery and is 33. Despite a motor that won't quit, it's unrealistic to expect the kind of goal-scoring Oilers fans enjoyed over the past four seasons (he has averaged 38 goals per 82 games in Edmonton). Advertisement Podkolzin scored just eight goals last season while playing a significant amount with Draisaitl on the second line. His career high (14) should be within reach if he can hang around on the skill lines long enough this season. For a team that may need his fearless approach more often this season (with the exit of Evander Kane), Podkolzin is in a good spot to increase his offence in 2025-26. Kapanen projects as a depth forward and should deliver at about the same per-game production levels as last season. David Tomasek (Swedish league's leading scorer), Curtis Lazar (healthy again and a possible solution at centre) and Quinn Hutson are wild cards who could pick up significant playing time if injuries hit or the young hopefuls fail to deliver. Here's the tale of the tape. Each year, I run a 'reasonable expectations' series that projects goals-for and against for the Oilers in the coming season. The wingers this coming season project behind last year's group by nine goals. Hyman's injury and aging are factors, and the reliance on both Savoie and Howard as rookies, plus a wild card in Tomasek, likely means a slight downturn in results. The positive in this exercise is clear: there is room to grow. If the Oilers stay the course with the new group of players, the team should be fresher in the playoffs with the rookies battle-hardened. Look for an increase year over year from Podkolzin. He's in an excellent spot on this roster for the coming season. If Savoie and Howard are quicker than projected in figuring out where the goals are scored, Edmonton could break even in terms of production on the wings. (Photo of Andrew Mangiapane: David Kirouac / Imagn Images)
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Yahoo
From The THN Archive: Searching for Stanley
The Hockey News has released its archive to all THN subscribers: 76 years of history, stories, and features. Subscribe now to view the full THN Archives here and read the full issue here. Also, go to to subscribe. This article from the THN Archive was written by Ken Campbell. Andrei Vasilevskiy is already the NHL's best goalie and has a Vezina Trophy to prove it. The only thing missing is a Stanley Cup, and that's coming soon. Last spring at the World Championship, a lot of players talked to Andrei Vasilevskiy about winning the Presidents' Trophy. Like that was what he wanted to hear at the time. He was only in that tournament because his team won the aforementioned honor then flamed out spectacularly in the first round of the playoffs. Over the past couple seasons, winning the Presidents' Trophy has become hockey's version of the worst hangover ever. The party was fun while it lasted, but there's a harsh price to be paid. That's why almost everywhere Vasilevskiy turned, players were telling him about the perils of finishing first overall. Forget that much of it is due to recency bias and urban legend. Yes, no Presidents' Trophy winner has won the Stanley Cup since the Chicago Blackhawks in 2012-13. But in the 51 years since the league expanded to 12 teams in 1967-68, the fact is teams still have an overwhelmingly better chance of winning the Stanley Cup if they finish first overall than in any other position. Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy Named Finalist For Top Award The NHL has announced that Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has been named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy. In addition to Vasilevskiy, Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck and Los Angeles Kings netminder Darcy Kuemper are finalists for the award. Teams that have finished first overall have won the Stanley Cup 19 times (or 37.3 percent), which is exactly the number of Cups won by teams finishing in the Nos. 2 through 5 spots combined. Think about it: if you were betting on the Cup winner at the start of the playoffs and you had the choice between the best team in the regular season and the 15 teams that make up the rest of the field, which would you choose? The Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues have emboldened the 'Just get in' crowd, but teams that are consistently at or near the top of the league give themselves the best chance to win. And that is where the Tampa Bay Lightning are now. Despite a rather uncharacteristic slow start to 2019-20, the Lightning are going to be in the conversation surrounding legitimate Cup contenders now and have a good chance of being a top-five team for the foreseeable future. That's because they are (a) star-studded at every position, and (b) in an era when it seems we're all just guessing at goalies, Vasilevskiy is showing all the signs of being a consistently elite goalie for a very long time. Chances are, Vasilevskiy will one day hoist the Cup with the bolt on his chest. This team is too talented, too well run and its scouting staff is too productive. And its goalie is too good, too consistent and too dedicated to his craft for that not to happen. 'His work ethic is impeccable,' said coach Jon Cooper. 'Only one guy can be first to the rink, and only one guy can be last to leave. Only one guy can do it. On our team, that's him.' There has been a lot of talk about load management in the NHL, especially for goalies. Vasilevskiy seemed to find a sweet spot last season when he played 53 games. The results were he proved himself to be an easy choice for the Vezina Trophy. Really easy. Vasilevskiy garnered 28 first-place votes among the NHL's 31 GMs. In doing so, he captured 90.3 percent of the first-place votes, which was the highest percentage since 1997-98 when Dominik Hasek was the No. 1 choice on 24 of 26 ballots. What Lightning's Latest Move Means For Andrei Vasilevskiy Following the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2025 playoff exit, one of the questions surrounding the team was what they would do regarding their backup goalie spot. Jonas Johansson was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, but now that will not happen. This is because the Bolts announced on May 7 that they have signed Johansson to a two-year, $2.5 million contract extension. Last season's 53 starts for Vasilevskiy were a little misleading considering he missed a month with a broken foot. The team had no choice but to hand the goaltending responsibilities to Louis Domingue. But you get the sense 25-year-old Vasilevskiy will still get in the neighborhood of 55 starts this year even if he's healthy throughout. In order to keep him at that number, the Lightning needed a proven backup, so they went out and got 36-year-old veteran Curtis McElhinney, which gives them one of the best tandems in the NHL. 'If coach wants me to play every game, I will play every game,' Vasilevskiy said. 'It's all up to coach. It's hard to say. Some goalies need to play (a lot) of games. Some goalies need to play 30 games. It all depends.' Cooper has watched Vasilevskiy mature before his eyes the past couple of seasons. But this one is crucial. There are very few goalies who will ever have the demeanor of Carey Price, someone who doesn't seem to let anything bother him. Vasilevskiy has gotten much better at parking things from game-to-game. 'For me, lots of goalies told me after a good game or a tough game, you have to forget about it every time and right away,' Vasilevskiy said. 'If you lost, just forget and think about the next game. If we win, same thing. Just forget about it and move on so you don't get too comfortable.' Now comes the challenge of forgetting that the 2019 playoffs were a complete outlier, that Columbus was better than his team for a week at the most crucial time of the season. And there's no doubt who the better goaltender was in that span. Sergei Bobrovsky had a .932 save percentage through the series, Vasilevskiy .856. Does that mean Bobrovsky is a better goalie than Vasilevskiy? No, it does not. Both are elite stoppers with their names on the Vezina Trophy and have been first-team all-stars. This past summer, Vasilevskiy signed an eight-year deal that will carry a $9.5 million cap hit starting next season and will run until he's 34. His future is secure, and so is the Lightning's. 'This contract will not be his last,' Cooper said. 'He keeps his body in such good shape.' We know Vasilevskiy has the physical tools, but so much of this is mental. Vasilevskiy has talked about spending less time on the ice during the season and more time in the gym. How the Lightning get through the season isn't as important as what they do once it ends. And it's all about avoiding what happened in the spring of 2019. 'In the playoffs, our tank was empty,' Vasilevskiy said. 'We went straight down. I guess we will figure it out at some point.' From The THN Archive: Beauty and The Beast The Hockey News has released its archive to all THN subscribers: 76 years of history, stories, and features.
