The case of the disappearing Canadian goalie, plus the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft

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Good morning! Dont diss your teammates today.

The 4 Nations Face-Off starts tonight, and there is no one under more pressure than Team Canada.

The tournament begins in Montreal, home ice for the team favored by BetMGM to win the whole thing.

Add in a drought of international success, and the scrutiny turns up to 11.

Something that might help? A hot goalie, which can paper over any teams troubles for a playoff run.

And yet, as James Mirtle and Dan Robson illustrated in an incredible piece today, Canadian goalies are simply disappearing at the pro level.

A few layers here: All this, in the country thats been at the forefront of hockey for generations.

Its not like theres a lack of talent, either the roster is absolutely stacked ...

outside of the goalie spot.

I barely scratched the surface of insights here.

Go read the full story for more on a fascinating issue .

We primed you yesterday on the NFL offseason storylines, but Dane Brugler swung through with another pressing premise: Its officially NFL Draft season, and we have no idea who the top pick will be.

Just take a look at Danes latest top 100 prospects list (not a mock draft).

Two quick questions that arose for me: The full list is here .

The combine is just two weeks away.

Happy draft season.

Saints hire Moore New Orleans officially announced it hired Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as head coach yesterday , ending weeks of speculation as Philadelphia played its way to a title.

Its the first head-coaching job for Moore, who frankly inherits a mess: an old, expensive roster and a salary cap nightmare, all for a team that went 5-12 last year.

At just 36, Moore has quite the resume , though, and could jolt a franchise in need of fresh blood.

This Saints fan approves.

Advertisement Former Panthers trash Newton Last week, former Carolina quarterback Cam Newton called the 2010 Panthers team losers in an interview on The Travis Hunter Show, which has since drawn ire from multiple former teammates.

Newton referred to the team in such terms because Carolina had the No.

1 pick in 2011, which the franchise used to select him.

Read comments from Steve Smith Sr., Captain Munnerlyn, Charles Johnson and Jordan Gross here .

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The first Champions League knockout playoff phase (what a mouthful) matches began yesterday.

Real Madrid eked out a win over Manchester City.

Paris Saint-Germain might be better without Kylian Mbappe.

But the story of the day went to Juventus (and USMNT) midfielder Weston McKennie, whose laser strike in the first half ended up being the game winner against PSV.

Just look at this: WESTON MCKENNIE NEARLY TORE THE COVER OFF THE BALL WITH THIS GOLAZO pic.twitter.com/zFdXV6hSDE CBS Sports Golazo (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 11, 2025 The goal continues McKennies renaissance at Juventus , where he has fallen in and out of favor.

See our full roundup of yesterdays Champions League action .

More today, too: Soccer: AC Milan at Feyenoord Rotterdam 3 p.m.

ET on Paramount+ The Champions League knockout playoff phase continues with this first-leg match, which is intriguing for more than just the apparent stakes: Feyenoord sacked manager Brian Priske just two days ago.

Lets see how they respond.

NHL: Canada vs.

Sweden 8 p.m.

ET on TNT/truTV/Max As we said above.

Watch it.

Get tickets to games like these here .

Why is the most expensive soccer player of all time playing back at home at the age of 33? We have answers on Spotify and Apple .

What is the Carolina Blue matter? Brendan Marks and Matt Baker uncovered documents that illustrate North Carolinas clandestine research into conference realignment .

Intrigue! The soccer stars are done with X (formerly Twitter) , according to an intriguing piece from Steve Madeley.

Harlem Globetrotters week continues with a great story on Sweet Lou, a legendary player in the 1970s whos now in his 48th year with the franchise .

Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday : Potential QB replacements for the Jets .

I get it.

Most-read on the website yesterday : Our report on what the Jets demanded of Aaron Rodgers were he to return in 2025.

Both sides are moving on.

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