Phillies make Mattingly full-time manager on two-year deal - TSN

After a weird series of will he or won’t he, Don Mattingly is back with the Philadelphia Phillies. The NL East club announced the return on Wednesday (Oct. 14), with Mattingly locked into a new two-year contract that runs through the 2028 season. For Toronto Blue Jays fans, the announcement naturally brings the conversation back to Mattingly's time in Toronto. He spent three seasons as the club’s bench coach and offensive co-ordinator from 2023 to 2025, helped guide the Blue Jays to the 2025 World Series and became one of John Schneider’s most trusted voices. One year after Mattingly left, Philadelphia has decided it wants more of what Toronto let walk out the door. That does not automatically mean the Blue Jays kept the wrong manager. It does, however, make the question harder to ignore after the two clubs travelled in opposite directions during the 2026 season. Don Mattingly gave the Phillies exactly what they needed to turnaround their season in 2026Philadelphia was 9-19 when Mattingly replaced Rob Thomson in late April. The Phillies went 79-55 under their interim manager, playing at a .590 clip and posting the fourth-best record in the majors the rest of the way.

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The Edmonton Oilers have only surrendered nine goals in the last five games, which speaks to their quality goaltending, structured five-on-five play, and consistent forecheck. The issue with that number is that five of those nine goals are against the Oilers’ penalty kill, which was a point of emphasis for new associate coach DJ Smith after the whipping that PK took in the postseason. That category has been tough sledding overall for the team, which sits at 68.2 per cent for the season, fifth worst in the NHL. The opposition has scored on the power play in five of seven games, and the Utah Mammoth made it happen twice, punishing Josh Samanski’s double-minor for high-sticking and the team’s bench minor on Thursday. The Mammoth PP bumped up to first in the league at 37.5 per cent, and have scored multiple goals on the man advantage in a game a league-best five times. “I think we’re just attacking,” said Barrett Hayton on the power play’s success. He extended his point streak to five games. “Obviously that first unit’s been so good snapping around, they’re so dangerous, and I think they’ve done a great job kind of keeping that mindset.

How can I not go with Auston Matthews after he's cashed this play for us in two straight games? He's clearly on another level now that he's healthy, and his shooting percentage (40%) is among the league's best on the man advantage. When Matthews is shooting, he's hitting twine - he has four goals across his last three games as a result. Let's pot one more against this stingy Islanders defense. I'm loving William Nylander's shot volume right now, as the Leafs winger has registered at least three shots on goal in four consecutive games. He's averaging 6.5 shot attempts per contest, the 23rd-highest mark in the NHL, giving us plenty of reason to believe his hot streak can continue. With the Islanders playing an undisciplined brand of hockey, watch for Willy on the power play to drive us over the line.