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A rematch of last seasons Stanley Cup Finals is on tap Thursday at the Staples Center
A rematch of last seasons Stanley Cup Finals is on tap Thursday at the Staples Center
in Balance Discussion Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:41 amby jinshuiqian0713 • Farseer | 1.260 Posts | 12600 Points
(SportsNetwork. Josh Sweat Jersey .com) - A rematch of last seasons Stanley Cup Finals is on tap Thursday at the Staples Center, as the defending champion Los Angeles Kings welcome the red-hot New York Rangers to the City of Angels. Los Angeles earned its second Stanley Cup title in three years last spring, polishing off the championship run with a 4-1 series victory over the Rangers. The Kings lifted the Cup on June 13 after winning a 3-2 double-overtime battle at the Staples Center. Despite losing in the Cup Finals to the Kings, New York enters Thursdays showdown faring better in 2014-15 than the reigning champs. The Rangers are 22-11-4 thanks in large part to an 11-1-0 record over the last 12 games, while Los Angeles is 19-12-9 after losing three of its last four tilts. Both clubs are currently holding onto the wild card spots in their respective conferences. A hallmark of the Kings recent championship teams has been goaltending and defense, but there was little of either to be found the last time out as L.A. lost 7-6 in overtime to the visiting Nashville Predators. The setback came at the start of a seven-game homestand and dropped the Kings to 14-4-3 as the host this season. To their credit, the Kings were able to wrestle a point away from the Predators on Saturday despite trailing by scores of 5-1 and 6-2. In the end, it was Roman Josis goal 18 seconds into overtime that awarded the extra point to Nashville. Dwight King, Marian Gaborik and Jeff Carter netted goals in a span of 1:27 late in the contest to send the game to OT for the Kings. We got a point. Thats the way hockey works, right? I told our players several times tonight that it was going to take seven goals to win. I was right, said Kings head coach Darryl Sutter. I dont think anything was lacking. I thought it was an exciting game. King scored twice in the loss, while Alec Martinez -- who had the Cup- clinching goal versus the Rangers -- added a goal and two assists. Anze Kopitar had three assists for L.A. and Jake Muzzin chipped in a pair of helpers. Jonathan Quick was pulled in the first period after allowing three goals on nine shots. Martin Jones stopped 12-of-16 shots the rest of the way to take the loss. Quick expects to start tonight. The Kings franchise goaltender is 2-1-0 with a 1.96 goals against average in three regular-season games against the Rangers. Not counting last seasons playoff encounter, L.A. is 3-1-1 in the last five meetings with New York. The Rangers picked up their third straight victory on Wednesday night, as they kicked off a three-game tour of California with an impressive 4-1 win over the NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks. Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves to anchor Wednesdays victory in Orange County and the Rangers scored three goals during the third period en route to the win. Rick Nash, Mats Zuccarello and Dominic Moore each scored in the final stanza and Derick Brassard lit the lamp in a third straight game for the Rangers. I think it comes down to execution, said Lundqvist. I really like the way we are playing. Cam Talbot will get a turn in net tonight for the Rangers. he has never faced the Ducks. New York is 9-6-1 on the road this season and will complete this current swing Saturday in San Jose. Mike Wallace Jersey . - Henrik Samuelsson and Curtis Lazar each had two goals and two assists as the Edmonton Oil Kings secured top spot in the Eastern Conference by defeating the host Red Deer Rebels 7-4 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action. Richard Rodgers Jersey . John Albert Elway, 24, was booked into jail early Saturday morning after an incident near a college campus in downtown Denver, according to jail records. http://www.authenticeaglesfootballonline.com/c-70-eagles-markus-wheaton-jersey.aspx . Ramon, 30, played in a career-high 97 games with the Goldeyes in 2013. He also matched a career-high eight home runs and posted 52 RBI. Chris Williams has his wish, with one condition. The disgruntled receiver and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats reached an agreement Wednesday that allows Williams to immediately sign with any NFL team. But should he return to the CFL either this season or next, it must be with the Ticats. Williams has had plenty of interest from several NFL teams and has multiple offers. He is currently weighing his options. The deal ends a bitter dispute between one of the CFLs top offensive stars sitting out the entire 2013 season for the chance to sign south of the border and an organization steadfast in its belief he honour his contract with it. Williams wasnt available for comment. His Vancouver-based agent, Dan Vertlieb, didnt immediately return email and telephone messages. Williams, the CFLs top special-teams player last year, went to arbitration to be released from the final year of his deal with Hamilton to reportedly pursue NFL offers. In June, arbitrator E.E. Palmer ruled the Ticats violated the CFLs collective bargaining agreement with the CFL Players Association by negotiating with an unregistered agent. However, Palmer said the penalty for that was a fine, not the termination of the contract. The Ticats werent fined because the CFLPA didnt ask that one be imposed. Palmer also found Hamilton had picked up the option on Williamss contract last October in accordance to the CBA but didnt use the exact language surrounding the renewal as laid out in the agreement. But he also ruled that wasnt enough to nullify the agreement. Despite the arbitrators decision, Williams chose not to report to the Ticats, who responded by suspending him. The CFLPA applied for a judicial review of Palmers decision. In late August, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued a ruling that quashed the arbitrators original judgement while ordering the Ticats to pay court costs of $8,500. That prompted the CFLPA to declare Williams was a free agent. Both the CFL and Ticats disagreed, saying they planned to appeal the Ontario Superior Court ruling. Neither the CFL nor the Ticats would comment on the agreement, which allows Hamilton to hang on to Williams rights for an extra year. Williams contract was set to expire in February 20144, leaving him free to sign with any CFL or NFL club. Avonte Maddox Eagles Jersey. Williams can explore his NFL options, but if he decides to play in Canada before the 14 CFL season, he must do so with Hamilton. Mike Morreale, the president of the CFL Players Association, was happy a resolution was reached outside the courtroom. "Were happy that, although there has been time that has elapsed, there has finally been an agreement that essentially puts all parties in a situation where they feel like theyve been successful in taking care of this matter," Morreale said. "Its one of those things thats been trying at times but congratulations to all sides for being able to stay out of the courts and get it done." Williams signed a deal with Hamilton in 2011 that was negotiated by an agent not registered with the CFLPA. The 25-year-old native of Fort Worth, Texas, reportedly contended he wasnt made fully aware of the conditions pertaining to his rookie contract and that Hamilton didnt offer him the one-year plus an option deal but rather just the two-year plus an option. According to a CFL source, Williams was scheduled to earn base salary of $48,000 this season. That pales in comparison to the NFLs 2013 minimum salary of US$405,000 or the roughly $90,000 players south of the border can earn annually on the practice roster. Williams had a Hamilton-record 17 TDs last season, including a CFL-record six on kick returns. The five-foot-eight, 175-pound Williams was named the CFLs top rookie in 2011 after registering 70 receptions for 1,064 yards and six TDs. He also had 12 kickoff returns for 252 yards and a touchdown while returning 12 punts for 81 yards. Williams was even better last season, with 83 catches for 1,298 yards and 11 TDs. He also led the CFL in punt returns with 78 for 1,117 yards and five touchdowns while adding five missed field goal returns for 256 yards and a TD. Williams played collegiately at New Mexico State and joined the NFLs Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He was released with an injury settlement prior to the start of the season. 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