With two days to go until Wednesdays 3pm et deadline, theres some trade speculation surrounding Jason Spezza and the Ottawa Senators.
Derek Stepan Jersey . Sources tell TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger that the team is quietly gauging interest on the Senators
captain, though Spezza has a limited no-trade clause and carries a large
contract. The news comes amidst other reports that the Senators have
been searching for a winger to play with him. However, general manager Bryan
Murray says he has not talked about the 30-year-old centre. "I had one guy ask
if I want to comment to quiet the rumours and I said, No. Im not going to ...
The more I say about it the more its going to be played over and over in the
next couple of days," Murray told reporters in Vancouver, where the Senators
beat the Canucks 4-2 in the Heritage Classic on Sunday. "Ill just say we have
not talked, at this point in time, about Jason Spezza." Spezza, who was named
captain last fall after the departure of free agent Daniel Alfredsson, has one
year remaining on his current deal which pays him $4 million next season - but
with a $7 million cap hit. The team signed him to a seven-year, $49 million
contract in 2007. He has 15 goals and 46 points in 56 games this season.
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like this: Its going to be a challenge, Jones said of re-signing both of Dallas
biggest potential free agents.
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Giants for the first time in six career appearances by throwing eight scoreless
innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 victory Friday night.CLEVELAND -
With just over a minute remaining in a three-point contest, Kyrie Irving,
Clevelands lethal late-game weapon, barrelled into the lane as Kyle Lowry stood
in his way, positioned above the restricted area. Mired in an offensive slump,
Lowry - the NBAs leader in taking charges this season - did what he has learned
to do best, standing his ground and drawing a crucial offensive foul on the
Cavaliers all-star point guard. Fast forward 30 seconds to the Cavs next
possession, with the home team still trailing by three, Spencer Hawes - one of
the leagues best passing big men - threw an interception, intended for
Tyler Zeller and picked off by DeMar DeRozan. The Raptors two best players,
their two leading scorers, made the two most important plays of Tuesdays 99-93
win over Cleveland. That much is not unusual. Of note though is both of those
plays came on the defensive end. "Those defensive plays are deflation plays for
the opposition," said Lowry, who struggled with his shot, hitting just three of
15 attempts from the field and misfiring on all nine of his jumpers from
three-point range. "Its definitely fun to step up for the team in those
situations." Lowry didnt think twice when faced with a split-second decision,
one hes made time and time again in high-pressure situations during his breakout
campaign. "Those are winning plays," he said, asked about the art of drawing a
charge, crediting the tutelage of former teammate Shane Battier, whom he called
"one of the best charge takers" in the league. DeRozans steal was just as vital,
if not more so, to the teams sixth win in the last seven games and second over
Cleveland in a span of five days. "He was like a free safety out there," Lowry
said, shortly before DeRozan - in conversation with the media - made yet another
reference to Seahawks cornerback and fellow Compton-native Richard Sherman. "I
kind of anticipated it, I read the play a little bit," said DeRozan, who also
made his share of big offensive plays, scoring 16 of his game-high 33 points in
the fourth quarter, adding six assists without turning the ball over. "They ran
it earlier in the game. I knnew they were going to look for it and I just went
for it.
Ryan McDonagh Jersey. " Toronto, and DeRozan in particular, has come up short when faced with one final possession, one final
shot in the past. Both guards heeded their coachs direction this time around. It
didnt come down to a last-second heave. The Raptors won with timely defence.
After enjoying a much-improved first quarter following a series of slow starts,
the Raptors struggled on both ends of the floor during the meat of the game.
Nothing was falling for Lowry - a 39 per cent three-point shooter on the season
- and the team was accumulating sloppy turnovers at an uncharacteristically
alarming rate for the second straight contest. Almost foreshadowing the nights
eventual result, Casey was asked how to prevent his team from allowing its
offence to dictate defensive effort prior to the game. "I havent discovered it
yet in my 30 years of coaching," he responded. "Its the same in college, [in
the] pros and its been that way for a long time. A lot of guys have to see the
ball go through the basket to get themselves going on the other end, which you
dont want, you preach against but I think its human nature." For at least one
night, his team and his point guard bucked that trend. "That was one example of
a guy not letting his offence dictate his defence," Casey said of Lowry, who
also added nine assists, made all seven of his free-throw attempts and could
have drawn a couple more charges if not for a pair of close calls that didnt go
his way. "Thats how you have to play," Lowry added. "Youre not going to have
great games all the time. Youre not going to shoot 10-for-12 every night or
20-for-30. Youre always going to have some sort of off game but you cant let
that stop you from helping your team win a game." Terrence Ross bailed him out
offensively, scoring what DeRozan called a "quiet 19 points", knocking down five
of his eight shots from long distance. With the win, the Raptors climb seven
games above the .500 mark for the first time in six years. It ensures theyll
have a winning record for a third consecutive month, accomplishing that feat for
the first time since 2007.
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