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night to criticisms by NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice
Smith, who contended a double standard exists when it comes to the league doling
out punishments. In comments to ESPN earlier Thursday, Smith specifically
addressed the delayed discipline of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who has
yet to be punished by Goodell after being arrested in March for allegedly
operating a vehicle while intoxicated and while in the possession of
prescription drugs and $29,000 in cash. Irsay was formally charged Friday. "The
personal conduct policy applies to commissioners, owners, players, coaches,"
Goodell told reporters at the New England Patriots team facility. "It applies to
all of us. We all have a responsibility to do things the right way. There are
several players that we havent taken any action on, either. "We like to get the
facts, we like to be thorough and we like to understand them. Charges were just
filed last week. I dont believe theres a credibility gap." Goodell was at
Foxborough to speak at a football safety clinic for mothers, a program aimed at
furthering safer play at all levels of the game. Smith pointed toward Goodells
swift and sometimes harsh action when dealing with troubled players in the past.
"The commissioner understands that there is a significant credibility gap that
exists in the National Football League," Smith said. "What troubles our players
is the speed and the deliberateness of the punishment that they have seen in the
past when it comes to a player. "There isnt the same speed or deliberate action
when it comes to an owner, and thats a problem." Goodell said the league has yet
to collect all the facts on Irsays case. "You can judge us when we make our
final determinations, which you undoubtedly will, and so will everybody else,"
he said. "Thats fair. But dont make judgments until weve had an opportunity to
do whats in the best interest of everyone, which is getting the facts. Everybody
wants process. DeMaurice Smith talks about process all the time. "The process is
important." The safety program organized by the Patriots comes more than a week
after a group of retired players filed another lawsuit against the league,
accusing team doctors and trainers of supplying them with powerful painkillers
and other drugs that allowed them to keep playing despite injuries, but led to
serious complications later in life. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of more than
500 former players, charges the NFL with placing profits ahead of players
health. Goodell addressed the leagues continued role in the education and
pursuit of safer play. "We want you to learn the right techniques from the
moment you play, regardless if you play one year, two years, or if you play flag
football," he said. "I think our popularity, the platform we have, gives us an
opportunity and its part of our responsibility to make the game safer, not only
at the NFL level to protect our players, but also at every other level of
football, and frankly, sports in general." Patriots owner Robert Kraft said the
health and safety of his players have never been greater in his 20-plus years of
owning the team. "I know Im a better human being from having played the game,
and when I played, it wasnt as safe as it is now," he said. "So, Im a big
believer in the lessons you learn in football." Kraft also was asked about the
arraignment Wednesday of former New England tight end Aaron Hernandez, who
pleaded not guilty to two more counts of first-degree murder stemming from a
2012 double homicide. Hernandez already is facing charges for the 2013 slaying
of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd. Hernandez was released by the team
following his arrest last summer. "A year ago when he was arrested, we cut him
from the team, I made a statement," said Kraft, who at the time said the
organization was "duped" if the accusations were true. "I was very clear about
it, and you can go back and read what I said then, and thats the way that I
continuously feel."
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MTS Centre to begin its inaugural season.CALGARY -- The Detroit Red Wings
shrugged off a sloppy second period with a strong third to edge the Calgary
Flames 4-3 on Friday. Tomas Tatar scored a fluky goal 85 seconds into the final
frame to give the Red Wings (8-4-2) a lead they wouldnt relinquish, while Justin
Abdelkader added an insurance marker that turned out to be the game winner. "I
thought we finished the second strong and had a real good third period," said
Detroit coach Mike Babcock, who coached his 800th career NHL game. "We
controlled the third, I thought hands down for me. Theres no question you want
to just keep going after them and I thought we did that tonight." Early in the
third period, Detroit forward Joakim Andersson chased down the puck in the
Flames zone and attempted a centring pass from the corner, but the puck glanced
off Tatars skate before deflecting into the net off of Calgary goalie Joey
MacDonalds leg. "It was a lucky bounce," Andersson said. "Sometimes you need
those lucky bounces to win games. It was nice to get it. Weve been talking about
that all year, shooting more and getting the pucks more to the net." Calgary
coach Bob Hartley said Tatars goal was definitely a tough break for the Flames
(5-6-2) to handle. "Obviously, its like you take a good punch on the nose, but,
at the same time, you have to regroup," Hartley said. "In a game, anything can
happen and you have to be ready for it." Abdelkader then scored at 16:36 of the
third when he sent a wrist shot into the top corner past MacDonald. Curtis
Glencross rounded out the scoring for the Flames when his pass from behind the
net hit Detroit defenceman Niklas Kronwall and bounced past Howard with 9.8
seconds left on the clock. Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg each had a goal
and an assist in the first period to put the Red Wings up 2-0 before the Flames
answered back with goals by Chris Butler and rookie Sean Monahan in the second.
"I think after they scored their second goal, we really turned things around and
got playing again," Babcock said. Kronwall and Todd Bertuzzi each had two
assists for the Red Wings, who were coming off a 2-1 win over the Vancouver
Canucks on Wednesday. "In the second period, a couple mistakes and the puck
wound up in the back of our net," said Howard, who made 22 saves to improve his
record to 5-4-2. "I think we got back to playing the style of hockey we playeed
in Vancouver the whole game in the third period here.
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continue their four-game road swing through Western Canada on Saturday when they
visit the Edmonton Oilers. "Weve got to get re-energized and get ready to go,"
Babcock said. Jiri Hudler had two assists for the Flames, who finished their
three-game homestand with a 1-2 record. MacDonald finished with 18 saves. "I
felt that we didnt skate like the way we could," Hartley said. "The way that the
Wings play, they kind of slow down the play, and I felt that we got caught.
Especially with scoring two goals, they kind of put us back on our heels a
little bit. I just felt that we didnt have our usual jump." Calgary now heads
out on a four-game road trip starting on Sunday in Chicago before travelling on
to face Minnesota, St. Louis and Colorado. Despite being outshot 12-5 in the
first period, the Red Wings had a 2-0 lead thanks to goals by Datsyuk and
Zetterberg. Datsyuk opened the scoring at 10:57. MacDonald made a glove save to
stop a point shot by Detroit defenceman Jakub Kindl, but the puck dropped right
into the slot to Datsyuk who easily deposited it into a wide-open net. Late in
the first, Bertuzzi spotted Zetterberg wide open at the side of the net and made
a nice behind-the-back pass to get him the puck. Zetterberg then easily roofed a
shot into the net over the outstretched right pad of MacDonald. Early in the
second period, Howard made a glove save to deny a breakaway attempt by Mike
Cammalleri before sticking out his right pad to thwart a scoring chance by
Glencross. Calgarys persistence paid off as Butler fired a point shot that
deflected off Anderssons stick and past Howard. The Flames continued to pour on
the pressure and tied the score at 2-2 at 12:47 of the second when Monahan took
a pass from Cammalleri and roofed a shot into the top corner over Howards
outstretched glove hand. Notes: Retired goalie Miikka Kiprusoff had started the
last 17 games Calgary played against Detroit dating back to Dec. 12, 2008 when
it was Curtis McElhinney in between the pipes for the Flames. a MacDonald, who
played 47 games over parts of three seasons for Detroit, had played the Red
Wings only once before in his career. It was when he was with the New York
Islanders on March 27, 2009 when he made 42 saves for the first of his two
career NHL shutouts.
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