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| (SportsNetwork. Air Jordan Shoes Online Australia .com) - The Toronto Maple Leafs hope to pick up where they left off before the Olympic break when they visit the John Tavares-less New York Islanders in Thursdays clash at Nassau Coliseum.Toronto was one of several NHL teams that had hot streaks interrupted by the NHLs Olympic break. The Maple Leafs had won five of six right before the hiatus and the club is 11-2-1 over its last 14 games.With 70 points, the Maple Leafs are currently holding on to the seventh of eight playoff spots in the East. Toronto also is just one point in back of both Tampa Bay and Montreal for second place in the Atlantic Division. The top three teams in each division get an automatic bid to the postseason.Toronto is aiming to qualify for the postseason for the second straight spring. Last season the Leafs halted the longest playoff drought in franchise history by making the postseason for the first time since 2004.The Maple Leafs emerge from the break with a road-heavy schedule ahead of them over the next few weeks. Toronto, which is just 11-12-5 as the away club this season, will play two straight and eight of its next 10 on the road.The Islanders, meanwhile, get to continue a five-game homestand on Thursday, but theyll do so without the services of captain and star centerman Tavares.Tavares helped Team Canada win the Olympic tournament, although he missed the semifinals and gold medal game after suffering a partial tear in the MCL of his left knee. Although the injury was originally feared to be worse, it will still keep Tavares sidelined for the remainder of the regular season. However, he will not need surgery as was originally believed.The culmination of the regular season could mark the end of the 2013-14 campaign for the Islanders, who are already 14 points out of the Easts final playoff berth.Tavares, who expects to miss 8-to-12 weeks while recovering, is New Yorks leading scorer with 66 points and is tied for the team lead with 24 goals. He is also third in the NHL in points.The Islanders lost seven of eight games before the break in a stretch that did serious damage to the clubs postseason chances. Without Tavares, the club expects to have a difficult time getting back into the thick of the playoff race.New York and the Leafs have split two meetings so far in 2013-14, but the Isles are 4-1-1 over the last six encounters between the clubs. Toronto, however, has won three straight and four of the past five games at the Coliseum.The Isles are 8-14-8 as the host team this season. The club is playing the third test of its five-game homestand tonight and will complete the stay on Long Island after welcoming New Jersey and Florida on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Cheap Jordan Shoes Australia . Left-handed reliever Boone Logan agreed to a $16.5 million, three-year contract on Friday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Cheap Air Jordans Australia . Miralem Pjanic dribbled through the defence to score an extraordinary goal in the 43rd minute at the Stadio Olimpico and Gervinho added another from a rebound in the 65th for Romas ninth straight victory — ending Milans five-match winning streak. http://www.australiacheapairjordan.com/ . - Erick Torres scored his 10th goal of the season on a stunning volley, and Chivas USA edged 10-man Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Saturday night.PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Dick LeBeaus defence is not easy to grasp. For that, the Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers defensive co-ordinator is unapologetic.Yet for all the wrinkles the ever-tinkering LeBeau adds on a weekly basis, there is an underlying simplicity. Containment, not chaos, is the key to success.We always talk about having a lid on the can, cornerback Ike Taylor said. Once that lid comes off man, anything can happen. Anything can come out of that can.All too often this season, it has.While the Steelers (8-5) remain in the midst of a claustrophobic race for the AFC North, theyve done it on the power of an offence that is obliterating the club record book, one thats done its best to overcome the alarming number of momentum-shifting plays allowed by a defence that cant seem to find anything resembling consistency.Pittsburgh has allowed 13 pass plays of more than 40 yards this season, including five in the last four games. Thats only three less than the team allowed from 2011-13 combined. Not exactly the way to end a two-year playoff drought with the erratic but explosive Falcons looming.Its a little bit of everything, safety Troy Polamalu said. Were not executing right and theyre making great plays too. Its definitely something that were going to need to stop, thats for sure.And quickly.While coach Mike Tomlin is quick to defend his secondary, hes well aware the breakdowns need to slow down.We shouldnt be surprised that these guys are capable of getting deep, but at the same time its our job to minimize it, he said.Quarterbacks have been targeting every member of the Pittsburgh secondary deep.Last Sunday, Taylor couldnt get a hand on Cincinnatis A.J. Green at the line of scrimmage in the second quarter. Moments later, Green was racing across the goal line after an 81-yard touchdown.The week prior, Taylor kept his eyes on New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees instead of wide receiver Kenny Stills only to see Stills sneak behind himm for a game-breaking 69-yard score. Wholesale Authentic Air Jordans. In a victory over Tennessee, Nate Washington darted by William Gay for an 80-yard touchdown. Even Michael Vick and the offensively challenged New York Jets hit the Steelers for a 67-yard strike to T.J. Graham in the first quarter of a 20-13 upset.And Julio Jones awaits in Atlanta. All he did was torch the Green Bay Packers for 259 yards last week.He is that offence, Taylor said.And this version of the Pittsburgh defence hardly resembles the one that went 13 straight years ranked in the top 10, thanks in part to injuries and inconsistent play.Taylor missed eight games with a broken right forearm. Cortez Allen received a five-year deal on the eve of the opener only to lose his confidence, his starting job and ultimately his season due to a busted thumb. Safety Mike Mitchell has yet to make a significant impact and the splash plays Polamalu provided regularly for years have all but disappeared.Now guys like Brice McCain and Antwon Blake, both of whom began the season near the bottom of the depth chart, are learning on the job. And while the Steelers point to progress — namely the way they shut down the Bengals in the fourth quarter last week — plenty of work remains to be done.Best to do it in the midst of a playoff race. It hasnt been perfect — not even close — but thats unnecessary when the offence is more than holding its own.I feel like the concrete is settling with the secondary, Taylor said. I feel like everybody understands now what we need to do.They just need to do it better. Now.NOTES: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was given Wednesday off for the second straight week but it was not injury related. ... Taylor (shoulder/forearm), Gay (quadriceps), linebacker James Harrison (knee) did not practice. ... Right tackle Marcus Gilbert, who has missed the last two weeks with an ankle injury, did practice.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' ' |
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