DENVER -- Patrick Roy was quite calm and even cracked a few jokes as his team went through a light workout.
Jason Peters Eagles Jersey . No signs of stress at all. Of course, the first-year Colorado Avalanche coach has been in a
few pressure-packed Game 7 situations as a Hall of Fame goaltender -- 13 to be
exact. His players? Not as much experience. A dozen had never been to the
post-season before this year. And yet Roys hardly fretting over his teams
emotional state heading into a decisive final game Wednesday night against the
Minnesota Wild, with the winner moving on to face the defending Stanley Cup
champion Chicago Blackhawks. On the contrary, Roys reminding his youthful team
of one simple thing: Enjoy the moment. "How good is this?" Roy said. "Theyre
excited about it and they should be. ... Were playing Game 7 in our building, in
front of our fans." In this series, home ice is a pretty big deal. All six games
in this tightly contested matchup have been decided during the waning moments,
with the home team capturing each one. Wild coach Mike Yeo has a stirring
pregame speech all prepared for just the occasion, a few well-chosen words to
put into his players ears before they hit the ice and hear the clamour of the
crowd. Care to share the highlights? "Then it wouldnt be very inspirational,"
Yeo joked. Minnesota will try to neutralize the noise with another sizzling
start. The Wild have scored the first goal in four of the games. "(Game 7s) are
the best and also the worst," Yeo said. "You have so much on the line -- the
players laying it all out there, the passion and the energy of the building and
the fans. Theres just so much at stake." Avs forward Maxime Talbot stressed
"having fun" to rookie Nathan MacKinnon, whos tied with Zach Parise for most
points (10) in the NHL playoffs so far. Talbot knows the butterflies will be
present for players such as MacKinnon -- and its something to embrace. "Thats
why we play the game," said Talbot, who scored twice in Game 7 of the 2009
Stanley Cup final to lift Pittsburgh to a 2-1 win over Detroit. "Thats the
coolest thing about hockey. As much experience as you have, you have to take
these butterflies and turn them into excitement and energy, and thats definitely
the feeling I have right now." Roy believes that Game 7 will hinge on, what
else, the goalies. Semyon Varlamov won a team-record 41 games in the regular
season, breaking the mark held by Roy. The goalie nicknamed "Varly" has faced a
barrage of shots in this series, coming up big in several games. "Varlys always
the brick out there," Talbot said. "We know hes going to make the big saves."
The same can be said of Darcy Kuemper, who has a 1.53 goals- against average
since stepping in for Ilya Bryzgalov in Game 2. Although Kuemper cant ever
remember playing in a Game 7, he said that Mondays game -- a 5-2 win in which
the Wild sealed it and extended the series by scoring two empty-net goals -- was
good practice. "Now, both teams are in the situation," Kuemper said. "So theyre
going to be a little bit more desperate than they were last game. Weve been
through it before, so we should be pretty calm and confident with it." The
intensity level is something the Wild are embracing. They know its going to be a
hostile environment, but its not as if the Wild have been blown out inside the
Pepsi Center. No, the Avalanche have needed to rely on some late magic, pulling
Varlamov for an extra skater in Games 1 and 5, get big late goals and to send it
into OT, where they found a way to win. "We feel good about the way weve been
playing," Parise said. "Hopefully, we can get a win here." Colorado received a
boost last game with the return of Matt Duchene from a knee injury. The teams
leading scorer in the regular season is still rounding into shape, but with
every shift hes getting back his quickness. "This is just another game," Duchene
said. "Thats how you have to treat Game 7s." The previous time the Avs were in a
Game 7 was 2003, when they were eliminated by the Wild in Roys last game. "Thats
not going to have a big effect on our team," Roy said, smiling. "Because there
are not that many players from then that are still with us."
Philadelphia Eagles Jersey . Still, Milan remained five points behind city rival Inter Milan in the race for fifth place
and the final Europa League berth, after Inter beat 10-man Parma 2-0. Meanwhile,
Paul Pogba led the way as Juventus stayed on course for a third consecutive
title with a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Bologna.
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tradition at the majors. Lefty was in good spirits Monday at the British Open,
except for having to return the claret jug.TORONTO -- The Flyin Hawaiian will be
grounded for this week, and probably longer. Toronto receiver Chad Owens will
miss the Argonauts game in Ottawa on Friday with a left foot injury, and the
team believes he will be out a minimum of three weeks. That leaves the Argos
with very little veteran depth at receiver. Slotback Andre Durie is out with a
broken clavicle and wide receiver Jason Barnes is sidelined with a knee injury.
Owens was wearing a walking boot for the second straight day when he arrived at
Tuesdays practice.
Darren Sproles Eagles Jersey. The good news for the Argos is that the injury will only require treatment and rest and Owens
will not have to undergo surgery. In other injury-related news, receiver Jason
Barnes could not get an MRI Monday but will have one Tuesday. Head coach Scott
Milanovich said he expects Barnes to miss this weekends game.
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