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a substantial raise from the $492,500 he made last year. He was asking for $1.7
million and the Royals had offered $1,075,000. Kansas City previously agreed to
one-year contracts with first baseman Eric Hosmer, infielder Emilio Bonifacio,
catcher Brett Hayes and relief pitchers Tim Collins and Luke Hochevar. Holland,
coming off his first All-Star appearance, asked for $5.2 million and the Royals
offered $4.1 million. He made $539,000 last year, when he was 2-1 with a 1.21
ERA and 47 saves. Crow asked for $1.7 million. The Royals offered the same $1.28
million he made last year.
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really mattered for the Dallas Mavericks.NEW YORK, N.Y. - When other parts of
their game are sputtering, the New York Rangers have two solid-gold assets to
fall back on. Penalty killing and goaltending. Its a combo that has helped the
Blueshirts to within one victory of their first Stanley Cup final in 20 years.
And it has frustrated the Montreal Canadiens, who must win Game 5 Tuesday at the
Bell Centre to stave off playoff extinction. With a 17.1 per cent strike rate —
good for 19th during the regular season — the Montreal power play was hardly a
well-oiled machine. But against the Rangers, the Canadiens are 1-for-17 with the
man-advantage. Montreals lone power-play breakthrough came Sunday night in a 3-2
overtime loss at Madison Square Garden. And that P.K. Subban blast from the
point was tempered by a short-handed goal by Carl Hagelin that opened the
scoring. The Canadiens power play went 1-for-8 on a night where the Rangers
spent 14.33 minutes or almost 22 per cent of the game a man short. "Give credit
to our (penalty) killers and our goaltender," said Rangers coach Alain
Vigneault. "They did a real good job." That is nothing new. Prior to Subbans
goal, the Rangers had killed off 27 straight penalties. New York is 37-for-39
(94.9 per cent) on the penalty kill in its last 12 games The penalty count was
three to one against the Rangers by the 10-minute mark Sunday, the perfect
scenario for a Montreal team looking for a decisive start to silence the Rangers
crowd. "We had the opportunity on the power play but we didnt take advantage of
it tonight," lamented Montreal coach Michel Therrien. "Yes, we scored a goal. It
was a tying goal, but we gave up one, and that was the story of the game. I
thought our power play had to be better." The Rangers go-to forward pairing on
the power play is Hagelin and Brian Boyle. Hagelin is a speed merchant while the
Boyle resume reads "big body, blocks shots, good on faceoffs," according to
Vigneault. Boyle can also pass a bit, finding Hagelin all alone on a stretch
pass deep from the New York end. Hagelin broke in alone, faked a shot and tucked
a backhand between the legs of Dustin Tokarski at 7:18 for his sixth of the
playoffs. It was the Rangers first short-handed goal in 70 playoff games, dating
back to April 9, 2008. The New York penalty kill is smart and sleek. Goalie
Henrik Lundqvist has worked hard on his puck-handling and his defenders are
well-positioned. If a Ranger gets to the puck first behind the net, for example,
there is usually a teammate standing just feet away ready to dump it down the
rink.
Mikey
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forecheck coming back in the right positions and trying to create those battles
where youve a chance to make a couple plays and get it out," said Vigneault.
"When we dont, (our) goaltender stops the puck." In four games, Montreal has
seven goals on 107 shots. While Tokarski has won kudos for his play in stepping
in for the injured Carey Price, Lundqvists playoffs numbers are sparkling — a
.931 save percentage and 1.98 goals-against average. The Rangers have allowed
two goals or less in 13 of their 18 playoff games., including six of the last
seven games. New York ranks first in the NHL in goals against per game in the
playoffs at 2.11. Sundays win was the 41st post-season win of Lundqvists career,
tying him with Mike Richter for the most playoff victories in Rangers history.
The 32-year-old Lundqvist ranks first in Rangers history in regulation wins with
309, eight more than Richters 301. In contrast, the 24-year-old Tokarski has 13
NHL games —10 in the regular season and three in the playoffs. Lundqvist picked
up an assist on Derick Brassards second-period goal, his first in 85 post-season
games. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first Rangers goaltender
to record a playoff assist since Mike Richter on May 11, 1997. With Game 5
coming up fast, the main Ranger talking point will be whether Derek Stepan can
return from a broken jaw suffered in Game 3. On the weekend, he managed to drop
by the arena to see his teammates before returning home to recuperate from
surgery. Brassard, meanwhile, returned to the lineup Sunday after being knocked
out of Game 1 early with an upper body injury and made his presence felt. In
addition to his goal, he led all skaters with 18 faceoffs wins, winning 75 per
cent of his 24 draws. New York is winning the faceoff battle. On Sunday, the
Rangers took 48 of 79 draws for a 61 per cent success rate. Martin St. Louis hot
hand is also of note. His OT winner Sunday Louis extended his point streak to
six games (4-3—7), tying a playoff career high in the post-season. He leads the
Ranges with 13 points in these playoffs. NOTES— Hagelin was Sundays recipient of
the Broadway Hat, a battered black fedora given to the player judged by his
peers to be most instrumental in a Rangers win ... The Rangers are 12-1 all-time
when they lead a playoff series three games to one.
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