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Kendrick Lewis Ravens Jersey .com) - The Edmonton Oilers are coming off Tuesdays 6-2 home loss against Phoenix, but will
look to rebound tonight at home against the Colorado Avalanche. Thursdays
encounter is the first of three scheduled meetings between the Oilers and Avs
this season. The Oilers have some lineup moves ahead of this game as defenceman
Jeff Petry and Anton Belov will watch the game as healthy scratches. The Oilers
also have claimed two straight, four of five and seven of their last 10 home
games against Colorado, but Edmonton is just 3-9-0 at Rexall Place this season.
Edmonton trailed the Coyotes by a slim 3-2 margin after two periods on Tuesday,
but Phoenix scored three unanswered goals in the final stanza to breeze to the
win. David Perron scored both goals for the Oilers, while Devan Dubnyk turned
aside 27-of-33 shots. "We really unraveled there in the third," said Oilers
forward Taylor Hall. "It was a close game at one point, 3-2. We let it slip away
from us. That seems to be the kind of theme this year." With Ilya Bryzgalov
still out with concussion-like symptoms, Dubnyk could get the start again on
Thursday. Dubnyk is 7-3-1 with a 1.94 goals against average in 12 career games
against Colorado, while current Oilers backup Jason LaBarbera is 2-6-0 with a
3.19 GAA in nine lifetime outings versus the Avs. The Avalanche swept a
home-and-home series with Minnesota over the weekend and havent played since
notching a 3-2 shootout win over the visiting Wild on Saturday. That victory
came after Fridays 3-1 decision at Minnesota and the two-game winning streak
allowed Colorado to close out November by winning five of six games. Colorado
also is carrying a three-game road winning streak into Thursdays tilt and the
club has an impressive 9-2-0 record as the guest this season. On Saturday,
Ryan OReilly beat Josh Harding through the legs in the shootout and
Semyon Varlamov sealed the Avalanches 3-2 win over the Wild with a glove save at
the other end. In the second game of a home-and-home, the Avalanche bounced back
after giving up two goals in the last 3:27 of the third period, including
Mikko Koivus tying goal with 5.7 seconds left. Koivu was one of three Minnesota
skaters to be denied by Varlamov in the Avs first shootout of the season.
Varlamovs glove save on Jason Pominville came after OReilly scored the shootouts
only goal in the third round. Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon scored in
regulation for Colorado, while Varlamov made 35 saves through overtime. It was
the third time in the last five outings that the Avs have gone past regulation.
They have won all three of those tilts, but Colorado doesnt want to make a habit
of playing past regulation. "We have to do a better job of winning these games
in regulation but at least we got the two points," said the rookie MacKinnon.
"It was a good couple of games." The Avs will continue their road trip Friday in
Calgary before capping the trek Sunday night in Vancouver.
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head of Olympic summer sports federations called for urgent action Tuesday to
tackle the critical delays facing the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro and accused
the Brazilian government of neglecting the crisis. In an interview with The
Associated Press, Francesco Ricci Bitti said Rios troubled preparations are
reaching a stage where some sports may need to consider "Plan B" options for
their venues. "Its getting very serious," the Italian said. "We have an
organizing committee with good people but without the leverage to cope with the
problem. ... We are scared. This is not a country like China where you can ask
people to work by night. In Brazil, this could not happen. The government has to
change speed." Ricci Bitti heads the Association of Summer Olympic International
Federations, which represents the 28 sports in the Rio Games. He also leads the
International Tennis Federation and serves on the IOC co-ordination commission
for Rio, which made its latest visit to Brazil two weeks ago. "We can be
flexible in the infrastructure but surely not in the sports venues, and we are
at risk at sports venues," Ricci Bitti said. "Even for the ones that dont
consider themselves at risk, we dont see a sense of urgency." The timetables are
so tight that backup plans may need to be considered by some sports, he said.
"We have to sit down and to start looking at some Plan Bs," Ricci Bitti said.
Rios problems dominated discussions at the ASOIF general assembly, which took
place during the SportAccord convention in this Mediterranean resort in southern
Turkey. Rio will also top the agenda for meetings of the International Olympic
Committee executive board, which meets here Wednesday and Thursday. "We need to
act now because if we wait another six months, as it could be looking at the
inactivity of the government, I think it will become very serious," Ricci Bitti
said. "The organizing committee is doing its best, but the government is not
supporting enough." Brazil is also struggling with delays ahead of hosting the
World Cup this summer. With the country focusing on the World Cup, Ricci Bitti
said, the Olympic preparations risk falling further behinnd.
Deonte Thompson Ravens Jersey. . "We cant always hope in the fact that in the end we will solve the problem," he said.
"This time we have the style and the habits of the South Americans. They are not
used to managing big events like this. The Olympics is a very different problem
from the World Cup. The World Cup in the end is one stadium, one hotel, in many
cities. Rio has a lot of problems." Rio organizing committee chief Carlos Nuzman
and CEO Sidney Levy were meeting in Brasilia on Tuesday with Brazilian President
Dilma Rousseffs chief of staff to discuss the Olympics. It was left to Rios
executive sports director, Agberto Guimaraes, to report to the federations in
Turkey. "I still think we can pull this thing together and can have great
games," he told the delegates. "The moment I dont I will (give) my resignation.
I still believe we can do it. Please help me get through this alive and well."
Christophe Dubi, the IOCs deputy executive director for the Olympic Games, said
the IOC would be sending special task forces to Rio to monitor the situation.
The first group will consist of construction experts, he said. "We have to have
special measures in place," he said. Dubi noted that Gilbert Felli, the IOCs
long-time executive director, has been assigned to work with Rio after he steps
down from his post later this year. The meetings in Turkey come amid a daily
drumbeat of troubles in Brazil. On Monday, striking construction workers and
security personnel clashed at Rios Olympic Park. Random gunshots were fired but
no injuries were reported. Workers also went on strike Monday at the Olympic
stadium that will be used for track and field at the games. The venue has been
closed since last year to fix problems with the roof. Guimaraes said the repair
work would completed by December. The greatest concerns centre on the Deodoro
complex, an area that is to host venues for eight sports. Work has yet to begin
on the site. In addition, work on the Olympic golf course is far behind
schedule, raising concerns for the sports return to the games after more than a
century. Guimaraes said grass would begin to be laid on the course later this
month and the venue would be ready by September 2015.
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