Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
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Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Golf's dream pairing - Woods and Mickelson - is on the course in the final round at Pebble Beach. Jason Sobel has hole-by-hole reports.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
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Stanley Cups: 1
2008-'09 record: 42-33-7, 91 points (2nd in Pacific, 8th in West)
2008-'09 playoffs: Defeated San Jose Sharks 4-2; lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-3
General manager: Bob Murray 33-26-6 (2nd NHL year, 1st team)
Coach: Randy Carlyle 180-107-41 (5th NHL year, 1st team)
Captain: Scott Niedermayer
Top returning scorer: C Ryan Getzlaf (25 goals, 66, assists, 91 points)
Top returning goalie: Jonas Hiller (23-15-1, 2.39, .919)
Key additions: D Luca Sbisa; RW Joffrey Lupul; C Saku Koivu; D Nick Boynton; RW Evgeny Artyukhin; G Justin Pogge; D Steve Eminger.
Key subtractions: D Chris Pronger; D Francois Beauchemin; LW Drew Miller; D Bret Hedican; C Rob Niedermayer; LW Josh Green.
Top line: LW Bobby Ryan, C Ryan Getzlaf; RW Corey Perry
Top defensive pairing: Scott Niedermayer, James Wisniewski
Goaltending: Posting a club-record tying seven-game winning streak down the stretch, Hiller supplanted Jean-Sebastien Giguere as No. 1 goalie, then led all playoff netminders with .943 save percentage. Quick goalie with lightning-fast glove and precise technical movements, always seems square to the shooter, using tall body to fill net. Very calm and collected between the pipes.
Player to watch: D Luca Sbisa. Acquired from Philadelphia in the Chris Pronger trade, Italian-born, Swiss-raised blue-liner broke into the Flyers’ lineup at age 18 and played 39 games before being returned to Lethbridge (WHL). Very mobile on skates with smooth, effortless stride. Plays sound defensively and distributes the puck on first-pass plays with poise and accuracy.
Icing: Niedermayer, who flirted with retirement in recent years, seems as strong as ever. He played in all 82 games last season and was third among NHL defensemen with 45 assists and 59 points. The 36-year-old, four-time Stanley Cup champion is the only player to win the Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, world championship, World Cup, Memorial Cup and world junior title. Ryan should continue to show the promise he presented as a rookie when he topped first-year players last season with 31 goals and 57 points in 64 games. Koivu will wear a different NHL uniform for the first time after 13 seasons with the Canadiens. Koivu was captain for the last 10, tying Jean Beliveau for the longest run in Montreal's century-long history.
Outlook: Murray quickly maneuvered Ducks out of a salary cap mess created by his predecessor Brian Burke. Not as deep defensively as Burke’s 2006-07 Cup winner, but should be one of the NHL’s most potent scoring teams.
Prediction: 97 points (2nd in Pacific, 5th seed in West)
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