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The Montreal Canadiens might have done themselves a favour by bouncing a dangerous division rival from playoff contention.
Bryan Smolinski had two goals, including the winner, as the Canadiens eliminated the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 at the Bell Centre on Thursday night.
Rashard Lewis just went to the Orlando Magic. Lewis made his decision late Monday night. He thinks that the Magic will soon be championship contenders. And boy does he want to win. He is glad to be playing with a good big man for once. This is just the piece the Magic needed. Last year they made the playoffs and had a great defense. Their defense won’t change. What they desperately needed was some offense. He is an instant scorer. Last year Dwight Howard was being double, triple, and sometimes quadruple teamed. He still managed to get 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 assists a game. Now with Lewis, they will be able to take defenders off of Howard. They will have a more fluid and balanced offense. He will score 15+ points every night. He gives them another rebounder and 3 point shooter. The Magic should be a much better team. Look for them to be playoff contenders for a while. This is a good move for them.
Kevin Martin will get a chance to redeem himself on a couple of fronts prior to returning home from the world men’s curling championship.
The Canadian skip built a 4-1 lead through three ends and hung on for a 5-4 semifinal win over Norwegian counterpart Thomas Ulsrud in Grand Forks, N.D., on Saturday afternoon.
Without Rooney (OK, he played 15 minutes), Ronaldo, Nani, Scholes, Vidic and Evra, United were still too good for Roma.
Miracles DO happen, occasionally - but it’s not usual that the visiting teams are the beneficiaries of them at Old Trafford. And if you even miss a penalty here then you can’t expect the supernatural forces to act for you.
Fergie named a balanced line-up with a very strong central midfield and gave a starting berth to Mikael Silvestre for whom it was the first taste of first team action since September when he suffered that ligament injury at Goodison Park.
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