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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Cheap Maple Leafs Jerseys . - Ever so steadily, Jarome Iginla is getting up to speed with the Colorado Avalanche.Not easy, either, given all their speed.At 37, Iginla is simply trying to keep up with these kids flying up and down the ice. He picked this place in free agency because they have all the ingredients: A goal-scoring phenom in rookie of the year Nathan MacKinnon, a top-notch goaltender in Semyon Varlamov and an unorthodox coach in Patrick Roy who has a knack for pushing all the right buttons.Given his age, Iginla doesnt have much time left to hoist a Stanley Cup.Given their youth, the Avs sure could use another leader like him.Theres going to be some fun nights because of the things they can do a€” the skill level to go with the speed, said Iginla, who scored 30 goals for Boston last season. Very impressed with the tempo and the creativity.Iginla has been enthralled by the Avs for quite some time, too, watching from afar last season as the Avalanche tied a franchise record with 52 wins in Roys first season behind the bench. It was difficult not to pay attention with Colorado catching the hockey world by surprise and returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2010.What happened next, though, has haunted Roy all off-season a€” an overtime goal by the Minnesota Wild in Game 7 to end their season.We still think about that goal, Roy said.Thats why Roy and his former teammate turned executive Joe Sakic infused some grizzled veterans into their youthful squad, just to give them more leadership when times turned tough. They traded for Daniel Briere and Brad Stuart. And then, when Paul Stastny bolted for St. Louis, they brought in Iginla.The more leaders you have in the dressing room the better off youre going to be, Sakic said.Now comes the real challenge a€” winning when all eyes are upon them.Sure, theres a little more pressure, Briere said. But Id rather be a team that everybody is expecting to win, because that means you should be winning if you do your job right. I like the makeup of this team. What they did last year was tremendous.So far, Colorado has looked rather sluggish in the preseason, but Roy hardly gives it a second thought. Hes tinkering with different line combinations, trying to decide the best pairings between Matt Duchene, Ryan OReilly, captain Gabe Landeskog, Alex Tanguay, Iginla and MacKinnon.Here are some things to watch as the Avalanche prepare to open at Minnesota on Oct. 9:EVEN FASTER: Believe it or not, the already lightning quick MacKinnon may have found another gear this off-season working out with Duchene and Penguins standout Sidney Crosby. MacKinnon is coming off a season in which he scored 24 goals on his way to rookie of the year honours. I do have more jump in my step, MacKinnon said.FEELING HIP: Tanguay dealt with nagging knee and hip injuries all last season before finally electing to have hip surgery in February after playing in just 16 games. Healthy again, hes using this preseason to gain trust in that hip. He could again be paired with Iginla. The two were once teammates in Calgary.ANY ROLE WILL DO: When he arrived in Denver, Briere wasnt informed of his role by Roy but given some advice. Told me to come in and have fun, to relax, said Briere. He played a limited role most of last year for Montreal, which advanced to the Eastern Conference Final. Personally, a frustrating season as far as responsibilities went on the ice, Briere said. So that was (Roys) words of advice, just to come in here and have fun and good things will happen.VARLY, VARLY: Colorado will keep leaning heavily on Varlamov, who broke Roys team record for most wins (41) in a single season. He showed the world last year that he was a No. 1 goalie and Im sure Varlys going to continue to do that, Roy said. Varlamovs backup will be Reto Berra after Jean-Sebastien Giguere retired.LATE KNACK: Roy was revered last season for taking chances, like pulling the goaltender with plenty of time left in the third period, just to give his team more of a chance to score the equalizer. Hes one of the best in-game tactical coaches that Ive had, defenceman Erik Johnson said. Cheap Maple Leafs Jerseys China . Coaches are now allowed to challenge both called and potential defensive pass interference fouls under certain conditions. Wholesale Maple Leafs Jerseys . On Friday night, after a long rain delay, he was scratched from his scheduled start. http://www.cheapmapleleafsjerseys.com/ .C. -- Al Jefferson knows few people will be giving the Charlotte Bobcats a chance to upset the Miami Heat in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.SAGINAW, Mich. -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds edged the host Saginaw Spirit 5-4 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. David Miller, Patrick Watling and Alex Gudbranson also scored for the Greyhounds (21-6-3) while Tolchinsky tacked on an assist for a three-point outing. Justin Kea, Terry Trafford and Jimmy Lodge each had a goal and an assist for the Spirit (15-11-5), who have lost five in a row, and Luke Cairns added a single goal. Matt Murray made 32 saves for Sault Ste. Marie as Saginaws Jake Paterson stopped 38-of-43 shots in defeat. Both clubs went 0 for 1 on the power play. --- SPITFIRES 2 RANGERS 1 WINDSOR, Ont. -- Sam Povorozniouk saved the best for last, scoring at 19:48 of the third period to give the Spitfires a victory over Kitchener. Brady Vail opened the scoring for Windsor (19-10-1) at 12:55 of the first period. Brent Pedersen tied it for Kitchener (11-17-1) at 15:55 of the second. Alex Fotinos turned back 34 shots for the Spitfires, and Jordon DeKort made 30 saves for the Rangers. --- BATTALION 6 ICEDOGS 3 ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Barclay Goodrow had three goals and an assist and Ben Thomson scored once and set up two more as North Bay doubled up the IceDogs. Miles Liberati and Matt MacLeod also scored for the Battalion (14-15-1) while Mike Amadio had two assists. Johnny Corneil, Hayden McCool and Anthony DiFruscia scored for Niagara (8-19-4). Brendan ONeill made 22 saves for North Bay as Brent Moran stopped 26 shots for the IceDogs. --- WOLVES 8 STEELHEADS 1 SUDBURY, Ont. -- The Wolves made quick work of Mississauga, scoring five times in the opening period. Connor Cummins started a scoring blitz of three goals in a 90-second span when he opened the scoring at 4:10. Jacob Harris made it 2-0, and Nathan Pancel scored the first of his two goals just seven seconds later. Nathan Cull and Connor Crisp scored before the period was over. A power-play goal by Dominik Kubalik made it 6-0 Sudbury (15-9-6) in the second period, before Andrew Goldberg got one for Mississauga (13-16-3) at 11:10. Pancel scored his second goal 17 seconds into the thirrd period to make it 7-1, and Dominik Kahun rounded out the scoring. Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys. Franky Palazzese made 26 saves for the Wolves. Steelheads goalie Spencer Martin was lifted at 5:40 of the opening period after allowing his third goal on seven shots. Dawson Carty went the rest of the way, allowing five goals on 37 shots. --- COLTS 5 BULLS 1 BELLEVILLE, Ont. -- The Colts spotted the Bulls a 1-0 lead in the first period, then scored five unanswered goals in the final 25 minutes, to dump Belleville. Scott Simmonds opened the scoring for the Bulls (7-19-4). Mitchell Theoret tied it for Barrie with a power-play goal at 15:09 of the second period, and put the Colts (15-11-3) ahead for good with a short handed goal at 17:57 of the period. Jonathan Laser made it 3-1 before the period was out, and Dyland Corson and Zach Hall scored in the third. Daniel Gibl made 26 saves for Barrie. Charlie Graham started in goal for Belleville, and allowed four goals on 39 shots before he was replaced by Jason Da Silva a little over five minutes into the third period. Da Silva allowed a goal on eight shots the rest of the way. --- STORM 5 WHALERS 2 PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- The Guelph Storm opened a 3-0 lead early in the third period before going on to beat the Plymouth Whalers. Scott Kosmachuk and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Guelph (21-6-3) in the second period, and Robby Fabbri made it 3-0 with a power play goal 63 seconds into the third. Josh Wesley and Zach Lorentz brought the Whalers (11-17-3) to within a goal before Zack Mitchell put the game out of reach by scoring twice, including an empty netter, in the final three minutes. Matthew Mancina made 32 saves for Guelph, while Alex Nedeljkovic faced 57 shots for Plymouth. --- KNIGHTS 6 ATTACK 2 OWEN SOUND, Ont. -- Josh Anderson scored twice and set up one more as London won its fifth in a row by defeating the Attack. Max Domi had a goal and two assists for the Knights (22-6-2) while Bo Horvat, Kyle Platzer and Mitchell Marner added the others. Owen Sound (15-11-5) got goals from Zach Nastasiuk and Kyle Hope. Londons Jake Patterson kicked out 35 shots for the win as Jack Flinn made 43 saves for the Attack. ' ' '