JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Artem Anisimov Authentic Jersey . -- Maurice Jones-Drew was a no-show again. The Jacksonville Jaguars running back skipped the first day of organized team activities Tuesday, and coach Mike Mularkey said the three-time Pro Bowler wants a contract extension. "Hes talked about trying to get an extension for his contract, which I think everybodys aware of," Mularkey said. "Im on the coaching end of those matters. I talk to him about football and what I can do for him on the field and in the locker room." Jones-Drew is scheduled to make $4.45 million this season, considerably less than other top tailbacks like Chris Johnson, Arian Foster and Marshawn Lynch. Since the workouts are voluntary and Jones-Drew has stayed away before, its not a huge concern. But the Jaguars would like to have their best offensive player in attendance to get acquainted with a new coaching staff and new playbook. "Its all voluntary," Mularkey said. "I wish he was here. He knows we wish he was here. His teammates have talked to him about it. Its a personal decision. Theres nothing I can do about it. I think if I spend a lot of energy on worrying about that, its not going to go in a good direction for the guys that are here. And I want to show them that positive energy that I have and I dont want to let anything be a distraction from the guys that are here. Hell catch up when he comes back in." Jones-Drew hasnt worked out in Jacksonville the last three years. He missed OTAs in 2010 to train on the West Coast, and the NFL lockout cancelled offseason training sessions last year. Nonetheless, it hasnt slowed him down. Jones-Drew led the NFL in rushing last season, gaining 1,606 yards for the leagues worst offence and making his third consecutive Pro Bowl. He has two years remaining on a five-year deal worth $31 million that he signed in 2009. Jones-Drew is entering his seventh season. He has 6,854 yards rushing, 2,473 yards receiving and 74 total touchdowns. He carried a career-high 343 times last season, averaging 4.7 yards even though defences knew he was the focal point of Jacksonvilles offence. It makes sense that he would want a new deal after a career year. Plus, hes considered underpaid compared to some of the leagues other top backs. Johnson is getting $13.5 million annually. Foster is making $8.7 million a year. And Lynch is earning $7.75 annually. St. Louis Steven Jackson, Carolinas DeAngelo Williams and Minnesotas Adrian Peterson also make more than Jones-Drew. Jones-Drew wasnt the only player absent Tuesday. Kicker Josh Scobee is skipping workouts while awaiting a new contract. The Jaguars placed the franchise tag on Scobee in March, but he has declined to sign the one-year tender worth $2.88 million. Scobee and the team want to work out a long-term deal, but the sides have made little progress. Mularkey, meanwhile, refuses to let the absences bother him. He said those things took their toll on him during his two years in Buffalo. "I let little things that I had no control over suck the energy out of me, and, really, at this job, youve got to have a high energy tank," Mularkey said. "Im not going to let that happen this time around. Theres just things you learn that you have complete control over and some you dont. No matter how you worry about it, how you handle it, theres nothing you can do about it. "Again, these guys got to see you up there with good energy, positive energy and nothing distracting me from that." James Wisniewski Blue Jackets Jersey . - The Colorado Rapids say theyve received a first-round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick, allocation money and a contract buyout from FC Dallas as compensation for coach Oscar Parejas leaving to take the same job with his former club. Sergei Bobrovsky Blue Jackets Jersey. PAUL, Minn.Marc-Andre Fleury backstops the Penguins to a win and the Predators take down an established contender. Scott Cullen looks at the Penguins staying alive and the Red Wings dying a slow death Friday. A FLEURY OF ACTIVITYAfter an abysmal start to the series, Penguins G Marc-Andre Fleury earned his keep in the third period of Game Five, when the Flyers outshot the Penguins 14-8, yet couldnt score the equalizer, despite many quality chances. For all the criticism that Fleury has received for his play in the first three-plus games (first period Game Four was iffy too), he deserves the credit for coming up big when the Penguins needed him in Game Five. The Penguins 3-2 win in Game Five forces the Flyers to return home to Philadelphia for Game Six, in their hopes to close out the Penguins. And on a team that includes Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin down the middle, the Penguins best line Friday was anchored by Jordan Staal. Staal, Tyler Kennedy and Matt Cooke were all plus-2 and combined for five points. On the other hand, the Flyers line of Danny Briere, Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn continued to struggle. Over the last two games, that trio is a combined minus-16. While numbers can get out of hand due to the Game Four rout, thats ugly any way you slice it. Flyers LW James van Riemsdyk played his first game since March 1 and registered no shots in 7:31, though he did have a notable shift in the third period in which he was engaged with Penguins D Brooks Orpik in front of the Pittsburgh net pretty much the entire time. With D Nicklas Grossmann out due to a concussion, the Flyers inserted Erik Gustafsson into the lineup and he played an uneventful 11:51, but Matt Carle and Braydon Coburn both played more than 29 minutes. On Pittsburghs side, with Paul Martin out, Simon Despres played his first playoff game, but only saw 5:33 of action, so Brooks Orpik played 26:08, his high for the series. Both teams are dealing with injuries and momentum has swung towards the Penguins after back-to-back wins. Both teams have plenty of skill, so it may come down to which goaltender can deliver in the last game (or two) of the series. Its not as though Ilya Bryzgalov played poorly for the Flyers in Game Five, but Fleury outdueled him and the Penguins will need that a couple more times if they are going to complete their unlikely comeback. OVER THE HUMPFor years, the Nashville Predators have been making the playoffs and getting summarily bounced in the first round. While they managed to win their first round series last year, knocking off the Anaheim Ducks, the Predators hadnt yet exorcised the demon in their own division. Custom Blue Jackets Jersey. With Fridays 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, the Predators eliminated their more-established, traditional-hockey-market, division rivals, sending the Red Wings into the offseason with questions to answer while the Predators prepare for another round of the playoff grind. In Game Five, Alexander Radulov and David Legwand led the way for Nashville, with each contributing a goal and an assist. Radulov led the Predators with five points in the series, followed by Legwand and rookie Gabriel Bourque, who both had four points. After outshooting Nashville by a healthy margin (an average of 11.8 shots per game) in the first four games, Detroit was outshot 25-22 in the deciding game, unable to sustain any offensive pressure. As the Red Wings look to what went wrong, they can look to an offence that managed nine goals (on 160 shots) in five games. D Nicklas Lidstrom wasnt fully healthy and the result was a scoreless drought ot ten games, going back to the regular season. While no one on the Wings scored at the level at which theyre capable, veteran wingers Todd Bertuzzi and Dan Cleary failed to get on the scoresheet in five games and Johan Franzen scored one goal with no assists. It was that lack of scoring that prompted head coach Mike Bab**** to send Tomas Holmstrom over the boards with the game on the line. Even though 39-year-old Holmstrom played under 10 minutes per game, his presence in front of the Nashville net was still needed when the Red Wings season was hanging in the balance. For the Wings, there will be changes in the offseason. Even if Lidstrom decides to return for another season, Jiri Hudler and Brad Stuart are unrestricted free agents and top prospects Brendan Smith and Gustav Nyquist seem ready to make the jump, but the Wings are in a difficult situation. So long as they have their core of Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, this is a time that can legitimately harbour Stanley Cup hopes, but only if the rest of the roster is firing on all cylinders and, against Nashville, that wasnt happening. To no ones surprise, the Red Wings carried the territorial play for much of the series, but that wasnt enough to end up on the right side of the ledger. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook.cheap jerseyscheap jerseys from china ' ' '
