Following what the players and coach described as an "embarrassing" loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Dave Nonis remains willing, patient and fully committed to Randy Carlyle. Nike Free 5.0 Damen Türkis . "The pressure right now should be placed on the players, Nonis told The Dreger Report on Wednesday. "I know Randy and the coaching staff is working hard. Im not now, nor have I ever contemplated making a coaching change. The players have to respond." Nonis refuted the notion that the players are no longer listening to Carlyle, or have tuned out the veteran coach and says at the end of their season exiting meetings after the Leafs Game 7 meltdown to the Boston Bruins last spring, that every Toronto player - to a man - credited Carlyle and his staff as the main reason the Leafs qualified for the postseason last year. The Hits Keep Coming Now Trevor Smith broke his hand in the 3-1 loss to the Panthers and could be out for the next eight weeks, further taxing Torontos depleted centre ice position as Tyler Bozak and Dave Bolland are still weeks away with long-term injuries as well. Centre Jerred Smithson was recalled from the Toronto Marlies to help fill the void, but Nonis can see the toll - particularly up the middle - that his teams steady stream of injuries is taking on the club. Nonis has been trolling the league looking for trades and admits he has had offers on James van Riemsdyk, Nazem Kadri, Jake Gardiner, Morgan Rielly and both his goalies. However, the general managers with the most interest have yet to produce anything beyond older players in return or trade packages that are not useful to the Maple Leafs in the long term. More On Gardiner Following back-to-back bad games resulting in a benching against the Panthers, Jake Gardiners availability has once again become topical. Nonis insists hes not shopping Gardiner, but rival management sources say Gardiners name has been brought up by Toronto in trade discussions in Noniss search for a top-six forward. At the moment, there doesnt appear to be a trade fit that makes sense, so amid the growing frustration in Leaf Nation, Noniss plan is to sit tight, pray for good health in the New Year and do whatever is necessary to help this team keep its head above water. Broadway Banter Meanwhile, New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather continues to shop defenceman Michael Del Zotto. Toronto is among the teams with some interest, but the expected return of a young defenceman may be too steep for the Leafs. Its believed the Rangers would prefer a right-handed shot on the blue line, so Cody Franson is a likely target for New York as well. Sources say the Ottawa Senators are also still in the mix, although the sudden and impressive emergence of rookie Cody Ceci may have cooled the Sens interest. And providing Ceci can maintain his play, the Senators may be willing to move either Eric Gryba, Joe Corvo or Patrick Wiercioch to one of the many teams in the market for a defenceman. With the holiday roster freeze looming, its unlikely well see any big-time action prior to the break. But the appetite for change is growing among some of the NHLs big market clubs. Nike Roshe Run Hyperfuse . The Senators were rolling on a season-best three-game winning streak when Philadelphia visited them in Canadas capital city last Tuesday. The Flyers left Ottawa with a 5-0 rout, as Steve Mason stopped all 24 shots that were sent his way. Nike Free OG 2014 Damen .D. Martinezs baseball career doesnt pan out, he might take a shot at fortune telling.http://www.schweizonlineshopch.com/nike-roshe-run/nike-roshe-run-flyknit.html . The Rangers moved a step closer to the top spot in the division on Friday, as Elvis Andrus homered and drove in two, helping Texas to a 4-1 win. Adrian Beltre also hit a home run and Michael Young added an RBI for the Rangers, who have won two straight. LONDON -- Newcastle capitalized on a stalemate between Arsenal and Chelsea to maintain its surge toward qualification for next seasons Champions League, easing past Stoke 3-0 to claim a sixth straight victory and climb into the English Premier Leagues top four on Saturday. Papiss Demba Cisse scored for the sixth match in a row and Yohan Cabaye grabbed two goals in a superb individual display for Newcastle, which is now just three points behind third-place Arsenal having played a game fewer. "That is a big, big achievement by us, make no mistake," said Newcastle manager Alan Pardew, whose team was tipped by many pundits to struggle this season. Tottenham continued its freefall by dropping a place to fifth following a 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers, which left Harry Redknapps team three points outside the Champions League positions. Chelsea rode its luck to escape with a 0-0 draw at Arsenal, which struck the goal frame twice, and is now four points behind Newcastle with only four games left. The Blues entry to the Champions League for a 10th straight season may now hinge on winning this years competition -- it is 1-0 ahead going into the second leg of the semifinal against Barcelona on Tuesday. The battle against relegation took another twist thanks to Blackburns 2-0 win over Norwich that lifted Steve Keans team above Bolton, which fell to next to last with a 1-1 draw against Swansea. Canadas David (Junior) Hoilett scored for Blackburn. Fifth-bottom Wigans stunning recent run, which included wins over league leader Manchester United and Arsenal, came to an end with a 2-1 loss to Fulham, while Aston Villa drew 0-0 with Sunderland in the other match. With Arsenal following up its shock 2-1 home loss to Wigan on Monday by failing to impress against Chelsea, the race for the final two Champions League spots is wide open. Arsenal has played a game more than all of its rivals and is in danger of being caught by Newcastle, which is the form team in the division. Cisse has sparked Pardews side into life since joining from Freiburg in January and took his tally to 11 goals in 10 games with the second against Stoke. However, most of the plaudits went to French midfielder Cabaye, who headed Newcastle in front in the 14th minute aftter Cisses header came back off the bar, set up the Senegal strikers goal, then sealed the win in the 57th with a curling left-foot finish from 20 yards (meters).Nike Free Run 3 Hot Punch. "We have got momentum and its a dangerous tool to have in your locker," Pardew said. "We are playing with confidence and we have got ourselves in a fantastic position -- perhaps even better than we thought we might be in." Chelseas goal led a charmed life at Emirates Stadium, with Robin van Persie hitting the post and Laurent Koscielny striking the bar with close-range efforts in two of the few chances created in a poor match between two of the giants of the league. Chelsea will came away the happier of the sides, having made eight changes to the team that beat Barcelona 1-0 in their semifinal first leg on Wednesday. "Under the circumstances, we have to be pleased with a point away at the Emirates," Di Matteo said. "Two semifinals and an away match against Arsenal in the space of six days is a crazy schedule. I think we are still in the running for fourth spot and we will fight until the end of the season." Five days after Mikel Arteta was ruled out for the season, Arsenal was dealt another injury blow with Theo Walcott hobbling off with a hamstring problem that Wenger believes will end the wingers campaign. "I think we were nervous today because we could not afford to lose the game," Wenger said. Adel Taarabt scored QPRs winner against Spurs in the 24th but was then sent off in 78th, leaving his team a tense few minutes to see off before celebrating a fourth straight home win. Tottenham has won only one of its last nine league matches and could now miss out on European football altogether, having been 10 points clear in third place less than two months ago.QPR and Wigan, which was sunk by a last-minute goal by Fulham defender Philippe Senderos, are three points clear of Blackburn. "Weve made another statement," QPR manager Mark Hughes said. "People wrote us off too regularly when they saw our run-in." Bolton rallied for a point against Swansea thanks to Chris Eagles equalizer yet is still stuck in the relegation zone, a point behind Blackburn but with games in hand on all its rivals at the bottom. cheap nhl jerseyscheap jerseys ' ' '
