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Thumbs up to this week’s “Saturday Star”—it’s the Chicago Blackhawks’ $2,000,000 bargain-basement buy, Brad Richards. Cheap Nike Shoes . His two goals sparked the Hawks to Saturday’s 4-1 win at Los Angeles, so Chicago goes home with 10 of a possible 12 points from its annual “circus trip.” There’s a line about the Ringling Brothers’ three rings at the United Center and the Blackhawks’ goal of three rings in six years—a line begging to be forgotten, I think. But there’s no doubt the successful swing through six Western Conference cities found the Hawks at their best, and what better way to end the trip than to beat the Kings and erase some of the sting left over from last season’s playoff loss. As for Richards, he has to think there’s no better place to be than where he is right now, in the middle of a line with Patrick Kane and Kris Versteeg. With the Rangers’ buyout money tucked away, Richards is giving the Hawks a nice fit into the salary cap structure and exactly what they wanted in a number-two centre, and much more than what two million bucks can buy any other way. Thumbs down to players who voice their support for coaches on the hot seat and think they’re saving their jobs. Philadelphia’s Craig Berube is the latest to read rumours of his imminent departure, and Wayne Simmonds is the Flyers’ player most vocal in his support for the coach. I’m guessing Ron Hextall is the same as any general manager who feels pressure to put an end to losing ways and hears dressing-room advice for what he should or shouldn’t do—his thoughts would go something like this: “You like the coach and you don’t want him fired? Play better, start winning”. Truth be told, Hextall could also shrug his shoulders and point to the owner’s suite, as if to say, “Mr. Snider is the guy you have to convince, but don’t bother trying him, either”. Flyers did nothing but try the patience of Snider and Hextall by taking the Rangers’ one-two weekend punch, and now there’s a trip through California for the floundering Flyers. Actions, not words. Cheap Adidas Shoes . With a victory seemingly slipping away late in the third quarter, his quick scoring flurry helped Golden State regain control early in the fourth. www.cheapshoesfree.com/ . Brazilian striker Brandao opened the scoring with a header in the 55th minute before winger Franck Tabanou volleyed home from close range to double the lead in the 61st.DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The first full practice for the Daytona 500 ended early Wednesday after rookie Parker Kligermans airborne car ripped out a chunk of the grandstand fence. Kligermans car ended up sliding on its roof halfway down the front-stretch at Daytona International Speedway. No one was injured in the seven-car wreck, which stirred memories of last years last-lap crash in the second-tier Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona. Kyle Larsons car destroyed a large section of the catch-fence, sending debris into the stands and injuring nearly 30 people. The stands were virtually empty during practice Wednesday. The garage area, meanwhile, was buzzing with teams feverishly trying to fix cars or fine-tune backups for Thursdays dual qualifying races. "It happens every year," driver Joey Logano said. "You always hope youre the one thats not in it or you miss it. I saw it getting kind of crazy out there and youre kind of in the middle of it and you cant really get out of it at that point when youre in the middle. It was a little too late." Logano and Matt Kenseth started the melee when they got together coming out of turn 4 during a drafting session. Trevor Bayne hit Logano, who then slammed into Paul Menard. Menards car shot up the track and collected Kligerman. "You dont want to wreck in practice for sure," Kenseth said. "Honestly, the last lap and a half, I was just trying to figure out how to get out of there and get to the pits. But when youre stuck in the middle, you kind of got to wait until everything clears out." Kligermans car lifted off the ground, landed on top of Ryan Truexs hood then turned upside-down before coming to a stop across the track. "Youre not learning anything racing like that in practice," said Kligerman, one of eight rookies trying to make Sundays season-opening Daytona 500. "It was the first time Id ever flipped over. Id never done that in a race car. I assumed itd be rough, but it was actually soft. I saw the whole thing goo down. Cheap UA Shoes. . Im up in the fence kind of floating along. Thankfully, none of the fans got injured, I hope." Kligerman, though, wasnt happy with Logano and his No. 22 Ford. "The 22 was being overly aggressive. Its a shame," Kligerman said. "Hes supposed to be a veteran. You go up here to the Sprint Cup Series, its supposed to be the best of the best and a guy in a practice is racing people like its the end of the Daytona 500. ... I dont quite understand that one. I am pretty upset about how that all went down." Dave Blaney also was involved in the crash. Six of the seven cars involved in the wreck -- all but Kenseth -- went to backup cars. Blaney doesnt have a backup car, but was working to get one from another team. Swan Racing was the hardest hit. Not only was Kligermans car totalled, but teammate Cole Whitt also hammered the wall earlier in practice. Whitts accident caused Brian Vickers and Casey Mears to get together, and Jeff Gordon ended up with a piece of debris lodged in his hood. Swan had just one backup car, which went to Kligerman, so the team was forced to fix Whitts Toyota. Vickers also went to a backup car. All of the backup cars will have to start from the back of the field in Thursdays qualifying races. The damage to the fence was severe enough that NASCAR cancelled the rest of the practice session so workers could repair the small hole. Daytona officials said the fence held up as expected. Workers replaced one cable and some meshing, and no one in the stands was injured. Fifteen cars didnt get on track during the first session. That included six-time and defending series champion Jimmie Johnson, who wrecked one Daytona car in the exhibition Sprint Unlimited on Saturday night. "Not that we were going to draft in practice before that, but we really arent going to draft now," Johnson said. "We need to watch ourselves because were down to one good race car. We have other stuff at home, but we really dont want to bring it down here." 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