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For many NHL teams, the Winnipeg Jets included, it has been a quick start to training camp. Nike Roshe One Print Blue . After hitting the ice Thursday, the Jets played pre-season games Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday contest was a 4-3 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals in a game played in Belleville, while Sunday was a 3-1 home loss to the Ottawa Senators. As always MTS Centre was ready for hockey. Coach Claude Noel was quite pleased with what he saw in the game Saturday, as the line of Mark Scheifele, Evander Kane and Devin Setoguchi had a good night, Kane leading the way with two goals. Eddie Pasquale was very good in goal. Sunday was a different story. "It looked like an early pre-season game," stated Coach Noel. "Looked like a group that has never played together. We struggled with breakouts, puck support, not a lot of chemistry." Coach Noel would like to get down to a smaller group, but "yes, our numbers are a little too big, but we still have six games to play and have some guys banged up. Its a fine line. You want to be fair, but also loyal to your own players." At every training camp you have players that realize they have only a short time to impress. Others dont seem to realize that, and at the end of the night leave you wondering how badly they want to make the big club, but it is early. A number of players have yet to play a pre-season game, but that will change. Going back to Saturday, the Jets will play five in eight nights to start the exhibition schedule. Next up the Jets will face the Edmonton Oilers at MTS Centre Tuesday (TSN 1290) and Thursday the Minnesota Wild also at MTS Centre (TSN Jets and TSN 1290). Included in the list of players to not get into a game yet are veterans Dustin Byfuglin, Olli Jokinen, Ondrej Pavelec and Mark Stuart. As expected there will be completion for spots, and that is a good thing. Offensive forwards can compete for a spot or two in the top nine, while another five or six will compete for spots on the fourth line. Same goes for the back end. At least five defenceman will compete for the final two spots. The young players have all shown potential. Soon they will head back to their junior teams and continue their development. With no camps last year because of the lockout, teams are finally getting a good look at their draft picks. As the size of the group dwindles, more time will be spent on areas the teams need to improve. Goals against is still a concern, and just being a tougher team to play against is something the organization wants and needs. Much of the training camp talk has been about the move to the Western Conference and how they will adapt, and will youngsters Scheifele and Jacob Trouba make the team. Time will answer both those questions. Nike Roshe One Print Womens Shoe . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. Nike Roshe Uk Cheap . Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said. http://www.rosheoneuk.biz/nike-roshe-one-hi-sneakerboot.html . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two.OTTAWA - Torontos Patrick Chan is giving the world championships a miss, but he isnt finished with competitive figure skating just yet. Chan captured two silver medals at last months Sochi Winter Games — mens singles and the inaugural team event. But he doesnt have the urge to resume training to defend his world title when the event is held in Saitama, Japan, later this month. However, the 23-year-old said hes committed to chasing a fourth world championship at some point. "Honestly, I know in my heart I want to win another world championship ... I really dont feel like this is the end," Chan said during a conference call. "(After Sochi) I asked myself if I could see myself training at the immediate moment, like right now could I go into training like I did before the Games? "I really didnt see that as a possibility. I already went to a world championships after an Olympic Games (2010 in Vancouver) so I really wanted to enjoy coming home and enjoying the medal and enjoying it with the rest of Canada this time because I didnt have that chance last time. I really wanted to enjoy myself with these two medals." Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who also earned two silver medals in Sochi, wont compete at the world championships either. Both were non-commital about their future but the expectation is the two-time world champions and 2010 Olympic champions will retire. "We werent sure how wed feel after the Olympics in Sochi and we ended on such a high note," Virtue said. "We were so pleased with our performances, both short and free dance, and just thrilled with the experience we had at the Olympics it just seems like the right way to end the season. "Kind of a nice way to say good-bye to those two programs." Virtue and Moir finished second in Sochi to Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White, with the two teams sharing the same coach, Russian Marina Zoueva. Afterwards, the Canadians publicly questioned Zouevas loyalties. "Some of the things we were honest about at that press conference would come as no surprise to Marina," Virtue said. "She was very aware of the situation. "We travelled to Moscow and did two shows after the closing ceremonies and Meryl and Charlie also did their shows and it was a really nice way to cap off the Olympics with spending time with the two of them in a care-free, fun environment where we could just talk about our experiencees. Nike Roshe One Uk. I think we probably talked more in that day than we have in the past few years because the pressure was off and we were able to just chat as friends again. It was a nice way to end that chapter with them." While their competitive seasons are over, Moir, Virtue and Chan wont be hanging up their blades. All three will tour and perform with Stars on Ice. "I think were more comfortable trying to take advantage of some of the opportunities after an Olympic Games," Moir said. "Were very much at peace with where were at." Chan was second at the 2010 world championships after finishing fifth at the Vancouver Games, winning his first global crown the following year. The 23-year-old had a glorious opportunity to win gold in Sochi after 19-year-old rival Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan struggled in his free skate. But Chan couldnt take advantage. Twice he faltered during jumps, putting his hand on the ice to keep from falling, and stumbled on a third in settling for the silver behind Hanyu. Chan said he, Virtue and Moir attended a function Monday with Caroline Ouellette, a member of Canadas gold medal-winning womens hockey team. Chan admitted he was somewhat envious of Ouellettes medal. "A gold medal is really, really nice and its different and I definitely get a spell of jealousy," he said. "At the same time I have to look at the experience I had and how different of a sport figure skating is. "These silver medals were not easy to get, they were probably just as hard as a gold medal is. One or two mistakes too many and just in that moment it came out of my grasp. Its a bit of a reminder but again its also a good challenge to kind of stay positive and look at the brighter side of things." Canada will send a 17-member team at the world championships. Olympian Kevin Reynolds, who was 15th at Sochi, will lead Canadas three-man singles team in Japan when the competition begins March 24. Both of Canadas women from the Sochi Games are entered in the worlds. Kaetlyn Osmond was 13th in Russia, and Gabrielle Daleman 17th. Other Canadian Olympians who will compete at Saitama are Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, who were seventh in pairs; Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch, who were fifth; and Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers, who came 14th. Ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, seventh at Sochi, and Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam, 18th, will compete at the worlds. 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