TORONTO – There was an unmistakable and perhaps surprising air of calm at Leafs practice on Friday afternoon and perhaps Clarke MacArthur had the reason why. "We were plummeting last year and searching," he said of the teams collapse from a playoff position a year ago, "and this year, we know what needs to be done." Currently mired in a season-long, four-game winless skid, the Leafs do not present themselves as a group that has triggered any hint of alarm. "Weve had a few losses," MacArthur continued, "but weve stuck to it, weve competed. So at the end of the day, things are going to turn around for us. Weve got to know and weve got to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel in here. Weve got a good hockey team. Its going to be about managing the stress level that comes in the city. The pressures on alright. Weve got to do something this year. But thats where we come back to our team structure and depend on that." Save for an ugly Tuesday drubbing in Winnipeg, the Leafs have not played poorly. Three of the four defeats they suffered were close one-goal battles opposite a pair of Eastern heavyweights – Boston and Pittsburgh twice – quality opponents that pounced on their most prominent mistakes. Thursday offered the most stinging example. Cruising to victory at home against the Penguins, the Leafs fumbled their 1-0 lead with a handful of errors and lost in the final minutes. "We evaluate our game overall and it was pretty good," Jay McClement said of an effort which saw his team locked into an effective approach for 53 minutes, "but we just have to realize the difference between winning and losing can be a shift here or a shift there and thats what it was. You look back and evaluate the game and we have to try to take those positives from 95 per cent of the game. Its just those little mistakes against good teams, obviously they jumped on them and it cost us the game." Silver linings aside, the Leafs, like all teams in the playoff tussle, can ill afford a lengthy slide. Vastly improved in the loss to Pittsburgh, recent defensive issues will have to continue to be ironed out. Goaltending from the one-two punch of James Reimer and Ben Scrivens could certainly stand to improve. And greater balance to an inconsistent offensive attack – theyve scored two or fewer goals in three of the four losses – is needed, an area that will be helped with the imminent return of Joffrey Lupul, who declared himself fit to return against the Jets on Saturday. "We have to keep playing the system and keep playing the style and youve got to just believe that its going to flip around and youre going to win three or four in a row and erase all this," MacArthur said. Despite the rocky patch, Randy Carlyle has urged his team to adhere to the structure which allowed an early, and perhaps unlikely, climb into a playoff position – seventh in the East with 31 points. His approach, ahead of a critical tilt against Winnipeg, appeared more cool and even-keeled than anything else. At one point in Fridays practice, he halted a drill mid-stream, gathered all 14 forwards before calmly addressing the group. "What weve tried to do is weve tried to point out the positives," he said afterward. "Were going to have to correct some of the negatives that are taking place on the ice, but overall, we did a lot more good things than we did bad things and we still gave ourselves a chance. "The bottom line is, if we can continue to push for a higher level of play and some individual efforts, well be alright as long as we continue to work hard and stay with it." Cheap Jerseys China . Maybe now people will start to believe the fifth-ranked Bears are really good. Theyre still undefeated after a 41-12 victory over 12th-ranked Oklahoma on Thursday night in their first big test of the season. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . Seattle lost the opener in 13 innings on Tuesday and was hoping to rebound behind reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Felix Hernandez on Wednesday. However, he was tagged for four runs on seven hits and three walks over five innings of a 4-2 setback. http://www.jerseysnflcheap.us.com/ . -- Isaiah Pead took a stutter step forward, then raced to the left sideline and travelled 60 yards up the field before finally getting tripped up by a leg tackle. Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale . Same for Matthew Stafford, and they knew exactly what to do. Cheap NFL Jerseys . - A trainer flooding the field with five horses.SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants and pitcher Ryan Vogelsong are moving forward into free agency, each prepared to explore their separate opportunities. At the same time, neither side is ruling out a reunion or coming back together at some point. The Giants declined to exercise Vogelsongs $6.5 million contract option for 2014 on Monday, but the parties agreed to keep open the possibility of potential negotiations down the road about a deal. "The doors open for dicussions with Vogelsong, but were not actively talking right now," assistant general manager Bobby Evans said Monday night. "Both sides are going to do some exploration of the market before we dive into that. I think it was somewhat the complexity of our overall needs going into the market ... to explore those fully, we need more time, and unfortunately we had to make a decision today." Vogelsong went 4-6 with a 5.73 ERA in 19 starts and 103 2-3 innings during an injury-shortened season. He broke two bones in the right pinkie area of his pitching hand and also dislocated a knuckle on a swing May 20 and underwent surgery the next day. He had five pins inserted in his hand during the procedure at Stanford, performed by orthopedist Dr. Tim McAdams. Vogelsong won 13 and 14 games, respectively, the previous two seasons. He is due a $300,000 buyout. Evans said the Giants didnt offer Vogelsong a contract with a lower guaranteed salary. "We did not put anything on the table. Theres no formal process where we go from here," Evans said. "I think Ryan has always had interest in being a Giant, but he has the opportunity to explore other options. Today doesnt eliminate his chances of coming back." San Francisco has been in discussions with lefty reliever Javier Lopez, and Evans expects himm to explore his options in free agency.dddddddddddd "Theres an open mind about what could happen and were going to maintain contact," Evans said. The Giants already declined their 2014 options on Saturday for $126 million left-hander Barry Zito -- $18 million with a $7 million buyout -- and outfielder Andres Torres for $3 million with a $500,000 buyout. 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"How he flew to San Francisco in immense pain, Ill never know, a brave young man," Evans said. "Hes 17 years old. I dont think its career-threatening. We could be looking at a year or more of rehab to get him back to baseball activity." A right-handed hitter Cabrera batted .247 with two home runs, seven doubles, four triples and 22 RBIs with 21 stolen bases in 54 games for the Giants Dominican Summer League team this year. cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '

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