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OTTAWA -- If the Ottawa Senators are going to make a push for the post-season, its more than likely going to be with their current cast of players. . General manager Bryan Murray says he has been working the phones with the trade deadline less than a week away, but adds there isnt a sense of urgency to make a deal. "I expect to talk to teams, which Ive been doing a fair amount," Murray said Tuesday. "I dont know that were doing anything, but a lot of managers seem to be like me in that theyre not sure what they want to do. They are in the (playoff) race, but they arent convinced whether they are going to be in or out. "We are all trying to be somewhat cautious." If Murrays past actions are any indication, its unlikely the Senators will be very busy come Monday. Murray has pulled the trigger on just five deals in four deadline days as GM with Ottawa. And he says he already made his big move when the club acquired Kyle Turris from the Phoenix Coyotes in December for David Rundblad and a 2012 second-round. The 22-year-old centre has five goals and 10 assists in 34 games with Ottawa and has provided stability to the teams second line. "Thats the kind of trade Id like to make," Murray said. "If we could get a younger player coming in that has a good future that can help us now, thats the kind of thing I much prefer to do over trading away a young player for a veteran guy that is unrestricted." One name that seems to surface on a regular basis for the Senators is defenceman Filip Kuba, who will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. "I think hes one of our best defencemen, if not the most steady guy at this point and time," Murray said. "Hes played penalty killing, power play, been Erik Karlssons partner, plays a lot of minutes and has great respect on the team. "Im not sure why his name has ever come up, but at this point in time unless I got something awfully, awfully good it would not do us any service to not keep him here." With the Senators holding on to seventh place in the Eastern Conference heading into Tuesdays game, the players say they feel confident with the group currently in place. Goaltender Craig Anderson, acquired last year prior to the trade deadline, has been solid, while Karlsson has emerged as one of the leagues top offensive defencemen. Jason Spezza, meanwhile, has been playing some of his best hockey and captain Daniel Alfredsson has exceeded expectations at 39 years of age. In addition the Senators have also been getting solid contributions from a number of their younger players. "We have great chemistry and Bryans done a good job of putting us in the position were in and if he feels he can add to our club hes going to do it," Spezza said. "But if theres no movement around our team well be satisfied with it and we feel with this team going forward we can continue to win hockey games." Many experts predicted the Senators would be occupy the Eastern Conference basement this season. The fact this group has been so competitive says a lot about the individuals currently in the locker-room. "We built ourselves up as a pretty solid group in here, a great group of characters and to mess with that right now I dont know if thats the wisest thing unless a big deal or something significant can happen," defenceman Matt Carkner said. "I dont think messing it up right now is the answer. I think a lot of guys here feel pretty safe and thats a good feeling." Murray is well aware of the accomplishments made by this group, but adds its his job to always look at improving the team. "I think chemistry is very important and the ownership that some of our veteran players have taken with this team has a big part to do with whats happened," he said. "So I do think guys liking and feeling good about each other, working together is all very important. "But I also think if you make the right addition players buy into that very quickly and I think the message to the players is were trying to help you." [url=http://www.wholesalechinajersey.us.com/NBA-Jerseys_Memphis-Grizzlies-Jersey... Memphis Grizzlies Jerseys . You can watch it live at 6:30pm et/3:30pm pt on TSN and TSN Mobile TV. You can also talk hockey and get updates with TSN.cas Live Game blog. .J. Green, the Bengals first-round draft choice, has agreed to terms on a four-year contract and should be on hand Friday, when Cincinnati opens training camp in Kentucky. [url=http://www.jerseyscheapnfl.us.com/jd734/]http://www.jerseyscheapnfl.us.com/... . You can see all the action on TSN beginning at 9pm et/6pm pt. 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Now the Wilf brothers will have a home of their own, hopefully by the 2016 season. One day after winning their seven-year fight for a new stadium, the Vikings owners started to lay out their vision for the $975 million project they hope will serve as a recruiting tool for free agents for decades. They appear to be leaning toward footing the bill for a retractable roof, which could help them bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Minnesota. They also see a stadium and plaza with cutting-edge technology and lots of open spaces for fans to congregate. "Were going to try to get the maximum number of features within the budgets that we can make this a facility that is going to be exciting to the fans," Mark Wilf said Friday. "We know its a competitive landscape to attract our fans to the facility and were going to want to make it something special. To the extent that (a retractable roof) can get there, were going to try to do it." The Vikings and the NFL are contributing $477 million toward the project, with $348 million coming from the state and $150 million from Minneapolis. If the Wilfs want a retractable roof, they will have to fork over even more money. State lawmakers put a provision in the bill that allows for a retractable roof, but the Vikings would have to pay the extra cost. The price tag of such a feature isnt immediately known because the architects have yet to be hired, but Zygi Wilf has long been keen on the idea of an open-air stadium like his beloved New York Giants had in the Meadowlands when he was younger. "If its snowing very, very hard, well open up the roof," Zygi Wilf quipped. When asked if that meant a roof was definitely in the plans, Wilf backed off, saying he wasnt sure yet. The plans are in their infant stages, with just a few artist renderings shown to the public that could change dramatically over the next eight to 12 months of the design phase. The most recent depiction shows a circular stadium with a huge plaza and green space. The Wilfs visited every new stadium in the league, from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to new football palaces in New Jersey and Dallas to research ideas for their own venue. "Public spaces to us seem a very exciting place to gather," Mark Wilf said. "Whether its the plaza outside, you hear about the Lucas Oil Stadium, the way they have the large areas where people can gather, wide concourses, clubs. We want to really enhance the ability for people to come together." It will be the first time in the Vikings 51-year franchise history that they will have a place of their own. They shared Metropolitan SStadium with the Twins for 21 seasons, then shared the Metrodome with the Twins and University of Minnesota football team for most of the past three decades. Ch... Calgary Flames Jerseys. "We want to get people out of their homes and come to the stadium and enjoy that," Zygi Wilf said. "The features that we have there will evolve. As much as weve seen other stadiums, this will be our own. This will be a Minnesota Vikings stadium on its own. It will have its own footprint and own features that will be different from others." Sightlines in the stadium and proximity to the field will be a priority. One of the Metrodomes endearing qualities is the noise level that the fans generate, ear-splitting volume that gives the Vikings one of the better home-field advantages in the league. The Wilfs want to recreate that atmosphere as much as possible. "Its very important that fans feel theyre not watching it from a blimp, that theyre watching it from close to the field," Zygi Wilf said. "Thats very, very important. We underestimate that when we go to other stadiums, the fan experience, sit in those seats and see how it would be, and a lot of stadiums dont have the closeness as were trying to get here." The Wilfs declined to put a number on the revenue that is expected to be generated from the new stadium and also said they werent ready to discuss nearby commercial development just yet. Mark Wilf said they are considering personal seat licenses as a form of generating more revenue, but have not made a decision. They did object to depictions that the $477 million Vikings share was overstated. Critics have said the Wilfs are putting little of their own money in, relying primarily on a $200 million loan from the NFL and revenue from stadium naming rights and other related business to foot their portion of the bill. "The reality is, whatever sources or ways we go about putting together the private investment, were at risk for the investment," Mark Wilf said. "From that standpoint, its something that should not be forgotten." The stadium is scheduled to be ready for the 2016 season, and the Vikings are hopeful of bringing a Super Bowl here as early as 2017. Mark Wilf said they hope to only need to play one season at the universitys TCF Bank Stadium, "but it very well may be two." The stability the stadium provides should help the team attract big-name free agents, Zygi Wilf said. "When a guy comes to a team, the traditions from an ownership standpoint and fan experience, its very, very important to come here and know that you can raise a family here in a way that you dont have to worry about the future, that you have the support of alumni," he said. "That also has the ability to attract and I think that will be the best competitive advantage that we can have from this." ------ ' ' '


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