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PHILADELPHIA -- The Flyers officially signed right wing Mike Knuble to a one-year contract Friday, and the veteran will be available for Saturdays game at the Florida Panthers. Knuble, 40, returns to the Flyers after spending the past three seasons with the Washington Capitals. He played for the Flyers for four seasons (2005-2009) after signing as a free agent July 3, 2004. Knuble appeared in 310 games for Philadelphia, recording 114 goals and 221 points. "Ill be ready for anything. Im pretty realistic that for a guy like me, youre going to be a spot-filler, going to fill some holes at times, and come in and do whats asked of you, play where you need to play," Knuble said. "Youre going to go out and try to do your best in that role that night and try to do what you can do. I just need to be ready to move around, probably a lot, and be ready for anything." The move for Knuble was necessitated by an injury to Flyers forward Scott Hartnell, who is expected to miss four to eight weeks because of a broken left foot. Hartnell, an All-Star last season who finished with 37 goals and 67 points, was injured by a shot taken by teammate Kimmo Timonen in Tuesdays game against New Jersey. Hartnell had one point in three games. "Youre going to need players to play in a short season, a 48-game season like we have. We believe we have depth in our organization," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. "Weve seen some of our young kids up already playing. Were being tested obviously right now, which is good and bad, but wed obviously like to get ourselves healthy because we know were in for a dogfight in what we have left of our schedule." The Flyers (1-3) also recalled defenceman Andreas Lilja, 37, from the AHL, and he will be in the lineup as well vs. the Panthers. "Andreas is a good guy; hes got lots of life to his game," Holmgren said. "I think he was real good for our young players down there (in the AHL). They got a chance to play with a guy whos been on a Stanley Cup-champion team and been around a long time, and shows his enthusiasm and a real good attitude for the game. Hes played well and were happy to have him back." The Flyers are still without forward Danny Briere (broken left wrist). Holmgren says its 50-50 Briere will be available for this weekends games at Florida and Tampa Bay. Knuble has played in 1,040 career games with Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, and has 274 goals and 540 points. He won a Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1998. "Its the first time Ive double-dipped for a team, get to come back around and play for an organization. Its a place where I feel very comfortable, the staff, the people you see at the rink every day, you know your way around, you know a few guys in the locker room that were there when you were there," Knuble said. 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"We count on him to make it every time," Roethlisberger said. Why wouldnt he? Suisham is a perfect 14 of 14 this season. He drilled four field goals in last weeks victory over the New York Jets that snapped the Steelers out of their worst start in 45 years. He nailed four more on a day one of the NFLs more intense rivalries played like a slightly watered down version of its former self. The bold-faced names that defined the series -- Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and James Harrison among them -- are either retired or playing elsewhere. The animosity was dialed down a bit, perhaps because there was something more important than simple AFC North supremacy. Both teams entered the day chasing first-place Cincinnati. While Pittsburghs win only widened the gap between the Bengals (5-2) and the rest of the division, the Steelers remain confident theyre on their way back from the brink. "At 0-4, a lot of people counted us out and we still have an opportunity to turn this thing around," linebacker LaMarr Woodley said. "Right now we just have to keep marching in the right direction." Joe Flacco passed for 215 yards and a touchdown for Baltimore (3-4) but couldnt stop the defending Super Bowl champions from losing for the third time in their last four games. "We cant kid ourselves anymore, weve got a lot of work to do," Baltimore linebacker Terrell Suggs said. "Were used to things going a little different for us, but that being said weve got to be able to adjust on the fly and play football." The Ravens trailed all day but finally ran the Steelers down when Flacco guided a 16-play, 73-yard drive that ended when the quarterback hit Dalllas Clark in the back of the end zone to tie the game at 16 with 1:58 to go.dddddddddddd The Steelers nearly went back in front immediately when Emmanuel Sanders picked up the ensuing kickoff in the back of the end zone and raced down the right sideline all the way to the end zone. Officials, however, ruled he stepped out at the Pittsburgh 37. In the end, it didnt matter. Roethlisberger led the Steelers 39 yards in seven plays, finding Brown for gains of 11 and 13 yards. Pittsburgh then drained the clock until there were just 3 seconds remaining. Rather than call a timeout to force Suisham to think about it, the Ravens let the kicker go through his normal routine. The ball sailed right down the middle for Suishams fourth game-winning boot in the last two years. "I didnt feel like it would be a smart thing to do because the field was a little ruddy there and it gave them a little more time to prepare," Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said. Instead, the Ravens head into a bye week figuring out how to come through when things get tight. Their last three losses have come by a combined eight points. "I still have a lot of confidence," Flacco said. "Its going to be a dog fight just like it always is in this division ... We still have a lot of games to go." So do the Steelers, who seem to be finding themselves on offence. Rookie running back LeVeon Bell ran for a season-high 93 yards on 19 carries as the leagues 31st-ranked rushing attack piled up 141 yards on the ground, Pittsburghs highest total in nearly a year. Having a wide-open playbook certainly helped. Offensive co-ordinator Todd Haley found a variety of ways to get the ball in Bells hands, even lining him up in the wildcat formation with Roethlisberger split out as a wide receiver. "I told the (defensive back) I was going deep next time," Roethlisberger joked. Bell churned for 61 yards in the first half alone as the Steelers build a 10-6 lead. Roethlisberger hit Heath Miller for a 3-yard touchdown pass, though Miller handed the Ravens a field goal late in the half with a rare fumble near midfield. NOTES: Pittsburgh lost RT Marcus Gilbert with a quadriceps injury in the first quarter ... The Ravens called an onside kick in the third quarter trailing 13-9 but were called for two penalties on the play. The Steelers kicked a field goal to push their lead to 16-9 ... The comeback was the 28th game-winning drive in the fourth quarter in Roethlisbergers career. cheap jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' '
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