CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Cole Hamels sounds like a guy who expects to finish his career in red pinstripes. All that remains is for Hamels agent, John Boggs, and the Philadelphia Phillies to agree on a long-term contract. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Hamels expressed his fondness for the city, the organization and the fans. The 2008 World Series MVP avoided arbitration by signing a $15 million, one-year contract. He can become a free agent in November, but made it clear hed rather stay in Philadelphia. "I was very fortunate enough to be drafted to an organization that is trying to win and obviously has won," Hamels said. "Every day, every year, we seem to get some top players. So that kind of shows the value and the direction the team wants to go. Ive just been very fortunate to be a part of it. And its also something where I dont know any better. "I live in Philadelphia. Ive been here for I guess 10 years now, so thats been something thats been kind of nice, kind of something Ive been focused on. Its a great organization to play for and Id love to be a part of it." Hamels is the youngest of the Phillies three aces. Hes also the only one of the trio with a World Series ring. Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee have more individual awards on their trophy cases and probably more money in their bank accounts. But Hamels figures to cash in soon. The lanky left-hander is expected to receive a contract in the range of the $120 million, five-year deal Lee got before last season. Halladay signed a $60 million, three-year contract extension through 2013 when he was traded to the Phillies in December 2009. Both pitchers were already in their 30s when they received those deals. Hamels turned 28 two months ago, so his age should be an advantage in negotiations. "Those are two guys that are two of the best pitchers in major league baseball and for a substantial amount of years," Hamels said. "Ive been able to get stronger and a lot more intelligent baseball-wise. Its just taking the next step to do what those two have done, which is to go out there and repeat, have successful years and stay healthy. Thats ultimately the big picture, to stay healthy, go out, play and help your team. Thats kind of where Im at right now, to go out there and do it. And if Im able to do it then things will obviously take care of itself." Hamels is coming off his most consistent season. He was 14-9 and set career bests in ERA (2.79) and WHIP (0.97) while earning his second trip to the All-Star game. Hamels has refused to set a deadline for getting a new contract. His agent and Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. have had discussions and its possible a deal could be reached before opening day. "I dont have any deadline," Hamels said. "Im just going out and getting ready for this year, thats my main focus. I have confidence in my agent and the Phillies in going out there and trying to get things done. I just kind of leave that matter to them, to try to figure out." Hamels was the main reason the Phillies won the second world championship in franchise history in 2008. He was MVP of the World Series and NLCS, going 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five post-season starts. But for a guy who used to be the ace of the staff, hes had no problems taking a back seat to Halladay, Lee and even Roy Oswalt for the 1 1/2 years he was with the Phillies. "All I ultimately want to do is play for a winning team, and the Phillies want to be a winning team," Hamels said. "They have two great pitchers that are here. What better way to get mentored by the best of the best? You cant ask for anything more. To compete at a level where youre playing with the best players, it ups your game even more and Ive been able to learn from that and take it into my game." Hamels had surgery on his left elbow to remove a bone spur, and another operation to repair a sports hernia on the same day in the off-season. He began throwing in November, and already seems on track. The Phillies have won five straight NL East titles, but have regressed each season since beating the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series. With Hamels part of a strong staff, they are favourites to reach the post-season again. "I want to be back in that moment and the Phillies want to be back in that moment, and Im just very happy and pleased that I can hopefully help them get there," Hamels said. cheap jerseys from china . 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With the score tied 1-1 after two, De Leo jammed a loose puck past Blades goalie Andrey Makarov at 4:08 as Portland (2-1) now moves on to Fridays semifinal. After the game, thoughts on the Portland side quickly turned to Winterhawks right-winger Taylor Leier, who suffered what appeared to be a blow to the head on a hit from Blades defenceman Dalton Thrower just inside the Saskatoon blue-line in the first period. A bloodied Leier, who is from Saskatoon, stayed facedown for a few minutes before being helped off the ice and did not return. The was no penalty on the play, but the Canadian Hockey League said in a release after the game that it was reviewing the incident. "You dont want to see a teammate go down, especially one of my best friends and linemates. Its a scary thing," said De Leo, who now has two goals at the tournament. "Its not something you want to see and obviously the boys are going to get some energy and motivation to battle back for him." Not surprisingly, Winterhawks coach Travis Green and Blades counterpart Lorne Molleken had different interpretations of the hit. "Its pretty obvious where the shot comes. It hits him in the head and there is a jump to it as well. The video is pretty obvious," Green said. "We lost one of our better players to a hit that I thought should have been a major." Molleken, meanwhile, called the hit "unfortunate" but added that he thought Thrower caught Leier in the chest with his shoulder. Winterhawks players disagreed. "When you see a teammate go down like that youre not going to stand by and watch but at this point in the tournament and how big of a game it was, we cant take any stupid penalties," said Portland forward Ty Rattie, who scored his fourth goal. "(Leier) got his head hit. It was a hit to the head." The host Blades (1-2), who were swept out of the Western Hockey League playoffs in the first round and have never won a Memorial Cup, now have a tough task with three games in four nights. A win on Wednesday would have meant a bye to the final, but Saskatoon now faces a Thursday tiebreaker game against the Ontario Hockey League champion London Knights (1-2). "Going through adversity is nothing new for this team. Weve had our ups and downs this year and were looking forward to proving ourselves again and taking the long way around," said Saskatoon overage forward Josh Nicholls, who had a goal and an assist. "This a typical Blades way of doing things -- taking that long way. Hopefully we get the job done and take three straight." The winner of the Saskatoon-London game will meet Portland in Fridays semi. With the Winterhawks victory, the Halifax Mooseheads (2-1) clinched a berth directly into Sundays final to decide the CHL champion. Derrick Pouliot and Brenden Leipsic had the other goals for Portland (2-1), which gott 29 saves from Mac Carruth.dddddddddddd Nicolas Petan added two assists for the WHL champions. Shane McColgan also scored for Saskatoon, while Makarov stopped 30 shots in taking the loss. "It was a big win," Green said. "I thought their team came out hard like we expected early, tried to be physical on us and we withheld and I thought we slowly took over the game." After De Leo scored to give Portland the lead in the third, Leipsic added an insurance goal for Portland at 6:27, ripping a shot from the slot into the top corner past Makarov. Rattie made it 4-1 with his fourth of the tournament at 10:16, beating Makarov to the glove side off the rush. "We knew it was going to be hard and to get three quick bingos like that was big for the boys," Rattie said. "(It) gave us a little bit more confidence and a little bit more leeway on defence." Nicholls scored at 16:27 to cut the deficit to two, but the Blades would get no closer. "Portland did a good job against us in a lot of areas but these teams are all skilled teams and when we get into that game its going to be difficult on us so we have to play a simplified game," Molleken said. "We have to play a north game and make sure our forecheck is good but tonight we let Carruth handle far too many pucks." Following a scoreless first period, the teams traded goals in the second. Pouliot opened the scoring at 6:44 after jumping on a Blades turnover and firing a shot from the sideboards that fooled Makarov through the five-hole. Saskatoon got a 5-on-3 power play later in the period and didnt generate much of anything until McColgan, who hit the post moments earlier, fired a shot past Carruth that deflected in off a Winterhawks player in front with a second left on the second penalty to tie the score at 11:20. Portland had a golden opportunity to retake the lead when Blades left-winger Michael Ferland took a double minor for high sticking with just over four minutes remaining in the period. Winterhawks defenceman Seth Jones, the No. 1 ranked North American skater according to NHL Central Scouting ahead of Junes draft, had a good chance off the rush but fired wide as the Blades weathered the storm and were saluted off the ice by a standing ovation from the crowd of 9,239 at the Credit Union Centre. Coming off Sundays emotional 5-2 victory over Halifax, the Blades said prior to the game that their focus would be to get on the body early and they did just that, hitting the Winterhawks at every opportunity in the first period -- including Throwers crushing blow on Leier. The Blades, who have had their share of doubters this season, dont have much time to refocus ahead of Thursdays tiebreaker. "Things are just going to increase in tempo here. It all counts now because lose and youre done. 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