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MIAMI (AP) Good news for the Miami Dolphins: They won’t face New England tight end Rob Gronkowski on Monday night.

It may not matter Bears Joel Iyiegbuniwe Jersey , however, given the disparity between the teams in the lopsided rivalry.

The Patriots’ three-time All-Pro tight end will sit out in serving one-game suspension for a late, gratuitous hit to the head of Buffalo Bills defensive back Tre’Davious White.

Even so, New England is an 11-point favorite on the road. That line didn’t budget after Gronkowski’s suspension was announced.

The Patriots (10-2) have won five of their past six games against Miami (5-7), including a 35-17 drubbing two weeks ago, when Gronkowski caught two touchdown passes.

Here are some things to know about the rematch:

REPLACING GRONK: With Gronk out, New England will turn to Dwayne Allen, who has endured a rough season.

The Patriots traded for him last offseason to replace Martellus Bennett Dolphins Albert Wilson Jersey , who signed with the Green Bay Packers. Allen was targeted just six times in the Patriots’ first eight games, with no catches, which led New England to re-sign Bennett after he was waived by Green Bay in October.

Allen has showed improvement over the past four games, with five catches for 40 yards and touchdown.

”He’s ready to go and always prepared and always works hard at his job, tries to get it right,” coach Bill Belichick said. ”We all make mistakes. We all correct them and try to do better the next time. He has embraced that.”

Gronkowski has eight touchdowns in 11 games against Miami. But coach Adam Gase said the Patriots will be tough to stop even without him, thanks to Tom Brady and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

”It’s always difficult, because Josh will do a good job of using the guys that he has and putting them in different positions Authentic Stephen Piscotty Jersey , and really forcing your defense to try to figure out where everybody is,” Gase said.

”You see a formation one time, and then you’ll never see it again. You’ve got one shot to try to make a good play. That’s why he’s really good. That’s why they’ve had a lot of success. They have good players, but at the same time, he puts those guys in a really good position.”

That makes good players less indispensable than on other teams. The Patriots are 20-5 without Gronkowski since his rookie season in 2010, including 9-0 since the start of the 2016 season.

DIVISION DOMINANCE: If Buffalo loses Sunday to Indianapolis, the Patriots will clinch their ninth consecutive AFC East title and their 17th division title since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994.

If Buffalo wins, the Patriots can clinch by beating Miami. The Patriots already own the record for the most division titles since 1994. Next are the Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers with 12 each.

The Dolphins have already been eliminated from the race for the division title. They’ve made the playoffs only once since 2008.

BEATING FATHER TIME: Tom Brady leads the NFL with 3 Authentic Pekka Rinne Jersey ,632 yards passing and needs just 47 yards to pass Warren Moon (3,678 for Seattle in 1997) for the most yards passing by a 40-year-old quarterback in a single season.

The oldest player to lead the league in passing was Fran Tarkenton with 3,468 yards for Minnesota in 1978 at age 38.

MOVING ON: One of the most viral moments from the Patriots’ win over the Bills last week didn’t even happen on the field. It came on the sideline when Brady and McDaniels got into a heated exchange in the first quarter after a 14-play drive yielded only a field goal.

Brady dismissed it as ”just football,” and McDaniels echoed that assessment.

”It’s a very competitive game and emotional game, and things like that can happen,” he said. ”Being in the game a long time, and understanding that Tommy’s a very emotional person and emotional player – it’s part of what makes him great. You understand that those things happen, and it’s never personal.”

OH-FER: Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler is 0-3 against the Patriots Cheap Derrick Nnadi Jersey , with five interceptions, seven sacks and a dismal passer rating of 70.5.

He lost to them once with Denver and twice with Chicago, and his teams were outscored 128-37.

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On to the next step Cheap DJ Moore Jersey , the playoffs – something entirely different, with Vegas facing a major test in the first round.

Postseason hockey makes its debut on The Strip on Wednesday night with the Knights hosting the Los Angeles Kings, an experienced playoff team that hoisted the Stanley Cup as recently as 2014 and that used to hold exhibition games in Vegas.

The teams split their four regular-season games, each winning once at home and once on the road, even as the Knights were making an unprecedented run through the regular season Authentic Cordy Glenn Jersey , which included winning the Pacific Division title. They were the first modern-era expansion team from any of the four major North American professional sports leagues to start from scratch and finish first in its division.

”It’s a new season now and we gotta keep battling and keep playing hard and do what we did all regular season long – win hockey games,” said Vegas coach Gerard Gallant, a heavy favorite to win the Jack Adams Award that honors the coach of the year. ”We’re playing against a real good LA team that’s had great playoff experience. It’s going to be a battle, but it’s gonna be fun.”

Here are some things to look for as Los Angeles, which won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014 Authentic Drew Hutchison Jersey , looks to end Vegas’ storybook first season.

FLOWER POWER: Veteran netminder Marc-Andre Fleury is back in the playoffs after hoisting the Stanley Cup the past two years with Pittsburgh. Gallant was never named a captain on the Golden Knights but the three-time champion and 14-year veteran – affectionately known as Flower – has been a locker room leader all season. Fleury finished second in the league with a 2.24 goals-against average. He was 1-0-1 with a 2.37 goals-against average and .931 save percentage against the Kings this season.

WILD BILL: William Karlsson finished the season with 43 goals and 35 assists. Last season with Columbus, he scored six goals and had 19 assists. His 37-goal improvement matched the third-largest year-to-year boost in NHL history. With Reilly Smith healthy again, rejoining Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault on the top line, the Golden Knights’ offense will be tough to contain.

KING QUICK: Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick snatched his second career William M. Jennings Trophy, an annual award given to the goalkeeper having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it. Quick saw the most action on a Kings team that allowed an NHL-low 203 goals Steelers Terrell Edmunds Jersey , eight fewer than the President’s Cup Trophy-winning Nashville Predators (211) and 11 less than the Boston Bruins (214). Quick was 1-1-1 with a 3.51 goals-against average and .908 save percentage against Vegas.

DOUGHTY THE DOUBTER: Back in December, Kings defenseman Drew Doughty was quoted as saying ”there’s no way they’re going to be a better team than us by the end of the season,” after the Golden Knights went into Los Angeles and stole a 3-2 victory in overtime.

”They’re a confident group, that’s for sure,” said former King and current Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb. ”I think that’s a little bit of Doughty’s personality. He’s a confident guy Cheap Dallas Goedert Jersey , rightfully so, he’s a great player. But we don’t really think much into that. We’re a confident group in here, too.”

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TEMPE Jets Thomas Rawls Jersey , Ariz. (AP) The Seattle game was more costly than just a loss. The Arizona Cardinals lost their best offensive lineman, left tackle D.J. Humphries, and their leading tackler, safety Tyvon Branch, to season-ending injuries.

Coach Bruce Arians revealed the extent of their injuries at his regular day-after news conference Friday.

Humphries has an MCL injury and a dislocated kneecap. Branch was to undergo cartilage repair surgery Friday and ACL surgery later Bengals Jessie Bates III Jersey , Arians said.

Backup tight end Ifeanyi Momah broke a leg in the game and also is headed for season-ending injured reserve.

The injuries came three weeks after quarterback Carson Palmer broke his left arm and was placed on injured reserve. Star running back David Johnson has been out all season with a broken wrist. Outside linebacker Markus Golden also is gone for the season with a knee injury.

Arians said Humphries, in his third NFL season, probably will be out for three months.

”It’s a shame because he’d been playing really, really well,” Arians said.

The coach said Jared Veldheer probably will be moved from right tackle back to the left side Seahawks Byron Maxwell Jersey , where he had played most of his career. John Wetzel will be at right tackle.

Branch had been one of the stalwarts on defense.

”You lose your top tackler. He was having a great year,” Arians said. ”I don’t know if he had the reputation to play in the Pro Bowl, but he had the game. He was playing at that level. He bailed us out twice last night when guys were beat. He came over the top and broke up balls. It’s just a shame.”

At least seven players were hurt in the Seahawks game Thursday night, including Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman with a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Arians was asked if playing on a short week contributed to the injuries.

”I’ve always felt that way,” he said http://www.philadelphiaeaglesteamonlines.com/markus-wheaton-jersey , ”but it’s not going away. You have to deal with it, but there are some major injuries in that game, on both sides.”

The loss left Arizona at 4-5 going into a game at Houston a week from Sunday.

”The way the league is going right now, you’ve just got to win next week,” Arians said. ”There are going to be about 20 teams that are .500. You will just hope to be one of them and then see how it plays out.”

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With a defense like they have, the Vikings have not missed a beat.

Everson Griffen had two of Minnesota’s five sacks and Latavius Murray rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown to help the Vikings to a 24-16 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

The Vikings (5-2) held the Ravens to 208 total yards and Kai Forbath kicked six field goals, including two of at least 50 yards. Griffen has nine sacks , including one in seven straight games to open the season. Former Purple People Eater Jim Marshall is the only other Viking to have a sack in each of the first seven games to start a season.

”He’s just an all-day work for whoever he’s playing against,” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said of Griffen. ”He’s not going to take plays off. He’s going to keep fighting and I think that’s the biggest thing about him.”

Justin Tucker kicked three field goals for the Ravens (3-4), including a 57-yarder in the first half. Joe Flacco completed 26 of 38 passes for 186 yards, but a good chunk of his yards came in garbage time, including a 13-yard touchdown to Chris Moore as time expired.

”We went in here thinking they had a good defense, and we had a good defense Broncos Royce Freeman Jersey ,” Flacco said. ”We knew that both teams saw each other in a similar fashion and felt we were going to be the offense to break through and score a couple touchdowns and get ourselves ahead. It didn’t turn out that way.”

Eric Kendricks had 13 tackles, Anthony Barr had 11 stops and a sack and the Vikings moved into sole possession of first place in the NFC North a week after knocking Aaron Rodgers out for an extended period of time in a victory over division rival Green Bay.

”Chemistry is everything,” Griffen said. ”We are paying close attention to details and we are running to the ball, giving extra effort, and we are doing our jobs at a high level.”

The short-handed Ravens were no match for Minnesota’s swarming defense. Already missing receivers Jeremy Maclin, Breshad Perriman and Chris Matthews because of injuries, Mike Wallace was knocked out of the game with a concussion in the first quarter.

”We did not turn the ball over and that was a goal in this game,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. ”What thought that would give us a chance. We didn’t do enough of the other things we needed to do to win the game.”

Here are some other key developments from the game:

MURRAY BREAKS OUT

The Vikings signed Latavius Murray in the offseason to help them replace longtime star Adrian Peterson. But ankle surgery caused him to miss all of the offseason workouts and training camp and most of the preseason as well, putting him behind Dalvin Cook and Jerick McKinnon on the depth chart.

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”I knew I had to continue to keep doing what I do and continue to keep working, and hopefully like today, those big runs will pop,” he said.

FORBATH SHINES

On a day when points figured to be at a premium, Forbath set a career high with kicks of 52, 51, 43, 43 Authentic Tanner Lee Jersey , 34 and 32 yards. A day like that could not even be spoiled by his sixth missed extra point in 14 games with the Vikings.

He finished one short of Rich Karlis’ single-game team record. ”I thought I hit it well,” Forbath said of the errant kick. ”It’s nothing I’m worried about.”

SCARY MOMENT

Wallace left the game in the first quarter after a vicious hit from S Andrew Sendejo. Wallace appeared to be knocked out cold by the shoulder-to-head hit that knocked his helmet off.

Wallace was able to walk off under his own power and was subjected to the league’s concussion protocol.

Sendejo was penalized for unnecessary roughness, negating a forced fumble on the play. Wallace was later ruled out, but appeared to be arguing with coaches on the sideline about wanting back in.

”Once he went out we weren’t able to really take any deep shots over the top of them for whatever reason, whether it was personnel or what they were giving us up front,” Flacco said.

BRIGHT SPOT

Ravens CB Brandon Carr made a brilliant play to nullify the momentum Minnesota had gained by a 46-yard punt return by Marcus Sherels in the first quarter. Case Keenum’s first play was a deep ball to Laquon Treadwell, but Carr jousted with the 6-foot-2 receiver all the way down the field. Treadwell tried to keep the ball alive, but Carr snatched it out of the air for an interception .

WELCOME HOME

The Vikings have a tradition of interviewing a former player on the field in the first half of every home game. Pro Bowl center Matt Birk, who went on to win a Super Bowl with the Ravens Cheap Byron Maxwell Jersey , was Greg Coleman’s interview subject on Sunday and was asked what he would do if he was commissioner for a day.

”I’d do away with offensive holding, make sure every game was played on natural grass and make sure everybody stands for the national anthem,” Birk said, drawing a huge cheer from the crowd.

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JACKSONVILLE Cheap Kolton Miller Jersey , Fla. (AP) Jacksonville’s vaunted ground game has veered off course.

The Jaguars were mostly listless while trying to run the ball in a 27-24 loss at Arizona on Sunday that ended the team’s four-game winning streak. Rookie Leonard Fournette finished with 25 yards on 12 attempts – both season lows – and failed to gain at least 10 yards on any carry for the second time in three weeks.

It’s a huge concern for a team built to run the ball and play great defense.

”It’s something we have to change,” coach Doug Marrone said Monday. ”We want to be able to run the football and put ourselves in manageable situations. I think that’s going to help us along with our play-action game and being able to take shots – basically what our philosophy has been the whole time.

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The Jaguars (7-4) still lead the league in rushing, averaging 154.3 yards a game, but have been under that mark in each of the last three games. The last time they eclipsed their average was in a Week 7 victory at Indianapolis.

Jacksonville hosts the Colts (3-8) on Sunday. It’s the first of three consecutive home games and a chance to get the ground game back on track.

It should help that right tackle Jermey Parnell (knee) and guard Patrick Omameh (quadriceps) are expected to return after missing time . Parnell sat out the last three games, and Omameh missed two straight.

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Without Hurns, the Jaguars have veteran Marqise Lee and two rookies at receiver. Although Dede Westbrook and Keelan Cole have shown glimpses of talent, they haven’t done enough to stop teams from stacking the line of scrimmage against Fournette.

Since missing one game because of a sprained right ankle and another for violating a team rule, Fournette has run 57 times for 169 yards. He averaged 2.96 yards a carry against Arizona, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Chargers Authentic Robert Griffin III Jersey , and failed to score in any of those games.

He really struggled against the Cardinals.

Jacksonville finished with 91 yards rushing, with 62 of those by quarterback Blake Bortles.

”It was tough,” Bortles said. ”Nobody planned on this. Nobody had this in mind when we were going through preparation throughout the week. It’s definitely shocking. It’s not the way we wanted to come out and play. But there’s going to be games like that when you’re not going to be able to do certain things.

”You have to find ways to win. You have to find ways to make plays.”

The Jags were bottled up before that game, too.

Although they ran for 139 yards against the Browns, they needed a season-high 44 carries to get there. And the ground attack was significantly aided by a 56-yard run on a fake punt against the Chargers.

Marrone suggested that getting backups Chris Ivory and T.J. Yeldon more involved could help.

”You have three guys back there Giants Saquon Barkley Jersey ,” Marrone said. ”They’re good football players. Try to manage to find a way to get them involved and keep them in the rhythm of the game and keep them going. It’s a challenge, and it’s one that we can do a better job of that going forward.”

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GREEN BAY Dallas Cowboys Jerseys Shop , Wis. (AP) No one on the Green Bay Packers’ roster misses Aaron Rodgers more than Jordy Nelson – at least according to the stat sheet.

Nelson, the Packers 10th-year wide receiver and Rodgers’ go-to guy for much of his career, has seen his numbers drop off significantly since the two-time NFL MVP quarterback suffered a fractured right collarbone at Minnesota on Oct. 15. Backup quarterback Brett Hundley took over and has started the past four games – three of which the Packers have lost – and is set to start Sunday night’s game at Pittsburgh as well.

Before Rodgers’ injury, Nelson had caught 20 passes for 240 yards and a league-high six touchdowns from his longtime teammate and close friend — and those numbers include the team’s Week 2 loss at Atlanta, where Nelson played only seven offensive snaps and did not have a reception before exiting the game with a quadriceps injury.

Nelson caught five passes from Hundley for 50 yards against the Vikings after Rodgers left the game, but in Hundley’s four starts, Nelson has just 10 receptions for 92 yards. He also hasn’t caught a touchdown pass since Rodgers went down.

”You want to be a part of it more Authentic Mike Napoli Jersey , but you have no control over it,” Nelson said Tuesday. ”I don’t want to sit here and say (Hundley) needs to throw me the ball because that’s definitely not the case. I’m going to do my job, they’re doing to do theirs. If we continue to do that and be more consistent in everyone doing that, we’ll be successful.”

With six games left, Nelson has caught 35 passes for 382 yards – putting him on pace for 56 receptions for 611 yards, both of which would be his lowest numbers since 2012, when he caught 49 passes for 745 yards and seven touchdowns while missing four games and parts of two others with hamstring injuries.

Nelson said the one thing he does not want to do is make Hundley feel obligated to throw him the ball more. Hundley has more readily connected with Davante Adams Authentic Sam Darnold Jersey , who had eight catches for 126 yards in last week’s loss to Baltimore and leads the Packers in receptions (50) and receiving yards (620) this season.

”Brett feeling comfortable with Davante and being able to hit a couple big plays for him (is obvious),” Nelson said. ”You see that, and I think you see that with any quarterback in connection with the receiver. If you’re able to make some big plays for him, you feel more and more comfortable with it.

”It’s just sometimes the way it goes as a receiver. The quarterback feels comfortable with certain guys or whatever it is. I’m not saying he doesn’t feel comfortable with me, but that’s the way the games play out sometimes. I’m not worried about it. I don’t want him to feel like he needs to try to get me the ball or anything. He just needs to continue doing what he’s doing.”

JONES APOLOGIES

Rookie running back Aaron Jones apologized Tuesday after news broke that he is facing three charges and possible NFL discipline after an arrest Oct. 1 during a traffic stop. According to Wisconsin Circuit Court records, Jones has been charged with operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in his system, speeding (24 mph over the posted speed limit of 55) and operating a vehicle without a valid license. Jones’ arrest occurred a week before his breakout game at Dallas on Oct. 8 Authentic Adrian Clayborn Jersey , and he entered a plea of not guilty on Nov. 15.

In his first public comments since the arrest came to light, Jones made a brief statement before asking that questions be limited only to football. Jones suffered a left knee injury Nov. 12 at Chicago and has been sidelined since.

”I owe an apology to my family, teammates, coaches, the fans and the Packers organization,” Jones said. ”I made a mistake, and I take full responsibility for it. And it won’t happen again.”

Jones Authentic Johnny Townsend Jersey , who leads the Packers in rushing (70 carries, 370 yards, three touchdowns) is expected to miss several more weeks with his knee injury, but he vowed to return this season.

”Definitely,” Jones said.

DETROIT (AP) To hear Ameer Abdullah tell it Dallas Cowboys Jerseys Shop , the winless Cleveland Browns might as well be Super Bowl contenders.

”They’re a really good team, statistically. Go look them up defensively,” said Abdullah, whose Detroit Lions face the Browns this weekend. ”They’ve had a lot of first-round picks. They’ve got a lot of young talent. … You never know. If they win eight straight, they’ll probably make the playoffs.”

Right now, Cleveland is trying to win one game, and although Abdullah apparently isn’t counting out the Browns, it’s Detroit that brings the more realistic playoff chances into Sunday’s matchup. In fact, this is one of several games during the second half of the season that the Lions could be significantly favored in. Detroit’s postseason hopes may hinge on whether the Lions can avoid upsets against teams like Cleveland.

The Lions (4-4) have only one remaining opponent – Minnesota on Thanksgiving Day – that currently has a winning record. Of Detroit’s final eight games Authentic DJ Moore Jersey , four are against teams in last place at the moment.

Cleveland (0-8) is obviously one of those cellar dwellers, but Abdullah was right about one thing. The Detroit running back pointed to the Browns’ defensive stats, and Cleveland is indeed ranked ninth in total defense and fourth against the run.

That matches up with a Detroit weakness: The Lions are 29th in rushing.

Rookie defensive end Myles Garrett, the top overall pick in the draft, is back after missing Cleveland’s most recent game Oct. 29 because of a concussion.

”He’s one of our best football players,” Browns coach Hue Jackson said. ”Our defense has done a good job of holding down the fort when he’s not there, but obviously he makes us a better football team defensively when he’s out there playing.”

The Lions are the only NFL team to go 0-16. That happened in 2008, and Cleveland avoided that embarrassment last season when the Browns won their next-to-last game. Now the Browns are again halfway to a winless season, so this game is an opportunity for Detroit to boost its postseason hopes – but the Lions are wary.

”I mean if you put the tape on http://www.seattleseahawksteamonline.com/barkevious-mingo-jersey , these guys jump off the screen to you, especially on the defensive side of the ball,” Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford said. ”They stop the run about as good as anybody in the NFL. They’ve got young, really talented guys in the secondary.”

Here are a few more things to watch when Detroit hosts Cleveland:

BODY BLOW: Rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer took a blindside hit during the bye week when the Browns attempted to acquire QB AJ McCarron from Cincinnati. The deal collapsed as both teams failed to file the proper paperwork to the NFL’s offices before the trading deadline.

Kizer, who has been pulled in and out of the lineup by Jackson, attempted to downplay the awkward situation this week, saying he’ll try to prove he can be Cleveland’s future quarterback.

”I have 10,000 reasons to be motivated to go out and play better,” he said. ”Two being the two times I’ve been benched. I have been getting better each week Authentic Natrell Jamerson Jersey , and I look forward to coming out here after a nice bye week and preparing myself to go out there and have my best game yet.”

SHUTDOWN CORNERBACK: Detroit’s Darius Slay has flourished recently in one-on-one coverage against some of the NFL’s best receivers. He shut down Green Bay’s Jordy Nelson on Monday night , albeit without Aaron Rodgers throwing to him, and didn’t let Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown have a big game the previous week .

”He’s got an extraordinary level of competitiveness,” Lions coach Jim Caldwell said. ”He loves the game. I don’t think he’s ever had a bad day. He’s always looking for the next challenge.”

HARD TIMES: With the Browns winless through eight games for the second year in a row, nerves are on edge in Cleveland.

Jackson’s job is in jeopardy and Cleveland’s front office, led by vice president of football operations Sashi Brown, appears in trouble as well. The inability to execute the deal with Cincinnati – a day after one-time target Jimmy Garoppolo was traded from New England to San Francisco, the NFL’s other winless club – seemed to underscore a rift between a coaching staff needing talent to win, and executives trying to stick to a long-term vision.

Unless there’s improvement over the next eight weeks http://www.dallascowboysteamonline.com/michael-gallup-jersey , owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam may make changes.

RETURN: Browns S Jabrill Peppers is back after missing two games with toe problems, and this weekend’s game is near where he spent his college days. Peppers was a star at Michigan.

”I am just happy I can finally get back out there,” Peppers said. ”It does make it a little better that it is back home in Michigan, but I am just happy to be back out there.”

IMPROVING: Detroit has allowed only three sacks over the past two games after giving up 17 over the previous three.

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Now, the Chicago Blackhawks hope he’s the right fit for them.

The Blackhawks acquired the talented but inconsistent 22-year-old winger from the Coyotes in a four-player trade Wednesday. Chicago also got them defenseman Adam Clendening and sent winger Richard Panik and minor league forward Laurent Dauphin to Arizona.

Duclair has nine goals and six assists in 33 games this season, scoring in each of his last two games after reports surfaced that he had asked for a trade.

”It’s gone back for a few years now where the team wasn’t particularly happy with the player and the player wasn’t particularly happy with the team and we worked through some things, tried a lot of different approaches in a lot of different ways,” Coyotes general manager John Chayka said on a conference call. ”I hope he has success in Chicago and does good things.”

Acquiring Duclair is another step for Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman to try to shake up a perennial contender fighting to maintain a playoff position. They put defenseman Cody Franson on waivers Monday and sent him to the minors and have shuffled around their roster in recent weeks.

”We’re trying to get faster and really add youth to our team as well,” Bowman said. ”We’ve got a lot of young players. I think he’s going to fit into that group. You can’t just have a group of 23 young players. You’ve got the veteran guys Authentic Tyson Ross Jersey , too, that are some of our best players. It’s sort of that combination. I really don’t look at this as a deadline move as much as just trying to get better.”

Chicago is the third NHL organization for Duclair, whom the Coyotes acquired from New York in 2015 in the deal that sent Keith Yandle to the Rangers. Duclair had 20 goals and 24 assists in 81 games in 2015-16, then had only five goals and 10 assists in 58 games last season.

”There’s a lot of things that go into a trade,” Chayka said. ”Some of them are readily apparent. You see Anthony play and his speed and skill is obvious to everyone. There’s some things that I think should stay behind closed doors. It was a long process. We went through a lot of different approaches and a lot of different things through two different (coaching) staffs here and at the end of the day just felt that for both sides it was best to move on.”

Duclair’s agent, Kent Hughes Cheap Kyle Lauletta Jersey , said: ”I think we are on the same page in terms of a trade being best for both sides. John was great to deal with and Anthony hopes the trade ends up working out for both sides.”

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville announced before his team’s game against the Minnesota Wild that Panik was out of the lineup and had been traded for Duclair.

Panik, 26, has six goals and 10 assists in 37 games after signing a $5.6 million, two-year contract.

”I guess they weren’t happy with my performance,” Panik said.

His goal Tuesday night in an 8-2 victory at Ottawa was his first since Oct. 21, ending a 27-game drought.

”When you look at goal-scorers Cheap Darius Leonard Jersey , sometimes there’s a variation in how they’re scoring,” Chayka said. ”We feel like some of it this year has just been some unluckiness. We still think he’s playing a well-rounded game, still think he’s doing a lot of good things that he was doing in the past. His shooting percentage from areas he’s scored in the past is just slightly down this year. We expect that to bounce back.”

By trading Panik and his $2.8 million hit for Duclair’s $1.2 million and pending restricted free agency, the Blackhawks clear valuable salary-cap space this season and next.

”That was a nice added bonus,” Bowman said. ”It wasn’t the motivation for the trade. We like Anthony’s game, but sure Authentic Minkah Fitzpatrick Jersey , that’s a nice side effect.”

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AP freelance reporter Matt Carlson in Chicago contributed to this report.

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