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NEWARK, N.J. -- The NHL reduced its penalty against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday for signing Ilya Kovalchuk in 2010. The Devils will keep the first-round draft pick they were scheduled to forfeit this year, and the league will reduce the $3 million fine assessed against the team for circumventing the NHL-NHLPA collective bargaining agreement The Devils recently applied to the league for reconsideration and relief from a portion of the original penalty, citing primarily changes in circumstances which, in the clubs view, changed the appropriateness of the sanctions. The NHL did not spell out what changed, but Kovalchuk retired after last season and returned to Russia to play there. Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said the franchises new ownership asked the league to reconsider the penalty, and a hearing was held this year. "Were pleased," said Lamoriello, who said several factors other than Kovalchuks retirement went into the leagues decision, without elaborating. Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur felt the original NHL penalty was harsh. "I thought it was a bad judgment by them when they penalized with a first-round pick and all the money," Brodeur said. "I thought they hit our organization pretty hard at the time. It will be nice for the future to count on an extra No. 1 pick." The league said the Devils will be entitled to the 30th selection overall -- the last pick in the first round -- in the 2014 draft. They will not be permitted to trade or transfer its right to that pick. Kovalchuk, who had been acquired by the Devils in February 2010, became a free agent at the end of that season. New Jersey signed him to a 17-year, $102 million deal but the league ruled what would have been the longest contract in NHL circumvented the salary cap and rejected it. Arbitrator Richard Bloch heard the unions appeal and nullified the deal. The Devils eventually signed the Russian to a 15-year, $100 million contract deal. However, the NHL ruled the original contact tried to get around the salary cap and penalized the three-time Stanley Cup champions. The Devils had already forfeited a third-round draft pick in 2011. The team also had a first-round draft pick taken from them in the ruling handed down by an independent arbiter, but they had the right to defer until 2014. The Devils kept deferring the loss of the first-round pick, which they were due to lose in June. The NHL said it would not comment further on the decision. Al Horford Jersey . Numbers Game looks into the Wild getting Matt Moulson from Buffalo. The Wild Get: LW Matt Moulson and LW Cody McCormick. Gordon Hayward Jersey . The Mavericks avoided a season sweep by the Nuggets, who ran away with a win in Denver two weeks ago to hand Dallas its longest losing streak at three games. 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John Albert Elway, 24, was booked into jail early Saturday morning after an incident near a college campus in downtown Denver, according to jail records.It wasnt long ago when the Toronto Raptors were riding high atop the Eastern Conference. Now theyre in need of a serious spark following another loss on a six-game homestand. But help is on the way with the return of second-leading scorer DeMar DeRozan. The All-Star shooting will be return and be inserted into the starting lineup as the Atlantic Division-leading Raptors try to avoid their sixth defeat in seven games Wednesday night against the improving Philadelphia 76ers. Catch all the action LIVE on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5, and TSN GO with coverage beginning at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. DeRozan played a key role in Torontos 13-2 start, averaging 20.7 points over the first 15 games. However, he hasnt played since sustaining a tear to his left adductor longus tendon in a loss to Dallas on Nov. 28. The Raptors owned the Easts best record while winning 11 of their first 15 without DeRozan. Theyve lost five of six since then, however, giving up 112.8 points per game in the last five to fall behind Atlanta and Washington. A 114-11 loss to Detroit on Monday was Torontos second in three games on its homestand after a 14-3 start at the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors (25-12) rank among the leagues best with just 12.2 turnovers per game, but committed 19 against the Pistons. Kyle Lowry scored 10 on 3-of-12 shooting with seven giveaways Monday after averaging 24.8 points and 2.8 turnovers while hitting 22 of 54 (40.7 percent) from 3-point range over his previous eight games. Youre going to go through things and go through (bad) stretches in an 82-game season, coach Dwane Casey said. How wee learn from it and how we bounce back from it is going to be huge.dddddddddddd Caseys club, though, could get a boost as DeRozan returns from his 21-game absence against the 76ers (7-30). DeRozan had 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting as Toronto shot 56.6 percent while limiting Philadelphia to a 37.9 percent in a 120-88 home win Nov. 9. Hes averaging 27.0 points over a five-game winning streak in the series. The 76ers, who opened the season with 17 straight losses, have surrendered 113.0 points per game during their skid versus Toronto. They allowed an average of 92.3 points while winning three of four before Tuesdays 105-87 loss to the Hawks. To have to go on a plane and now go to Canada and play another hell of a team - thats the nature of our beast, coach Brett Brown said. Youve got to wake up and you have to back it up. Michael Carter-Williams, who had 20 points and nine rebounds, missed the first meeting with Toronto due to a shoulder injury. He totaled 39 points, 13 assists and 12 boards in the last two matchups last season. Tony Wroten, averaging a team-best 16.9 points, isnt expected to play after he suffered a right knee sprain against the Hawks. That certainly doesnt help matters for a Philadelphia team that hasnt reached 100 points in its last 14 games. I dont believe hell make the trip, so were reduced to Michael and Jakarr (Sampson) and off we go, Brown said. Torontos Jonas Valanciunas looks to stay hot after scoring a career-best 31 on 14-of-15 shooting Monday. The big man has averaged 19.3 points on 67.3 percent shooting over his past four games. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' ' |
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