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. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren made the announcement on Thursday, meaning the teams Stanley Cup hopes now lie with Brian Boucher. The Flyers will need to win a couple of playoff series to give Leighton a chance to return to the lineup. Victor Cruz Jersey MOSCOW - Chinese automaker Foton Motor on ?Thursday donated two Euro V hybrid buses worth 440,000 U. Matt Ryan Womens Jersey .S. ?dollars to Moscow supporting the citys improvement of its urban ?environment. ? ? China is undertaking an experiment called 10 cities, 1,000 ?new energy buses in which 1,000 new energy buses will replace ?the older style buses in 10 of Chinas largest cities within ?three years time, said Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov at the donating ?ceremony. ? ? Our sister city, Beijing, has achieved this goal two years ?ahead of schedule. Moscow hopes to follow suit by introducing ?companies like Foton Motor to the city in order to make our urban ?traffic more environmentally friendly, improving the lives of our ?citizens, said Luzhkov. ? ? Almost 1,000 Foton Motor Euro V hybrid buses are in use for ?public transportation in Beijing and have produced significant ?pollution reduction results. The Beijing Municipal Government is ?proud to be a partner in Moscows efforts to shift towards ?greener urban transportation systems, said Beijing Mayor Guo ?Jinlong. ? ? Wang Jinyu, president of Foton Motor, who claimed green science and technological innovation on new energy as the soul of his ?company, meanwhile voiced the hope that as Chinas largest new ?energy vehicle designer, Foton Motor could introduce its ?technology and experience in new energy vehicles to Moscow as a ?contribution to the Russian capitals goal of reducing urban ?pollution. ? ? Foton Motor and the Moscow municipal government also announced ?the establishment of Foton Motors European Auto Department and ?Foton Motor (Russia) Co., Ltd. at the ceremony, by signing a ?memorandum of cooperation. ? ? Founded on August 28, 1996, the Beijing-headquartered Foton Motor is Asias largest and the worlds second largest commercial ?vehicle manufacturer.?? Jordy Nelson Youth Jersey . A study published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation showed further evidence of the potential health benefits from a brew already linked to a reduced risk of a range of cancers and other conditions. Calvin Johnson Youth Jersey . Bettez, a second-year management student from Sept-Iles, Que., established single-game school records for assists and points last Saturday as the No. 1-ranked beat Concordia 16-1. Aldon Smith Jersey. -- The Cincinnati Reds opened spring training at their new facility on Thursday, with one of their newcomers getting much of the attention. Authentic Jimmy Graham Jersey . Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Adam Wainwright twirled eight dazzling shutout innings and earned his National League-leading 15th victory, as the St. Charles Woodson Youth Jersey . Despite the dire warnings of Olympic officials not to, within hours of finding out they were lucky in the Olympic ticket lottery, would-be spectators were posting them for sale online. The re-selling, or scalping, doesnt really surprise us, said Caley Denton, head of ticketing for the Vancouver organizing committee, known as Vanoc.The Toronto Rock is allowing fewer goals than any other NLL team, which is a big reason why it tops the overall standings. But that defence will be tested tonight when the Rock (9-2) travel to Calgary to meet the Western Division-leading Roughnecks (8-3). You can see the game on TSN2 beginning at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt. There are three reasons for the Rocks defensive prowess: a strategy that frustrates opposing shooters, talent to make it work game in and game out, and goaltender Bob Watson, who is having an MVP-type season. "Its a pressure defence," said GM Terry Sanderson. "We make modifications to it because other teams catch on to where the pressure is going to be coming from. "Without giving everything away, we pressure in certain areas. Some other teams are using pressure defences but they have different approaches. Our pressure is different from that of other teams." Its obviously working because Toronto has a league-best 9.18 goals-against average. The rest: Boston 9.27, Buffalo 9.3, Rochester 10.7, Minnesota 10.9, Calgary 11.2, Philadelphia 11.4, Colorado 11.7, Washington 12.3 and Edmonton 13.4. The experience factor on the Rock defence is represented by 13-year veteran Phil Sanderson, 12-year player Cam Woods, 10-year vet Sandy Chapman, who was 2010 NLL defenceman of the year, nine-year vet Pat Merrill and eight-year pro Stephen Hoar, who has been a standout. Rob Marshall is in his sixth NLL season, all with Toronto. Mike Hobbins has been in the league for five years now while Jeff Gilbert is in his third season and Drew Petkoff in his second. Petkoff is "probably the fastest guy we have on our D," said Terry Sanderson. "Hes very strong. When Drew is focused on the job at hand, he is the best athlete we have on our team at either end." Creighton Reid was an undrafted 2010 training camp walk-on who has worked so hard hes been in the lineup every game this year. Rookie Glen Bryan, who had to wait his turn to get on to the floor, rounds out the defence ccorps. Darren Sproles Youth Jersey. Torontos defence doesnt key on any particular shooter. "Our defence is a five-man unit where one man is no more important than the rest," said Terry Sanderson. With a group this good, competition for floor time is intense, which keeps every player on his toes, although Terry Sanderson is never satisfied. "We dont feel weve played our best lacrosse yet," he says. Calgary has won four straight since a 9-8 overtime setback in Toronto on Feb. 12. "We will, without question, be pushed to see just how good our defence is," says Terry Sanderson. "Were not intimidated by them but are respectful of the fact they have tremendous offensive power." Added Calgary coach Dave Pym: "Weve accelerated our tempo and moved the ball in some different ways, and the work ethic has been a lot better of late." Also on Friday, Minnesota (5-4) is at Edmonton (2-9) with an eye on clinching a playoff berth. Boston (6-5) visits Washington (5-6), where the Stealth faces an East opponent for the first time this year. While Washingtons Rhys Duch has scored a league-high 29 goals, its that 12.3 goals-against average that concerns coach Chris Hall. The return from injury of a veteran checker should help. "Were looking forward to having Kyle Sorensen back in the lineup," says Hall. "Hes been a real anchor for us back there in the past." Bostons Dan Dawson has a league-best 68 points. With more favourable bounces, the Blazers record would be better. "Weve had four losses by one goal and its the little things that are deciding those games," says coach Matt Sawyer. On Saturday, Philadelphia (4-7) visits Rochester (5-5), where the Knighthawks will try to bury the Wings deeper in the East basement. Also, Boston is at Colorado (1-8) against a revamped Mammoth lineup looking to end a 13-game home losing streak. Buffalo (7-3) will try to strengthen its grip on second place in the East when it plays in Minnesota on Sunday afternoon. ' ' '