Morrow finds his role in Team Canada

Team Canada forward Brenden Morrow is one of the foot soldiers that makes any team work. The Dallas Stars winger showed his value to Team Canada on Friday night, scoring the team's second goal in an 3-2 win against Slovakia the Olympic tournament semifinal.

Morrow was also on the ice for the winning goal, by Ryan Getzlaf on a second-period power play. Morrow now has goals in back-to-back games as he and his teammates prepare to play Team USA in Sunday's gold-medal game here at Canada Hockey Place. On Friday night, he played 11:39, managing the goal, two shots and an even rating. Let us put on team usa jerseys and support them!

Maltby's season ends due to the surgery

According to mlive.com, Detroit Red Wings veteran Kirk Maltby will undergo a shoulder surgery next week. As a result, Maltby will be placed on long-term injured serve, solving the Wings' salary-cap problems and also enable defenseman Andreas Lilja to be activated. Lilja said he expects to be in the lineup Monday at Colorado, in the first game following the Olympic break. It seems that Maltby has to take off his red wings jersey and take a rest.

Flyers shut down goaltender Emery

Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren announced that goaltender Ray Emery, who has been out with tightness in his hip on Feb. 1, will be kept off of the ice for the next three weeks in the hopes he will recover shortly after the upcoming Olympic break. "Based on what the doctors have told us, we're just going to shut Ray down here for three weeks and give him some time to rehabilitate the hip, and then we'll go from there," Holmgren said Thursday from the Flyers' practice facility. "The idea of taking these three weeks to strengthen that [hip] area and the muscles around that area, we're hoping will be the right way to go."

"It is 16 days where we are not playing games," said Holmgren. "I feel good about what we are doing with Ray. Based on the information we have right now, I think it is the right way to go for both the Flyers and for Ray." It seems that he will take off his flyers jersey and rest for a while.

Rangers lost Gaborik and Zotto due to injuries

The New York Rangers' forward Marian Gaborik and defenseman Michael Del Zotto left in the first period of Friday night's game in Pittsburgh. Neither of them returned. Gaborik, who missed Wednesday's game against Nashville after suffering a 21-stitch cut above his right knee at practice the day before, dressed and started the game.

Del Zotto was injured when he fell on the skate of Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin and sustained a significant laceration to his abdomen and did not return either. “I thought maybe that just my ribs were bruised because I could feel the skate go there,” Del Zotto said after the game. “But I felt that I should take a check with my hand and I felt the blood and knew something was wrong.”Although the team lost both players, the Rangers won the game in the end.

Adam Graves will join NHL Live!

It is reported that former New York Rangers star Adam Graves will appear on Friday's edition of NHL Live! from noon-2 p.m. on NHL Network and NHL.com and broadcast on XM Radio. Also scheduled to appear to speak with co-hosts Deb Placey and E.J. Hradek are NBC hockey analyst Ed Olczyk, a former teammate of Graves, and retired defenseman Teppo Numminen.

Also on the show will be Joseph Bowser of EveryBODY Skates New Jersey, a group of disabled athletes who will make history this weekend by visiting all 54 rinks in the State of New Jersey in just 54 hours.

Dodgers sign deal with pitcher Weaver

The Dodgers announced that the club and free-agent pitcher Jeff Weaver reached agreement on an $800,000 Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League camp. The 33-year-old struck out 64 batters in 79 innings while walking 33. He also signed a Minor League contract with the club last February, but didn't make the team out of Spring Training. Weaver joined the Major League on April 30, when his contract was purchased from Triple-A Albuquerque.

After joining the Dodgers, Weaver post a 3.13 ERA in 31 2/3 innings as a starter and a 3.99 ERA in 47 1/3 innings as a reliever.He also played with the Dodgers in 2004 and '05 with a combined record of 27-24 and a 4.11 ERA in 444 innings pitched. The veteran has a career record of 99-118 and a 4.67 ERA in 312 big league appearances with the Tigers, Yankees, Dodgers, Angels, Cardinals and Mariners.

Thrashers GM is at Devils and Kings game

Atlanta Thrashers GM Don Waddell is in New Jersey taking in the Devils game against Kings from the Prudential Center's press box. The Kings are reportedly high trying to acquire Thrashers' captain Ilya Kovalchuk prior to the March 3 trade deadline. Waddell said that he did not want to do an interview if it centered on Kovalchuk (in the thrashers jersey), but said that he is still trying to sign the Russian sniper who is scheduled to become a free agent on July 1. Waddell added that he is aware of his presence at this game, but he stressed that he's at this game to scout something he rarely gets a chance to do when he's watching his own team play.

The Thrashers played in Philadelphia on Thursday and instead of going with the team to Nashville for Saturday's game, Waddell stayed behind to catch some other games in the area. "When you are watching your own team play, you never get to scout the other team." Waddell said.

Ausmus sign with Dodgers

After re-signing infielder Ronnie Belliard earlier in the day, the Dodgers now are agreeing on a one-year deal worth $850,000 with catcher Brad Ausmus. The deal also includes a mutual option for 2011 worth $1 million. Ausmus hit a career-high .295 as the backup to Russell Martin in 2009, playing in only 36 games.

Ausmus finished the season tied for eighth on the all-time list of games caught with Benito Santiago. This will be his 18th Major League season, and he has never been on the disabled list. Ausmus is considered to be big league manager material and he managed the last regular-season game of the year for the Dodgers. Fans look forward to seeing him playing in the dodgers jersey.

Padres term with Stairs to Minors deal

A source confirmed that the Padres will strengthen their bench by signing veteran outfielder Matt Stairs to a Minor League contract. Stairs hit .194 last season with five home runs and 17 RBIs in 99 games with the Phillies. General manager Jed Hoyer said this offseason that he wanted to add a left-handed for the bench. Stairs will also be available to serve as the Padres' hitter in six road games.

It is reported recently that Stairs has lost 31 pounds in the offseason in order to get himself ready for Spring Training, going from 230 pounds to about 199 pounds. It's the lightest that he's been in 15 years. Stairs is a career .264 hitter with 259 home runs. Hope he can play well in the padres jersey.

Dodger Stadium will host college games

The Dodgers Dream Foundation have announced the inaugural Dodgertown Classic, two collegiate games will include a matchup of cross-town rivals USC and UCLA. The games are scheduled to be played at Dodger Stadium on Feb. 28. The first game will feature Vanderbilt against Oklahoma State.

All proceeds will benefit the Dodgers Dream Foundation and help build Dodgers Dreamfields for children. The Dodgers Dream Foundation will also extend invitations to the Dodgertown Classic to local children and families and provide an interactive forum for children and tournament participants. Tickets for the event will cost $5 and can be purchased in advance and in person at USC and UCLA campus box offices. Each ticket will permit access to both of the day's games. There will be no charge for parking at Dodger Stadium for the event.