It cannot have been a very pleasant speech Czech coach Pavel Vrba delivered to his charges in the dressing room at the half-time break during Friday's game against Croatia. The Czechs needed at least a point after their opening-day loss to Spain, but – at 1-0 down – looked to be heading for a heavy defeat."I told them to play football, because without that we can't compete against Croatia, because they were stronge," the coach recalled. "We were hiding and not linking up or putting together moves. We were getting into difficult situations and kicking the ball into space aimlessly." Those words did not hit
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2016 NHL Trade Deadline: Five Rental Players Teams Should Gamble On
The NHL trade deadline is a little more than two days away, and many of the best rental players for teams to target still are available. Let’s take a look at five rental players worth gambling on for a playoff run. You’ll notice the lack of a defenseman on this list, and that’s because the market for blueliners among pending unrestricted free agents is quite thin. Eric Staal, Center, Carolina HurricanesStats: 63 GP, 10 G, 23 A, 33 PtsAge: 31Contract: $ 8.25 million, UFA on July 1 The Hurricanes are in an interesting spot. They were expected to be among the wor...