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The Florida Panthers have traded goaltender Tim Thomas to the Dallas Stars in exchange for goaltender Dan Ellis. Thomas, 39, signed a one-year, $3.75 million contract with the Panthers prior to this season after choosing to sit out the 2013 NHL season. In 40 games played for the Panthers this season, Thomas has a .909 save percentage and 2.87 goals against average. Thomas is a two-time Vezina trophy winner and won the Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP in the Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup victory. He was selected in the ninth round (217th overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques and has played 418 career games between the Panthers and Bruins. He has posted a 2.51 career goals-against average with a .920 save percentage. In 14 games with the Stars, Ellis has posted a 5-6-0 record with a 3.04 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage. . They have watched it from afar. And now they have seen it for themselves. . J.J. Hardy drove in a run for the Orioles, who bounced back from an 8-4 loss in the series opener on Friday. Fresh off the 15-day disabled list, Derrek Lee went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Jake Arrieta (7-3) gave up three runs on five hits over six innings to pick up the win. ." The game can be seen live on TSN starting with Monday Night Countdown at 6:30 p.m et/3:30 p.m. pt. The Patriots, who had a bye in Week 10, will look to continue the offensive success they had a week earlier when New England scored 55 points and racked up 610 yards of total offense in a 55-31 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Steelers. . "This isnt really the week you want to lose Chris Greaves," fellow lineman Glenn January said Wednesday after practice. Greaves is expected to miss several weeks after suffering a knee injury in last weeks 36-28 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. . Thats how the Ravens won when Ryan was their defensive co-ordinator from 2005-08, and that is precisely the formula Baltimore used to beat Ryans New York Jets on Sunday.TORONTO -- The UFC has released Montreal lightweight Mike (The Martian) Ricci, a finalist on Season 16 of "The Ultimate Fighter." Ricci (9-4) lost to Colton Smith in the finale of the reality TV show last December. He went 1-1 after that, winning a decision over Colin (Thhe Freakshow) Fletcher at UFC 158 and losing by decision to Myles (Fury) Jury at UFC 165.dddddddddddd A UFC spokesman confirmed the 27-year-old had been cut by the organization. "When you take something for granted thats when you lose it," tweeted Ricci. ' ' '
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