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• One former NHL executive is not happy with what he has been seeing from both sides in the current NHL labour stoppage. Larry Quinn, who was a former president, managing partner, and minority owner of the Buffalo Sabres, spoke to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun on ESPN.com. Quinn commented on the current dispute and looked back to the lockout that cancelled the 2004-05 season. "I really believe theres a deal to be made here," Quinn told ESPN.com. "And Im shocked that given the money involved ... I mean, the person that gets hurt the most in this is the player. Youve got a diminishing asset and, unlike the owners, everything they make is a profit and it cannot be replaced. Thats just the nature of the beast. The fact that their limited livelihood would be jeopardized once again, something is just wrong. It makes you wonder what interests are being represented and why." In particular, Quinn questions the direction that the players are being led in their negotiating strategy. "No matter what system there is and no matter how much fear is instilled in the players about what the future is going to be, the future is that theyre always going to make more money. Always; no matter what the system is," Quinn explained. "The proof is in the pudding from the last CBA that their salaries went up 30 percent, and that CBA was supposed to be the mother of all salary reductions. "Given the fact theyve got $3.3 billion in revenue, I believe instead of fighting each other all the time, if there was a clear collaborative effort between players and owners once and for all, that $3.3 billion could be $5 billion. The NHL needs a culture more like the NFL and less like MLB." Quinns disappointment in the process goes beyond the economic situation. "As far as I can tell there has been no energy devoted in these negotiations to figuring out how to improve the game," Quinn said. "To me, the quality of the game and how its played and how much entertainment it provides is the thing that makes everybody money. And its the only thing that makes everybody money. And the people that are given the responsibility for running this game -- both sides -- have not been able to spend enough time on it. To me, thats the greatest tragedy of the whole thing." With an 82-game season at risk and no current labour talks scheduled, the turmoil only seems to be getting worse. "You know who I feel the worst for? Its the players," Quinn said. "I just see them getting hurt once again for no reason." NFL Jerseys Cheap . After dropping four straight games on the road, the Bombers finally got back in front of a wildly enthusiastic home crowd and fed off the energy to register their first win. Cheap NFL Jerseys . 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PETERSBURG, Fla.(Sports Network) - The streaking Texas Rangers go for the sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays as the teams close out a three-game set tonight in Arlington. If not for the LA Angels, the Rangers might already be making plans for the postseason given how well theyve played over the last month. Since the All- Star break Texas has won seven of nine contests and leading up to the mid- summer classic the club had rattled off seven wins in a row as well. And yet, with all that success the team has just a four-game lead in the American League West standings after Saturdays thrilling 5-4 win over the Jays. Michael Young knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth with a fly ball to right that sailed over the head of Corey Patterson. The subject of possible trade talk heading into this season, Young finished 2-for-5 and now has nine hits in his last four games to raise his average to a staggering .330 which leads the club. Josh Hamilton registered three hits, including an RBI triple, while Nelson Cruz contributed an RBI double for the Rangers as they notched their 33rd home win in 51 opportunities. Reliever Darren Oliver worked just one-third of an inning to earn the win, his third of the campaign. Texas starter Matt Harrison allowed four runs on eight hits, while striking out eight over 6 2/3 innings. Marc Rzepczynski was saddled with his third loss of 2011 as he was charged with two runs -- one earned -- and a walk. Jon Rauch suffered his fourth blown save of the season for the Jays. J.P. Arencibia connected on a home run while Eric Thames collected an RBI triple for Toronto, which has lost back--to-back games after winning three in a row.dddddddddddd Taking on the Blue Jays for the second time this season, Texas hurler Alexi Ogando steps to the hill tonight. The right-hander, now in just his second year in the majors, last pitched on Tuesday against the Angels on the road and recorded his third straight win in the process. Against Anaheim, Ogando threw eight shut-out innings, allowing just four hits and issuing three walks, while striking out five in a 7-0 triumph. Ogando is now 10-3 on the campaign, thanks in part to his team scoring a total of 35 runs in his last three appearances. As for the Jays, theyve penciled in Brett Cecil as their starter to close out the week. Cecil, who is 1-0 with a staggering 19.29 ERA in his previous appearances against Texas, failed to earn a decision in his most recent outing on Tuesday when Toronto secured a 6-5 win over Seattle. Against the slumping Mariners, the Maryland native permitting five runs on nine hits, including a pair of home runs, while walking one and striking out two through seven innings. Taking away some of the punch from their powerful lineup, the Rangers were forced to place third baseman Adrian Beltre on the 15-day DL with a strained hamstring. Beltre is tops on the team with 76 RBI over the course of the first 100 games of the season and is second in home runs (20). Despite being just one game under .500 at the moment with a 50-51 record, the Jays find themselves buried in fourth place in the high-competitive American League East where they are already 12 1/5 games out of contention now that theyve split six games this season against the Rangers. ' ' '

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