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NEW YORK -- The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their six-game road trip on Sunday night when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Cheap Air Max China 2017 .After starting the jaunt with victories against the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs, the Lightning have dropped consecutive 3-1 decisions to the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils. Although the Lightning started 5-1-0 and hold a 5-3-0 record, slow starts have been an issue all season -- the team has scored in just one first period in eight games.Weve got to find ways to start games on time, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said to the Tampa Bay Times. You can have all the skill in the world, but if you dont stick to the game plan and structure and work at it, youre going to win a couple games because youre more skilled than the other team. But usually youre not going to win in this league. The parity is too great.Goaltender Ben Bishop is expected to get the start in net after watching backup Andrei Vasilevskiy allow three goals on 23 shots Saturday. Right winger Nikita Kucherov, who missed the game Saturday with an upper-body injury, is listed as day-to-day.Is it possible that Kucherov, who led the team with 30 goals last season, is back in time to face the Rangers?Could is the word. Can he? Im not so sure, coach Jon Cooper said to the Tampa Bay Times before Saturdays game. But I know hes feeling much better today...Its not a good situation, but lets just hope its only a couple games or maybe one game.Kucherovs offensive talents could be sorely missed against the Rangers (5-3-0), who lead the NHL in goals per game at 3.63. They remodeled the team in an attempt to add speed throughout the lineup and it has worked beautifully.The problem is whether the quick team has the makeup to score enough ugly goals when the pretty ones arent coming. That was the case in a 3-2 road loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, when the Rangers couldnt get anything done in the dirty areas with their opponent sitting back and playing it safe with a lead.You know that teams are going to be patient back there, captain Ryan McDonagh said to the New York Daily News. Weve had a couple of games now needing a goal like that. We certainly had some chances, but you know theyre going to be sagging, theyre going to be taking away a lot of the slot area...So guys going to the net and getting a rebound is something we have to look at a little bit when we find ourselves in that situation.If the Hurricanes gave the league a blueprint for slowing the Rangers offense, it may be something the Lightning employ Sunday. After all, they are playing the second half of a back-to-back while the Rangers are at home and rested so turning the neutral-zone to mud could benefit the road-weary Lightning.Shooting pucks...thats something weve got to learn, Rangers center Derek Stepan said to the New York Daily News. When teams get up and are going to sit in that neutral-zone trap or whatever you want to call it, we have to find a way to get through it with speed and generate offense. Cheap Air Max China . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. Nike Air max Shoes China . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. http://www.cheapairmaxchina.us/ . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. CLEVELAND -- There was nothing Jhonny Peralta could do but apologize. The damage was done. Peralta is gone for the playoff chase, leaving a sizable hole for the Detroit Tigers, who have no choice but to move forward without their All-Star shortstop. Peralta was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Monday along with 12 other players for their association with Biogenesis of America, a closed anti-aging clinic in Florida accused of distributing banned performing-enhancing drugs. Peraltas punishment -- the Tigers have not yet decided if theyll make him eligible if they qualify for the post-season -- is a tough blow for Detroit, which enters a four-game series against Cleveland leading the second-place Indians by just three games. "He broke the rules and he has to pay for it and we support that totally," Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski said before Monday nights opener. "Hes going to pay a price for it and our organization is going to move on from there. It will change the look of our ballclub a little bit, but well move on. I think we still have a chance to win a world championship." The quiet and steady Peralta, who made his second All-Star team this season, is batting .305 with 11 homers and 54 RBIs. His name has been tied to the investigation for months, and to protect themselves in case he got suspended, the Tigers acquired infielder Jose Iglesias from Boston before the trading deadline. Peralta released a statement through the Tigers. "In spring of 2012, I made a terrible mistake that I deeply regret," he said. "I apologize to everyone that I have hurt as a result of my mistake, including my teammates, the Tigers organization, the great fans in Detroit, Major League Baseball, and my family. I take full responsibility for my actions, have no excuses for my lapse in judgment and I accept my suspension. "I love the fans, my teammates and this organization and my greatest punishment is knowing that I have let so many good people down. I promise to do everything possible to try and earn back the respect that I have lost." Peraltas teammates had his back. He got universal support in Detroits clubhouse, which seemed no different than any other day in the season. "Everybody makes mistakes," pitcher Justin Verlander said. "Hes my brother. We fight and bleed and sweat together on the baseball field. If my brother makes a mistake, especially if he owns up to it and serves his time, I dont see how you can hold a grudge or anything like that. "Its one thing to step up and be a man and own up to his mistake." Dombrowski said the team has not yet considered whether Peralta will be back on the roster if the defending AL champions make the post-season. "Right now, thats not something were going to tackle at this point," Dombrowwski said. Nike Air Max Supply From China. "We dont have to make that decision. Thats way down the road, so well focus on what we need to do, which is to win ballgames and worry about that question later on." Dombrowski said Peralta did not discuss any appeal with the Tigers. "My understanding is that if youre guilty you take the suspension, and if youre not guilty you appeal it, and they (Peraltas representatives) decided to take the suspension," Dombrowski said. Tigers starter Max Scherzer harshly criticized Milwaukee star Ryan Braun, who was recently suspended 65 games for cheating. Scherzer felt Brauns penalty should have been longer, but he was more sympathetic toward Peralta. "Its pretty apparent how I feel toward cheaters," Scherzer said. "With Jhonny, its disappointing. It really is, but he took ownership of it and hopefully we can move forward. Its a disappointing day when you have to talk about PEDs in baseball and the fans of baseball have to question whos doing what in this game and have to question if players are still taking PEDs and we still have to answer these questions. "Its unfair to all of us, but at the end of the day thats reality and hopefully we can further our program to make its stricter so that we dont have these days anymore and we can continue to have a clean game." When Detroits clubhouse opened at 3:30 p.m., reporters were turned away at the door and told to go to the Tigers dugout, where Dombrowski answered questions for about 10 minutes and said he would serve as the teams lone spokesman on Peraltas situation. Tigers manager Jim Leyland was in no mood to talk about anything but baseball. He curtly answered a few field-related questions about Iglesias in his office when a reporter asked if he had any comment about Peralta. "See you guys," Leyland said as he lifted a cup of freshly brewed coffee off his desk. "See you later, thats the end of the press conference. You were told that I wasnt going to comment on it. See ya." Dombrowski knows that losing Peraltas powerful bat from Detroits fearsome lineup is a major blow and difficult to replace. But in the slick-fielding Iglesias, the Tigers have a versatile player capable of playing short or third. The Tigers will have to change their stripes. "Its a little bit of a different kind of look, you got somebody who has a little more range and can do a little more from a defensive perspective," Dombrowski said of Iglesias, who has already made several stellar plays in the field. "He runs better. Hes not going to hit the ball out of the ballpark like Jhonny. But theres all kinds of different ways to win and well try to win in a different fashion. "Theres no question youre not going to have the same offence, so youll have to make up for it in other ways." ' ' '