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ARLINGTON, Va. - Eric Fehr always wanted to win the Stanley Cup. Thats what he dreamt of when playing hockey on the pond on his familys farm in Winkler, Man.Fehr didnt wonder what it would be like to play outdoors in the NHL. That changed early in his professional career.When the games started coming out and you started watching them, you definitely thought, This is pretty cool, this is something Id like to be a part of, Fehr said.Fehr, who will play in his second Winter Classic on Thursday when he and the Washington Capitals host the Chicago Blackhawks, is part of outdoor hockey lore because of his role in the 2011 game in Pittsburgh. Fehr scored two goals including the winner in that game to help the Capitals beat the Penguins.He had the performance we all wanted to have, forward Brooks Laich said. He had the game we all wanted to have.Fehr scored on a wrap-around after Marc-Andre Fleury gave the puck away. Then he had the winner on a breakaway.It was one of his career highlights.Regular-season highlight maybe, Fehr said. At the end of the day its still a regular-season game. Obviously it was a bit of a bigger stage but at the end of the day it was just two goals.Those two goals of his 80 in the NHL with the Capitals and Winnipeg Jets are the ones most people remember about Fehr. In the rain at Heinz Field, the 2003 first-round pick, who has battled shoulder problems for years, had something of a coming-out party.It definitely put him on the map for some people that didnt necessarily know Fehrsie before, defenceman Karl Alzner said. Its a tough act to follow, but if anyone can do it, I would put money on him to battle hard for it.Fehr thanked the bad ice for evening the playing field that night.It was a different game, he said. It wasnt a game like most.Sun is in the forecast for Thursdays game at Nationals Park, so the 29-year-old forward isnt promising an encore performance.Were going to let everybody else get in there and get some goals and Im going to try to fly under the radar, Fehr said.Fehr has two goals in his past three games, so maybe he shouldnt count himself out. Twice a 50-goal scorer with the Western Hockey Leagues Brandon Wheat Kings and twice a 20-goal scorer for the AHLs Hershey Bears, he has the kind of natural talent teammates marvel at.Hes a guy that can all of a sudden step up, Laich said. Its almost like a home-run hitter can step up and just crack one. Hes got that game-breaking sort of ability to score.Defenceman Mike Green can still remember how Fehr scored his goals four years ago in Pittsburgh. To Green, it was just another example of what Fehr can do with the spotlight turned up.Hes one of those players thats sort of in the weeds but when he needs to step up and play in big games, he does, Green said. Hes been great for us lately, and hopefully hell have (another) showcase in the Winter Classic.After that two-goal night, Alzner said Fehr has big shoes to fill — his own. But Fehr sounded like a guy trying to reduce expectations rather than inflate them going into Thursday.I didnt guarantee not scoring a goal, Fehr said with a chuckle. But I guaranteed lots of other guys were going to score goals. Well see what happens.---Follow @SWhyno on Twitter Site Asics France . With a win tonight, Buehrle will match Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka for the most wins in the majors with 11. Buehrle is 10-4 with a 2.32 earned run average, but has lost his last three starts, including a 7-3 setback at Yankee Stadium last Wednesday. Chaussure Asics Pas Cher . 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Asics Pas Cher Destockage . -- Falcons running back Steven Jackson, who has missed the last four games with a hamstring injury, is expected to practice on Wednesday.Randy Carlyle could only speak for the moment when asked about his future as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, addressing the media on Tuesday for the first time after his teams season ended short of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “Im here today,” he said when asked whether he would be back with the club for the 2014-15 season. “In this business you take on the responsibility of wins and losses, he continued. “You put your best foot forward and try to be honest and forthright with people and thats what were trying to do as a hockey club.” Carlyles future has been the subject of great speculation in the wake of a disappointing season for the Leafs. A March free-fall saw the team plummet from third in the Eastern Conference to a 38-36-8 finish, good for the eighth-worst record in the League. The teams first order of business once the off-season began was to appoint former NHL Director of Player of Safety and Hockey Hall-of-Famer Brendan Shanahan as the teams new president. While Carlyle could not comment on any impending changes under Shanahan – he is yet to formally meet with his new boss – he summed up the free-fall as a symptom of how the team played throughout the year. “The last 30 days of the season was the tell-tale story for our group,” Carlyle said. “The things that we were doing in the beginning and winning came to fruition in the final 30 days.” He pointed specifically to the teams inability to capitalize on a strong road trip to California in early March as a detrimental turning point in the season. After winning two of three road games against the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings in early March, the Leafs returned to the east coast, losing three games in four nights and kicking off what would become an eight-game stretch without earning a single point in the standings. “It seemed we played well enough to earn some respect,” Carlyle said of the California trip. “Then we seemed to have lost our mojo.” Froom then on, the teams confidence seemed to drop every time they conceded an early goal or did not perform up to expectations.dddddddddddd. “The first goal would go in and the shoulders would slump, that was the tell-tale sign,” he said. “Our response was very minimal.” The 57-year-old Carlyle has spent parts of three seasons with the team, taking over from previous Leafs head coach Ron Wilson with 18 games remaining in the 2011-12 season. Carlyle would lead the team to a 6-9-3 finish in his first year. His most successful year at the helm would be the following season when he led the Leafs to a 26-17-5 mark in strike shortened 2012-13 and, more importantly, the franchises first playoff berth since 2003-04. They would ultimately suffer a shocking defeat in Game 7 of their opening round series, surrendering a 4-1, third period lead in the final 11 minutes of regulation and falling in overtime to the Boston Bruins. Speaking to the teams 2012-13 success, Carlyle stated that he and the teams management were confident going into the season, but that they may have misjudged the teams strength. “We had been a competitive group the year previous and we felt this group was ready to take the next step,” Carlyle said Tuesday. “It didnt materialize.” Speaking to the teams defensive posture, Carlyle didnt see a consistent effort. “You have to play and you have to compete on the defensive side of the puck with will and commitment,” Carlyle said. “We didnt do that consistently.” “Were not asking players to do something they havent done before,” he added when asked about players molding to his coaching strategy. Carlyle currently has one year remaining on the three-year deal he signed after taking over for Wilson in 2012. He stopped short of offering up explanations for how to turn the Leafs fortunes around, capitulating with: "For now, we dont have the ultimate answer to give you and were embarassed by what just went down." ' ' '