Sens and 'Canes cap home-and-home in Ottawa

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02/28/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes and the Senators will complete a home-and-home series tonight, when they get together at Ottawa's Scotiabank Place.

The Senators won the opener of this set in Raleigh on Tuesday evening, as Jason Spezza had a goal and two assists to give Ottawa the 4-2 victory.

Dany Heatley added a goal and an assist and Wade Redden and Anton Volchenkov each had a goal for the red-hot Senators, who have won seven of their last eight contests.

Heatley, Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson each have eight-game point streaks intact.

Martin Gerber made 23 saves for Ottawa, which has 78 points and currently sits in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Eric Staal and Josef Vasicek each scored a goal and John Grahame made 31 saves for the Hurricanes, who had won three of four coming into Tuesday's contest.

Carolina has 71 points and has dropped out of the playoff picture for the time being, as the 'Canes are now one point behind Montreal and the Islanders for the final two postseason spots in the East.

The Senators have won two of three meetings with Carolina this year and four of the last five encounters overall.

Ottawa is 20-11-2 as the host club this year, while the Hurricanes are 16-13-3 away from the RBC Center.

The Senators made a move to add some offense before Tuesday's trade deadline, when they acquired left wing Oleg Saprykin from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2008 draft. Along with Saprykin, the Senators also get a seventh-round selection in this year's draft.

Saprykin has career-highs in every major offensive category this season, notching 14 goals and 20 assists for 34 points. He also left Phoenix as the team's leader in plus/minus this year with a plus-eight rating. The 26-year- old Russian is expected to make his debut with the Senators tonight.

Carolina's biggest move before the deadline came last Friday, when they nabbed veteran forward Anson Carter from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2008 fifth- round draft pick. Carter has played in two games with the Hurricanes so far and has yet to manage a point.

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Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.

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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."

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