ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves have dismissed pitching coach Roger McDowell.The team announced Friday it had declined the 2017 option on McDowells contract, ending his stay with the organization after 11 seasons.The Braves have not made a decision on who will manage the team next season or the status of the remaining coaches on staff. Team president John Hart said this week that the coaching staff wont be determined until a manager is hired, but team decided to go ahead and cut ties with the 55-year-old McDowell.Atlanta ranked no lower than fourth in the NL in ERA during seven of McDowells seasons, and led the league in 2013. But after deciding to rebuild, the Braves ranked 13th in 2015 and 11th this past season with a 4.51 ERA.McDowell, who pitched in the big leagues for a dozen seasons, most notably with the New York Mets, joined the Braves in 2006 after Leo Mazzone left to become pitching coach of the Baltimore Orioles.McDowell remained on staff after manager Bobby Cox retired in 2010 and was replaced by Fredi Gonzalez.Roger is a terrific coach and an even better person, general manager John Coppolella said. We wish him and his family nothing but the best in the future.Gonzalez was fired early this season, with Brian Snitker taking over as the interim manager. The Braves finished strongly, winning 50 of their last 97 games, but still finished last in the NL East. The starting pitching was a major issue and failed to produce anyone with double-figure wins.Snitker is one of the candidates for the managing job, and the team also planned to interview former big league managers Bud Black and Ron Washington this week.Air Max 97 Baratas . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club. Air Max 97 Outlet España . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. http://www.airmax97baratasespana.es/ . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. Air Max 97 Rebajas . The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling "puts an end to my dreams of being a top player," the 27-year-old Troicki said in a statement. "I worked my entire life for it, and it has been taken away from me in one afternoon by a doctor I didnt know," said Troicki, whose ranking peaked at No. Air Max 97 España . Siddikur, whose previous win on the circuit came in Brunei three years ago, finished his bogey-free round with a birdie on the 18th for a total of 17-under 199. Indias Shiv Chowrasia, who has finished runner-up in this tournament twice, was in second place after a 66.MONTREAL -- While the Montreal Canadiens are dealing with a sudden rash of injuries, the Colorado Avalanche could be getting a key member of their lineup back when the two clubs square off on Saturday night at the Bell Centre.Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog missed his teams past 10 games with a lower-body injury. On Friday, he was a full participant in Colorados practice at the Canadiens suburban practice facility and felt ready to return to game action.Everything is feeling good, he told the Avalanche website. Ive had some good practices and morning skates and some tests on where things have been going well, and Im feeling good.First-year head coach Jared Bednar said he should be able to play.Its been a disappointing early season for the Avalanche (10-14-1), whose 21 points not only rank last in the Central Division but also ties the Arizona Coyotes for fewest in the NHL overall.Colorado is hoping to build some momentum off their most recent outing, a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night, which snapped a six-game slide. The road has been a bit kinder than the altitude of the Rockies this season. The Avalanche is 6-6-0 at the opposition compared to a 4-8-1 record on home ice.A big part of that has been Matt Duchenes apparent comfort in other teams buildings. Duchene scored his team-leading 10th goal in Thursdays win. Every one of his tallies has come on the road.I cant score at home, but were on the road, he told the Denver Post with a smirk. I dont know what it is.The Canadiens (18-6-3) are coming off a big win of their own, disposing of the New Jersey Deevils 5-2 despite losing three players to injury in less than a week.dddddddddddd.Without offensive centers Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais, and defenseman Greg Pateryn, the rest of the lineup picked up the slack to carry the team to victory. Torrey Mitchell scored twice, becoming only the second Canadiens player this season to notch a pair in a home game. He was one of four players to record a multi-point game, along with Phillip Danault, Andrew Shaw, and Brendan Gallagher.We want to show that were about more than two players, Mitchell said after the game. (Galchenyuk and Desharnais) are two important players for us that are injured but we have players that are capable of stepping up. We saw that (on Thursday night).While Montreals offense came together, its special teams could use some improvement. After allowing a power-play goal against the Devils, the Canadiens shorthanded unit has now yielded at least one power-play goal in six of their past nine games, and ranks in the bottom half of the NHL in penalty-killing percentage.While the power play is enjoying greater success than in years past and continues to rank among the top teams in the league, it hit a dry spell of late. The Canadiens connected just three times in 22 opportunities over their past seven games, and were held off entirely in five of those seven outings.Calvin Pickard will get the start for the Avalanche while Carey Price is expected to get the nod in net for Montreal. ' ' '