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The Ottawa Senators were back on the ice Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh as the club prepared to face the Penguins in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday night. Head coach Paul MacLean ruled out centre Jason Spezza for Fridays tilt and said the clubs top centre remains back in Ottawa continuing his rehabilitation. Wednesdays practice was an optional skate with nine skaters, along with goaltenders Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner, taking part. Spezza practiced with his teammates on Sunday for the first time since undergoing back surgery for a herniated disc on Feb. 1. He played in just five games this season, scoring two goals and adding three assists, before being forced to have surgery. His last game was on Jan. 27, coincidentally against the Penguins. Defenceman Eric Gryba was also absent from Wednesdays skate, but MacLean said the 25-year-old could be available for Fridays game. Gryba left Game 1 following a collision with Penguins defenceman Brooks Orpik and did not return. The top-seeded Penguins lead the seventh-seeded Senators 1-0 in their best-of-seven series. The series shifts to Ottawa for Game 3 on Sunday. Roberto Alomar Blue Jays Jersey . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Roberto Alomar Jersey . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. http://www.bluejaysonline.com/blue-jays-ken-giles-jersey/ . 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TORONTO -- While the Raptors were bouncing back for an impressive win against the Hornets in Charlotte on Friday, the New York Knicks were literally being bounced in Boston in a loss to the Celtics.The teams meet Saturday at the Air Canada Centre with the Raptors riding the high of two road wins over tough opponents and the Knicks merely trying to regain their composure after Carmelo Anthony and Brandon Jennings were ejected from the game in Boston.DeMar DeRozan continued his run of 30-plus point games with 34 against the Hornets, who used an 18-0 run to take a 10-point lead before the Raptors came back for the 113-111 victory.He has scored 30 or more points in seven of eight games this season.Anthony had 12 points when he was ejected in the second quarter of the 115-87 loss to the Celtics after he picked up two technical fouls. Jennings was tossed late in the game, also being assessed two technical fouls. The Knicks took six technical on the game overall.I was just frustrated, we were getting blown out, Jennings said. We were getting blown out. I felt we got punked tonight.I cant comment on that, but on some of those, I cant blame the guys, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said. When (Anthony) gets kicked out early like that, he was playing well, we were hanging in there and climbed back into the game, then KP (Kristaps Porzingis) gets a third foul. Its tough when those two guys are not able to play a full rotation.The Knicks, who are 3-5, will have a quick turnaround to figure things out on how to deal with the Raptors who welcomed back center Jonas Valanciunas Friday after he missed twoo games with a left knee contusion and forward-guard Terrence Ross after he missed a game with a sprained finger.ddddddddddddRaptors coach Dwane Casey would not commit to playing both on back-to-back nights.Valanciunas scored 12 points and gathered eight rebounds in 21 minutes against the Hornets on Friday and Ross scored eight points in 20 minutes off the bench.DeRozan is not only scoring a lot of points, he is scoring them when it counts, in crunch time.Win, win, just win, he said after dominating down the stretch Friday. As long as I know Im out there trying whatever I need to do to win, Im fine with that. Thats just my mentality. Understanding teammates look to you, coaches look to you, and this is what you work for, to be in that position. I try to make the most out of them every time.Ive been watching (DeRozan) for a long time, but its honestly crazy what he is doing, Raptors reserve guard Norman Powell said. We are witnessing history. Its great to watch.Powell did not play during the first three quarters on Friday but was used defensively for 10 minutes late in the game when the Raptors tried to find ways to stop Kemba Walker.Its great that hes looking down the line when we need stops, or we need somebody to go in there and change the game up and he puts you in there, Powell said. I feel like Im building a little bit of trust in that, just waiting for my opportunities when they come, and just going in there and trying to make an impact when I play. ' ' '