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Canadian Olympic mens hockey coach Mike Babcock announced early Thursday that P.K. Subban and Matt Duchene will be the two skaters sitting out the teams opening game. As well, Mike Smith of the Phoenix Coyotes is the third goalie, meaning he wont be in uniform for the game against Norway at 12 p.m. ET. Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens gets the call in net, with Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks the backup netminder. Montreal defenceman Subban was the Norris Trophy winner as top defenceman in the league last season, but reportedly was passed over for Dan Hamhuis of the Vancouver Canucks. The absence of Duchene, of the Colorado Avalanche, means that Martin St. Louis draws in among the group of forwards. St. Louis, a member of the 2006 Olympic squad, was just added to the team last week as an injury replacement for Tampa Bay Lightning teammate Steven Stamkos. . Tensions rose in the first period when Penguins defenceman Brooks Orpik hit Bruins forward Loui Eriksson with what appeared to be a clean hit. . With the win, the Marlies complete a three-game series sweep of the Admirals and move on to the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs. T.J. Brennan added an empty netter with less than 25 seconds remaining for his second of the playoffs. http://www.liverpoolgear.us/Authentic-X ... ol-Jersey/. Only it wasnt the extended right pad of his old teammate Jonathan Bernier early in the final frame, it was James Reimer, who stole a night that was supposed to belong to the former King. . A 23-year-old rookie, Stroman is 4-2 with a 3.44 earned run average in 12 games this season, the past seven of those being starts. He logged the first scoreless outing of his career on Friday versus Oakland in a no-decision. . -- Among the 31 players at the Montreal Canadiens rookie camp, none feels closer to cracking the NHL roster than right winger Aaron Palushaj.The New York Rangers have agreed to a six-year, $33 million contract extension with defenceman Dan Girardi. Girardi, 29, has appeared in 60 games with the Rangers this season, scoring four goals and 13 assists. He is currently in the final year of a four-year, $13.3 million contract and was slated to become an unrestricted free-agent on July 1. The extension carries an average annual value of $5.5 million. It includes a full no-movement clause in the first three years of the deal with a modified no-trade clause in the final three. Utilizingg a feature of the NHLs new collective bargaining agreement, Girardis no-movement clause kicks in immediately, despite the extension not taking effect until 2014-15.dddddddddddd Girardi originally went undrafted and has played his entire eight-year NHL career with the Rangers. In 548 career games, he has scored 35 goals and 136 assists. The Welland, Ont.-native was one of two high-profile players the Rangers were attempting to get extended before the Mar. 5 trade deadline, leaving captain Ryan Callahan unsigned for next season. ' ' '