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During one of the most eventful offseasons in recent memory, several teams appeared determined to shake things up. That meant shuffling their rosters and instituting new team philosophies.Whether it was the Edmonton Oilers christening their new $600 million arena by naming Connor McDavid the youngest captain in NHL history or the Tampa Bay Lightning maneuvering for months to retain their young core by re-signing Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov, there has been no shortage of intrigue these past few months.When it came to real roster reconstruction, our teams -- one from each division -- truly pivoted. Have those drastic changes positioned them for a Stanley Cup run??Atlantic DivisionMontreal Canadiens: No move was discussed more over the course of this wild summer than the one-for-one swap of All-Star defensemen P.K. Subban and Shea Weber on June 29. The deal sent shockwaves through the hockey world and left outraged Canadiens fans mourning the loss of Subban, a charismatic showman who had quickly become one of the most popular players in the teams lengthy history.The trade personified what general manager Marc Bergevin and coach Michel Therrien wanted to do with the club that started 9-0-0 last season before heading into freefall after franchise goalie Carey Price was lost to a knee injury in November. The Canadiens clearly wanted to get tougher and be more intimidating, and the acquisition of Weber certainly helped serve that purpose. Add the trade that brought hard-nosed forward Andrew Shaw from the Chicago Blackhawks as well as the signing of 6-foot-1 KHL star Alexander Radulov,?and the Canadiens have become a far more difficult matchup.I just think its a better team in the true sense of the word. At least on paper, said former Canadiens player and current broadcaster Chris Nilan. I truly believe the guys they brought in -- Weber and Shaw -- come as advertised. They are good character guys and good team players and they know how to win.Metropolitan DivisionNew York Rangers: A variety of teams in the Metro Division made intriguing alterations to their rosters -- the lone exceptions being the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, two teams with no intentions of messing with success. The Rangers, on the other hand, made wholesale changes to a roster that was teeming with talent before being dominated by the Penguins in the opening round of the playoffs. Just over a year after becoming the Rangers general manager, Jeff Gorton has clearly put his fingerprints on this team.You see the change in management. Jeff Gorton now has the team to himself. Thats a big thing, said former Rangers GM Neil Smith. The Rangers are doing what a lot of teams are doing. Theyre trying to bring in young players who will eventually be their upper-echelon players.Despite going four years without a first-round pick, the Rangers still managed to get younger. It started with signing Jimmy Vesey, the free agent who won the Hobey Baker last season as the best player in Division I hockey. Coming on the heels of signing?Kevin Hayes last season, it marked the second straight year the Rangers have reeled in college hockeys top free agent. Between Vesey, rookie Pavel Buchnevich and Mika Zibanejad, who was acquired from the Ottawa Senators for veteran center Derick Brassard, the Rangers top six forwards could feature three new players aged 23 or younger.Central DivisionSt. Louis Blues: Long a picture of consistency built around a reliable veteran core, the Blues decided to shake things up in the summer. The first major change came courtesy of longtime captain David Backes, who was not brought back before signing as a free agent with the Boston Bruins. Other veteran forwards who left in free agency included?Troy Brouwer and Steve Ott, essentially turning that unit over to dynamic young players Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz, Robby Fabbri and the recently acquired Nail Yakupov. But the biggest change in St. Louis might have been the trade of goaltender Brian Elliott to the Calgary Flames, leaving the crease to 26-year-old Jake Allen. With that, Allen officially becomes the undisputed No. 1 after splitting duties with Elliott the past two seasons.They feel that he is ready to carry the load for them. They obviously have the confidence in him, said former Blue Ron Sutter, who currently serves as the Flames director of player development. Its not a negative to Brian Elliott. Youre just getting a younger, proven goalie who is going to cost them a lot less money.Pacific DivisionArizona Coyotes: The Coyotes got the offseason buzzing early when they made 26-year-old John Chayka the youngest general manager in NHL history. The front office wasnt the only area where the Coyotes got younger. A year after rookies Max Domi and Anthony Duclair officially kicked off the teams youth movement, Chayka and the Coyotes continued to follow that trend. Gone are veterans Antoine Vermette, Kyle Chipchura, Boyd Gordon and Nicklas Grossmann. Theyve effectively been replaced by four rookies in Dylan Strome, Christian Dvorak, Lawson Crouse and Jakob Chychrun. Dvorak, 20, is the oldest of the group.The Coyotes also added much-needed veteran help through free agency by signing Alex Goligoski, Radim Vrbata, Jamie McGinn, Ryan White and Luke Schenn. At age 40, captain Shane Doan will remain an important source of leadership. But theres one star on the blue line who could prove just as invaluable if the new-look Coyotes want to take the next step.Oliver Ekman-Larsson?is an elite player, said Sutter. I think its just a matter of surrounding those young guys with more of the middle-age guys. Ekman-Larsson is moving into that middle age group now. Hes certainly a great role model for the young kids on that team. Air Jordan 1 For Sale Cheap . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. Cheap Air Jordan 1 China .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. http://www.cheapairjordan1.com/ . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. Air Jordan 1 For Sale . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Cheap Air Jordan 1 For Sale .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. CHASKA, Minn. -- Phil Mickelson was such a strong figure in the Ryder Cup with his voice that it can be easy to overlook his contributions on the course.He was the catalyst for change when the Americans lost in Scotland two years ago. He was part of the Ryder Cup Task Force, and he remains on the committee. To listen to the players, Mickelson was the most motivational speaker in the team room.As for his play?Ive had a lot of fun this week, Mickelson said. More fun than you can ever imagine.Mickelson made 10 birdies in his halve with Sergio Garcia, giving him a 2-1-1 record, his third straight Ryder Cup with a winning record. Lefty already holds the Ryder Cup record by qualifying for 11 consecutive teams dating to 1995, and his longevity is moving him up the list of other records.He now has played 45 matches, trailing only Nick Faldo (46) for most ever in the Ryder Cup. His 18 victories trail only Arnold Palmer (22) and Billy Casper and Lanny Wadkins (each with 20). Wadkins was the U.S. captain when Mickelson made his debut at Oak Hill in 1995 and went 3-0.Mickelson also holds the record with eight victories in fourballs matches, eclipsing the seven won by Palmer and Wadkins.What next?Mickelson made his 11th straight team on the strength of his runner-up finish to Henrik Stenson at the British Open. Two years ago, he made the team in the final qualifying event with a runner-up finish at the PGA Championship.If he were to make the 2018 team for France, he surely would surpass Faldos record for most matches. He now has contributed 21+ points, which is two points behind Palmers U.S. record and 3+ points behind Faldos record of 25 points.Mickelson has never been a captains pick in the Ryder Cup. If he doesnt qualify for a 12th straight team, it will be interesting to see if he merits a pick. Mickelson was No. 30 in the Presidents Cup standings last year, the lowest position of any captains pick. The players wanted him, and Mickelson did his part in South Korea by going 3-0-1. That likely will be considered.The oldest Ryder Cup player was Raymond Floyd at age 51, a captains pick in 1993. Jay Haas was 50 when Hal Sutton picked him in 2004.---THE WINNING BALL: Davis Love finally has the golf ball that won the Ryder Cup.Only its not really his.Love was a Ryder Cup rookie in 1993 at the Belfry when he holed a 6-foot putt on the 18th hole that clinched victory for the Americans. He raised both arms in the air and the celebration was on. And the ball stayed in the cup.Now a captain, he stood to the side of the 18th green as Ryan Moore was on the verge of delivering the winning point. Three putts from 12 feet was all he needed, and when Moore rolled the birdie attempt a foot from the hole, Lee Westwood conceded.I lost my golf ball in `93 when I made a putt that ended the Ryder Cup. I left it in the hole, Love said. And I watched Ryan walk away from his on the 18th green and I went over and grabbed and took it back to him. He didnt want it, so he gave it back to me. So now I got one from the last hole.---BACK TO THE TOUR: The new PGA Tour season starts next week at the Safeway Open in Napa, California, and its the start of a new PGA Tour policy designed to get more players competing in different tournaments.Its known as the strength of field regulation.The policy requires players to add one tournnament they have not played in the previous four seasons.ddddddddddddBubba Watson, for example, is adding the OHL Classic in Mexico at the end of the year. Players are exempt from the policy if they played 25 tournaments last season or plan to play that many this season.Tiger Woods during his healthy years typically played the same schedule every year. He was more inclined to add than to subtract. The policy, however, doesnt affect Woods. It exempts lifetime members on the PGA Tour (those who have won 20 or more times) or veteran members who will turn 45 or older during the season. Phil Mickelson also would be exempt under both exemptions.For those players with a limited schedule, they can choose just about anything. U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson, for example, has 18 tournaments on his list that he can choose from this season. The other side is Lucas Glover, who has not been exempt for all the majors or World Golf Championships in the last few years, and who already has moved around his schedule. There were only three tournaments Glover has not played in the last four years.---MISSISSIPPI SUPPORT: William McGirt will be at the Sanderson Farms Championship with his golf clubs.He just wont be playing in the tournament.McGirt is a regular at the Mississippi event. But he won the Memorial this year and is No. 40 in the world, making him eligible for the World Golf Championship event in Shanghai. Even though McGirt doesnt want to play the HSBC Champions this year, the fact that he is eligible means he cannot play a PGA Tour event the same week.He still wanted to support the tournament, and the PGA Tour at least is letting him play in the pro-am.The tour has a policy where players who skip the pro-am are not eligible in the tournament. In this case, McGirt is not in the tournament and wants to play in the pro-am. Among recent examples of that happening are Greg Norman at the Valero Texas Open, Jack Nicklaus at the Memorial, Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill and even years ago with Roger Maltbie when the tour had the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill.---DIVOTS: The HSBC Champions will have all four major champions at Sheshan International in Shanghai for the first time since 2011. .... Just 10 days after the Ryder Cup, the PGA Tour starts a new season in the Safeway Open next week. It will be an even quicker turnaround for the Web.com Tour Finals players who earn their cards. The last event was pushed back a week so it would not conflict with the Ryder Cup. That means players who earn their cards on Sunday will be up on the big tour in four days. ... Ariya Jutanugarn finished sixth last week in the Reignwood LPGA Classic and moved ahead of Lydia Ko by four points for the LPGA player of the year award. Ko is the defending champion in Taiwan this week. Jutanugarn is taking the week off. ... Boo Weekley is playing this week in the Fiji International, which is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour this year.---STAT OF THE WEEK: Patrick Reed is 6-1-2 in his two Ryder Cups. He has yet to finish in the top 10 at a major championship.---FINAL WORD: Hes so positive, and he can really make you feel like if youre off that youre on. -- Jordan Spieth on Phil Mickelson. 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