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The NHLs buyout process continued Thursday, and most notably the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning have already made a few decisions on players contracts.The Bruins have bought out defenseman Dennis Seidenberg, while the Kings will part ways with defenseman Matt Greene. The Lightning put defenseman Matt Carle on buyout waivers, too.The Nashville Predators have also placed defenseman Barret Jackman on buyout waivers, while the Columbus Blue Jackets did the same with winger Jared Boll. The Edmonton Oilers bought out forward Lauri Korpikoski. Once placed on buyout waivers, players become unrestricted free agents on Friday. The moves also free up cap space for these teams.According to CapFriendly.com, the Bruins will free up $2.83 million in 2016-17 and $1.83 million in 2017-18 on Seidenberg, who helped Boston win a Stanley Cup in 2011. The 34-year-old blueliner was due $7 million until the end of the 2018 season, and he will be paid two-thirds of his remaining salary over the next four seasons.The Predators will save $1.3 million on Jackman, who has a cap hit of $667,000 the next two seasons. The Kings free up $1.67 million for 2016-17 on Greene, who has a cap hit of $833,000 for the next four seasons. Bolls buyout will save the Blue Jackets $1.13 million in 2016-17.For the Lightning, Carles buyout will save Tampa Bay $3.67 million in 2016-17. Carle struggled last season and was in and out of the lineup during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Korpikoskis buyout in Edmonton will save the Oilers $2 million for next season.The Carolina Hurricanes bought out the final year of veteran defenseman?James Wisniewskis contract. The 32-year-old Wisniewski was to make $3 million next?season but will receive $2 million over the next two years and will become an unrestricted free agent Friday when the NHLs free-agency period starts.?The Associated Press contributed to this report.?Wholesale Cardinals Jerseys . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. Where there is smoke, there is or perhaps has been a little fire. Or, in other words, the two teams would appear to have at least spoken. And spoken is defined as one calling the other to inquire, no more, no less. Roger Maris Cardinals Jersey . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. https://www.cheapcardinalsonline.com/114t-ted-simmons-jersey-cardinals.html . 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Her interest in sports was immaterial to the invite, but I was curious -- even more so when the topic churned up such emotion.I was raised on sports metaphors; you know? she said. For somebody who doesnt follow sports that closely I feel weirdly comfortable in a sports-related environment. My dad was a Yankees fan, which was a great thing to be when I was growing up. And he was a Jets fan, which has never been a great thing to be, except maybe in 1969.Ill cry if I talk about my dad, she continued, doing that sort of half-laughing, half-crying thing a person does when theyre surprised by their own emotions. I talk to my friend Peggy OLeary, who will laugh at this, because she comes from an Eagles family. And we talk about the value of losing and, like, growing up with loss. It teaches you something that sports is about. Sorry Im crying! Oh my God!Yeah, why are you crying? I asked.Im also laughing, like a hysterical person, said Benincasa. I think its about my dad. 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Those of us with closets full of numbered clothes and vacations planned around away games understand how mood-altering a teams effort can be, and our friends and family feel it, too. It can be difficult to get inside someone elses appreciation for a great movie, song or piece of art, but somehow it seems we can feel their anguish or joy after an important game.Sports are a powerful mess of civic pride, childhood memories, nostalgia and hero worship. For some families, game day means a rare safe space to share. Political differences are put aside, arguments are shelved and the TV remote briefly loses its status as a catalyst for a wrestling match.Families bond over matching jerseys, the creation of a new tailgate snack or the backstory of a popular player. Parents teach their kids which team to root for, how to throw a spiral, what a rub route looks like and how to balance a helmet full of a nachos and a giant soda while walking up a steep flight of 400-level stairs.A bond is formed, even for folks who share sports from the periphery, like Benincasa. For her, football means getting to see her fathers heart through his love for the Jets. ' ' '