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MIAMI - Heat forward Udonis Haslem had season-ending surgery to remove a bone spur from his left ankle Friday, becoming the fourth Miami player to be officially shut down for the season because of an injury. Black Justin Tucker Jersey . Haslem will be in a walking boot and on crutches before beginning rehabilitation, and the team expects hell be able to resume basketball activity in about two months. Haslem, a Miami native and the Heat captain, averaged 12 points and nine rebounds in 49 games this season. Miami had already lost All-Star guard Dwyane Wade, forward Dorell Wright and centre Alonzo Mourning for the season, all with various knee injuries, and was reduced to playing with seven healthy players at Toronto on Wednesday - when the Heat lost 96-54 in the worst offensive showing in franchise history. To help alleviate the roster woes, the Heat signed forward Stephane Lasme and guard Blake Ahearn to a 10-day contracts Friday. Lasme averaged 10.6 points and 7.5 rebounds in 37 games with the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. Ahearn averaged 19 points in the NBDL this season for the Dakota Wizards. Youth Dennis Pitta Jersey . -- Caroline Wozniacki remains undefeated at the New Haven Open after the four-time defending champion beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3 in the first round Monday, her 18th consecutive victory at the tournament. Kelechi Osemele Jersey . Things have changed quite a bit since then. The veteran right-hander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before settling for a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres beat the Pirates 5-0 for their 11th straight win in Pittsburgh. http://www.shopnflravensgear.com/vonta-leach-jersey/ . TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie tweeted on Tuesday that Ryan may be available again after he was taken off the market following the departure of former Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle last fall. Authentic Ray Rice Jersey . -- Defenceman Kevin Bieksa scored on a power play, Aaron Rome and Steve Bernier added goals and Kyle Wellwood had two assists, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-0 pre-season victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Corey Graham Jersey . - Philadelphia native Chris Albright has signed with the Union. NEWARK, N.J. -- Most of the talk about the New Jersey Devils and their run to the Stanley Cup finals against the Los Angeles Kings has focused on Martin Brodeur, Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise and Peter DeBoer. The 40-year-old goaltender, the teams two big goal scorers and the new coach all have played major roles in getting the Devils back to the championship round just a year after they missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996. The guy who tends to get lost in all the talk is Travis Zajac. This was almost a lost season for the Devils No. 1 centre. He tore an Achilles tendon in August, had surgery the next day and tried to come back in December. He lasted eight games before calling it quits. Over the next two months, there were times he thought his season was over as the injury and soreness wouldnt go away. The 27-year-old continued his rehab and eventually came back in late March. It took him a couple of weeks to find his game but one can argue he has been the best player for the Devils in the post-season, which will start its final round on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Kings visit New Jersey. "He is the type of player who does a lot of things well, from the faceoff to the forcechecking, taking the body," Brodeur said. "He does a lot of little things. A lot of people who are not watching him and who only look at the stats, miss a lot. He is an effective player. He logs a lot of important minutes. Thats what you have to look at, and who he plays against every single shift, and that tells you a lot about them." His statistics arent shabby either. Zajac has seven goals -- tied for the team high with Kovalchuk and Parise -- and five assists. His 12 points are tied for eighth best in the post-season. He also played on New Jerseys power play and kills off penalties averaging more than 20 minutes a game, third highest among the teams forwards. Not bad for player who appeared in 15 regular-season games. "Getting this far Im sure its enjoyable for everyone but it really is for me," Zajac said after the Devils practiced Monday for the first time since winning the Eastern Conference finals against the New York Rangers on Friday night. "Playing this late in the season really makes me feel like I didnt miss the whole season. Its really a fun time to play hockey." Coming into this season, Zajac had been the Devils current iron man. Black Terrell Suggs Jersey. He had played in 401 consecutive games for the team between 2006 and the end of the 2010-11 season only to get hurt working out at home before training camp. If there has been a positive in terms of the injury, Zajac is fresh. While most of his teammates have played around 100 games, he has played in 33 and seemingly is rounding into midseason form. Veteran forward Dainius Zubrus said Zajacs return has been one of the keys to the Devils success. Instead of gambling and making a deal for a top centre at the trading deadline, general manager Lou Lamoriello stood pat and waited for Zajac to be ready. "It took time, but the surprising thing for me is how well the guy can play after basically missing the whole year," said Zubrus, who plays on Zajacs right wing with Parise on the left. "He is playing top minutes, PP and PK, and all that stuff. You cant get a player like that on deadline. When he got healthy it was a big addition." DeBoer said Zajacs contributions are immeasurable. "We wouldnt be here without Travis," said DeBoer, who was forced to use roughly 10 different centres this season in searching for replacement for Zajac. "Looking back now in reflection, that was an awfully big hole," DeBoer added. In facing the Kings, the Devils will be taking on the NHLs top team in the post-season. Los Angeles is 12-2 and it has barely been tested in knocking off the top three seeds in the Western Conference -- Vancouver, St. Louis and Phoenix. In each series, Los Angeles won the first three games. "They have big size up front, they check well and control the puck offensively, thats been one of their strengths throughout the playoffs," Zajac said. "They have some D-men who can make plays and jump up on offence." The Kings also play like the Devils. They roll four lines and have an outstanding goaltender in Jonathan Quick. "There are similarities for sure, but every team at this point plays a similar style, they forecheck hard and the D keeps puck alive," Zajac said. "I think every team that has been successful was similar structure." The Kings travelled on Monday to New Jersey. A media day for the teams is scheduled Tuesday. ' ' '
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