TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays are investigating natural grass at Rogers Centre but a club spokesman says suggestions of a move away from artificial turf are premature. Jay Stenhouse, the Blue Jays vice-president of communications, said Thursday the club has discussed the matter for some time but continues to look into the costs involved and what impact it would have on the stadiums ability to stage the wide variety of events it currently does. "Its something thats being investigated," Stenhouse said. "There are a lot of factors that would play into it. "We are still investigating our options at this stage. It is a little premature for people for to make assumptions about what the outcome will be." Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Beeston told season-ticket holders Jan. 30 that the club was considering the installation of grass for baseball games at Rogers Centre, but also added fans shouldnt get their hopes up. Still, Beestons declaration was enough to prompt suggestions that such a development would force the CFLs Toronto Argonauts to look for an alternate venue when their current lease expires after this season. Thats because, according to reports, in order to sustain a grass field, the section of seats along the first- and third-base sides for baseball would have to be anchored in place and unable to move to accommodate a football configuration. Essentially, that would make Rogers Centre a baseball-only facility from April through October and force the Argos to look for a new home as early as next season. But Stenhouse said the Blue Jays havent made any definitive decisions about the playing surface at Rogers Centre. "It has been discussed over the years many times," he said. "But it became more prominent after Paul was asked about the possibility at the state of the franchise event in January. "I think its safe to say leaders of both organizations (Blue Jays and Argos) have open dialogue and continue to talk." Argos president Chris Rudge said while he has met with Rogers Centre officials about a new lease, the CFL club has always kept its stadium options open. "Were always looking at what our alternatives might be regardless of whether this situation arose or not," he said. "The bigger issue weve been facing for many years is whether or not the Rogers Centre will allow us to create the kind of compelling football experience our fans would like. "That has always been a discussion and always will be. This tends to shed a different light on it and if in fact it were to come to fruition at some point, it would bring a sense of urgency to the decision that we havent had in the past . . . but certainly weve not been given any ultimatums or anything like that. Its another reason for us to re-assess where we can best serve our customers, our fans, but its not something we have to panic about thats for sure." Currently, both the Blue Jays and Argos play their games on AstroTurf, a synthetic surface that can be lifted and reconfigured quickly for baseball and football. It usually takes roughly 30 hours to convert Rogers Centre from baseball to football, 20 hours to remove the baseball diamond to get to the concrete floor and 16 hours go from a full football field to concrete. But questions exist regarding whether a natural grass surface can be configured from baseball to football and if so, for how much? Other issues include the costs of daily maintaining a natural grass field thats used by two pro sports franchises annually --the Blue Jays play 81 home games and the Argos suit up for between nine and 11 -- and what impact that would have on the venues ability to stage various trade shows, concerts, private functions and other entertainment and sporting events. Among the challenges faced with a natural grass field would be ensuring the surface got enough sunlight as well as building a sufficient drainage system. "I talk to Paul Beeston on a regular basis and I know they (Blue Jays) will be fair with us," Rudge said. "They have a lot to go through before this ever even approaches being a reality. "There are many options that might be available to us and I think to put any of them out there would be inappropriate at this time. There are many things were looking at but Im not going to lose sleep over this." 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Reid Boucher, credited with an assist on Michael Ryders goal in the third period, scored for the Devils in the shootout, breaking a string of 20 straight missed chances by the Devils, who are 0-5 in shootouts this season. The Devils have lost nine straight shootouts, dating back to March 15 in Philadelphia. Devils coach Pete DeBoer picked Boucher to take the first attempt in the shootout, saying that Boucher "was feeling pretty good about his game and it made sense." Boucher admitted to being nervous at first, but he seemed to play better and better as the game went on. "I just heard a couple minutes ago (that his shootout goal snapped a drought)," Boucher said. "We had the lead and it was unfortunate they scored that goal at the end. I was pretty surprised (to be picked). Its a privilege and I wanted to capitalize on my opportunity. A quick fake shot, I kind of took a step over and shot a low blocker." Patrik Elias unassisted goal at 18:54 had given the Devils a 3-2 edge, but Desharnais scored for Montreal and forced overtime with 37 seconds to go. Elias had the final chance to tie it for the Devvils in the shootout, but couldnt beat Canadiens goalie Peter Budaj, who ended the game with 31 saves.dddddddddddd "Hes a great shooter," Budaj said. "I was just trying to keep my ground and win that battle. I was able to come up with the big save." The teams combined for five goals in the third period. The Devils led 2-1 before Eller scored on a backhand to tie the score at 2-2 at 16:10. Andrei Loktionov and Michael Ryder each scored in the third period to give the Devils a 2-1 lead. Boucher assisted on Ryders goal. Gionta scored in the first period to give Montreal a 1-0 lead and Budaj made it hold until Loktionov scored 4:19 into the third period to tie it at 1-1. Ryders seventh goal off a pass from Boucher broke the tie at 9:50. Loktionov received a pass from Marek Zidlicky before he spun inside and let loose a sailing shot past Budaj for a 1-1 tie. Ryders shot beat Budaj to the far side. Gionta scored at 10:36 of the first on a pinpoint pass from the outer edge of the left circle by Daniel Briere. Gionta skated onto the puck at the crease and knocked it past Schneider inside the far post. Seconds before Giontas goal, Devils rookie defenceman Eric Gelinas had his shot at an open net bang off the right post. Cam Janssen of the Devils and Brandon Prust of the Canadiens squared off in a fight 2:35 into the first period. Janssen had hit Alex Galchenyuk against the boards before he was challenged by Prust. Both received five-minute penalties for fighting. Montreal held a 13-9 shot advantage in the first. Boucher got off his first career shot in the opening seconds of the second period, a slap shot that Budaj saved. The Devils pressed forward in the second period, and held a 10-7 shot advantage. Loktionov had a breakaway, but was stopped by Budaj. Budaj also made a save on Jaromir Jagrs shot with eight seconds to go. NOTES: Ryan Carter was placed on injured reserve by the Devils, who recalled Boucher was recalled from Albany (AHL) to take his spot on the roster. Boucher leads the A-Devils with 10 goals and 69 shots. cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '