BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have signed journeyman minor-league forward Jamie Tardif to a one-year contract. Selected by Calgary in the fourth-round of the 2003 draft, Tardif has spent most of his seven professional in the minors. Last year, he finished tied for fifth among American Hockey League players with career-best 30 goals playing for Providence, the Boston Bruins affiliate. Tardif also made his NHL debut last season, playing in two games for Boston. Overall, he has 123 goals, 106 assists and 398 penalty minutes in 438 career AHL games. Hes expected to open next season with AHL Rochester, the Sabres affiliate. wholesale jerseys . The team says Adriano will have to stay inside the hotel at the teams headquarters at least through the weekend, eating only what doctors give him and practicing three times a day. nfl jerseys china . Cabrera hit .348 with 44 home runs and 137 RBIs this season, but he was bothered for the last couple of months by a number of injuries. http://www.cheapnfljerseyschinaplay.com/ . -- Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said closer Andrew Bailey will travel to Boston on Monday to have his right thumb examined. wholesale nfl jerseys . Christian Thomas of the Oshawa Generals and Michael Ferland of the Brandon Wheat Kings also scored for White. Brett Bulmer of the Kelowna Rockets, Jerome Gauthier-Leduc of the Rimouski Oceanic and Mark McNeill of the Prince Albert Raiders had assists. cheap jerseys . The opener of the four-game series was called off after rain began in the afternoon. The wet weather was expected to continue for most of the day, with temperatures in the 30s and 20 mph winds.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - New Jersey Nets general manager Billy King vehemently denied rumours Wednesday that he was in trade discussions with the Orlando Magic regarding all-star centre Dwight Howard. "Ill go on the record that I havent talked to Orlando about a trade since February, right before the trade deadline," King said at a press conference at the teams practice facility. "I have not had any conversations at all with my good friend Otis (Smith, the Magic general manager). "So, I dont know where that is coming from." There were published reports which stated the Nets were in talks with the Magic about trading two first-round draft picks and centre Brook Lopez in return for Howard, who is in the final year of his contract and will be a free agent next June. King also promised that if a trade does happen involving any Nets, it wont be a long, drawn-out process like the three-month pursuit of Carmelo Anthony was last season. Several Nets were subjected to daily rumours throughout the early part of last season and Anthony eventually ended up landing with the Knicks. "There will not be a circus atmosphere like we had last year," King said. "It wont happen. I promise you. There will be no leaks coming from this organization, no rumours being thrown around. There are steps that were going to take to prevent that from happening again. Any thoughts will be inside my head and nowhere else. Its not fair and its not right to the players involved. The conversations I have with others shouldnt go outside my office, because it becomes unfair to the players." King spoke to the media with the thought that the NBAs new collective bargaining agreement had yet to be ratified, so he could not speak about things like the new salary cap and potential free agent signings. But King was allowed to speak to representatives of the free agents, beginning Wednesday at 9 a.m. In fact, he had several discussions, most notably with Marc Cornstein, the agent for forward Kris Humphries, who is a free agent after enjoying a breakthrough season with New Jersey last year. "Ive had quite a few conversations with agents and had some good conversations," King said. "Id say were making progress. When you have the potential for cap space as we have, I would expect to have conversations." However, no firm contract offers can be made until the CBA is officially ratified and the players return to work Dec. 9, when the lockout will officially end. Some players are expected to return to their respective teams for weight training and unsupervised workouts as early as Thursday.dddddddddddd King did not know when any of the Nets were slated to return. "We have some spots that we have to fill," King said. "I would say our priority has to be signing some bigs (power forwards or centres). Thats where were focused right now. Im sure well add some pieces to the puzzle and upgrade the roster." Another key will be if the team can get all-star point guard Deron Williams to agree to a contract extension. Williams, acquired last year in a trade deadline deal with Utah, is slated to become a free agent, like Howard, at the end of the current season. King said that he spoke with Jeff Schwartz, Williams new agent, on Wednesday. "Weve had conversation with Derons reps," King said. "They represent other players as well, so weve had conversations about Deron and others." King is still confident he can convince Williams to sign a long-term extension with the Nets, who move to Brooklyn and the new Barclays Center after the 2011-2012 season. King said that he wants to begin building toward a winning team now and doesnt want to wait until the team moves, when a better crop of free agents will be available. "We cant have our eye on the future," King said. "We have to have the eye on now. I cant sit here and say were going to wait until the future, because you might not have the chance to finish out what you started. Its all about winning now. "The ultimate goal is the playoffs." King doesnt think that it will be a tough sell in New Jersey, having a lame duck team heading elsewhere next season. "I think well put a product out that the fans will come out and see," King said. "Well do some things marketing wise, like the 35th anniversary of the Nets in New Jersey, that will showcase the history of New Jersey basketball." King said that the shortened training camp wont be a problem, because Avery Johnson will be in his second season as coach and three key players, Williams, Jordan Farmar and Sundiata Gaines, are currently playing in Europe. "It helps that three of our guys will be in game shape when they arrive," King said. "Last year, everything was new to the entire team, but now, with Avery in his second year, the terminology will be the same and there will be a comfort level. We dont have to worry about having a new coach. "Well have two weeks, two pre-season games and well be ready to go." The NBA is pushing toward a Christmas Day season opener in a shortened 66-game schedule, but it is not known when the Nets would open. cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '