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SEATTLE - Fresh off spending more than two hours winding his way in front of a parade crowd that surpassed the population of Seattle, Pete Carroll was ready for the post-season to finally arrive. nfl jerseys china . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. "These players know that they got better all the way to the last game of the season. Thats always out there for us and that will continue to be our focus." Carroll and his team were feted in grand fashion on Wednesday, enjoying the first championship parade for a team in one of the four major sports in the city of Seattle since 1979. Seattle officials estimated the crowd along the parade route at 700,000 while owner Paul Allen, addressing a celebration at CenturyLink Field, said it was 1 million fans that crammed downtown streets. Carroll was at the front of the parade and later was leading the charge that this team he helped put together is not expecting to be a one-year wonder. "They have come together to do something very special and its not just one year," Carroll told the crowd. "Were just getting warmed up if you know what Im talking about." That means Carroll doesnt believe the Seahawks need to make major off-season additions as they did a year ago when Seattle signed defensive linemen Cliff Avril, Tony McDaniel and Michael Bennett in free agency and traded for Percy Harvin. Seattle will continue to mine the draft for gems like those they have found in the past and look at free agency but Carroll said they are very comfortable with the roster they have moving forward. "The priority is for us to get back to work and work really hard again. Thats going to be more important. Its not going to be something from the outside of us. We have what we need, we just need to get back to work when the time comes with the right attitude and the right focus. Thats all Im concerned about." It appears Seattles free agency focus will be on trying to retain players on its current roster that could be coveted by others. Wide receiver Golden Tate and Bennett will both be free agents in the off-season and both expressed their desire to return to Seattle. Tate is at the end of his rookie contract, while Bennett gambled on a one-year deal with Seattle last off-season and now could be in line for a significant pay increase after a standout season with a team-high 8 1/2 sacks in the regular season and another 1 1/2 in the playoffs. Bennett became the interior pass rusher that Carroll has sought since his arrival in Seattle and part of a defensive line rotation that caused havoc. "I want to be back here 100 per cent," Bennett said. "I love the team. I love my teammates. Pete does a great job letting us play. I want to be a part of that. I know we can go back and win a Super Bowl again with all of these guys." Tate was Seattles leading receiver this season, his fourth with the team after being a second-round pick in 2010 as part of Carrolls first draft class. Tate said he would consider accepting a "little" less money for a chance to stay with the Seahawks. "In my eyes I would rather stay and play in a great organization, in a great city, around great people, around great teammates for a little less than go to a crappy city and win a ball game every now and then and be miserable for six months and have a fan base that doesnt care about the sport," Tate said. "Youve got to give a little or take a little, whatever. Well see how it works out. Hopefully, it does work out. I think Ive done everything in my power to earn the trust and respect of this organization." Carroll said Seattle will go into the off-season very healthy, the only lingering concern being a possible surgery on the toe of left tackle Russell Okung, who was injured in Week 2 against San Francisco and aggravated it later in the season. Harvin came out of the Super Bowl fine with his hip and now gets an entire off-season to get healthy. cheap nfl jerseys . LOUIS -- Walking Billy Hamilton to start the ninth inning was a bad sign for Trevor Rosenthal. wholesale jerseys . - The Washington Wizards are in a great position to make the playoffs for the first time in six years, and John Wall has a lot to do with it. WINNIPEG -- The second line of the Winnipeg Jets deserved top billing Friday night as they spurred the team to a 5-3 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings. Devin Setoguchi had two and linemate Evander Kane another as the Jets found their legs in the second period, after being swarmed by the Kings in the first. The line clicked so smoothly it was fitting that even the officials couldnt tell who scored, giving Kane credit for a goal they switched to Setoguchi after the game ended. "That was a lucky one," said Setoguchi, describing the shot by Kane that glanced off his stick. He teamed with Kane for his second goal as well. "It was nice to get the other one on the wraparound but the main thing is we won the game." Kane even took a five-minute penalty for fighting in a very physical game and wasnt apologizing. "You need to let them know youre not going to be run out of your own building," he said. "I thought we did a pretty good job of sticking up for each other." Olli Jokinen and Bryan Little also scored for the Jets (2-0-0). Blake Wheeler had a goal called back in the second because the net was off its moorings. Matt Greene, Jeff Carter and Justin Williams scored for the Kings (1-1-0), who outshot the Jets 18-7 in the first, with goalie Ondrej Pavelec keeping Winnipeg alive. The Jets went into the game saying it would be a good test. The Kings are one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference, where the Jets are playing this season. Despite the slow start, the Jets were leading 4-1 in the third when the Kings got back some of the fire they had in the first period. They brought the game within one with two quick power-play goals, before Little scored into an empty net. "We have a way of making games exciting," said Jets coach Claude Noel. "Its not something we want to get in a habit of doing." But he saw things he liked, besides the two points. "We had some good games from a lot of people," he said. "We started off slow again and I thought the game changed a little bit in in the second period and the third period. I thought we were quite a bit better. I thought we did some simple things." One of those was getting shots off, which didnt happen in the first, and not turning over the puck in the neutral zone. Coach Darryl Sutter wasnt in a mood to provide much analysis but denied they were tired after two games in two nights. They beat the Minnesota Wild in a shootout Thursday. "It was a pretty close game wasnt it?" he said. Added Kings left-winger Dwight Kingg: "We wanted to have a good start, I think we got out to a good start, obviously we got a lot of pucks on the net. jerseys from china. It kind of fell off a bit and they took advantage . . . We tried to fight back at the end but it wasnt enough." Failing to control the puck in their own zone cost both the Jets and Kings in the first period, although the Kings put on most of the pressure. Greene was first to score, glancing one off Dustin Byfuglien after intercepting Byfugliens failed attempt to clear the puck from in front of the net. But then Kane tied it up by dumping it in from the other side of the blue-line, catching it on the rebound off Greene and sending it high past Jonathan Quicks glove. Setoguchis linemate Mark Scheifele picked up an assist, while Setoguchi also set up a goal. The line accounted for most of the pressure and scoring chances the Jets created in the first period. It was the Jets who came on strong in the second. Wheeler scored what could have been the go-ahead goal on a power play, except that the L.A. net was off its moorings. It took a call to Toronto by the officials but the goal was disallowed. Instead, it was Jokinen who put the Jets ahead at 12:54 of the second when he lifted Michael Froliks rebound high to the right side of the net as Quick went low to the left. Noel juggled his third line Friday night, putting Jokinen between Eric Tangradi and Frolik, who scored a pair in the Jets opener in Edmonton. He liked what he saw but said he doesnt know yet how long they will stay together. Setoguchi scored his first on a power play at 2:21 of the third period on a shot from Kane. He attacked again at 5:19 to make it 4-1 when Quick managed to stop Kanes rush and Setoguchi swept behind the net and stuffed it in the other side. Sutter put Ben Scrivens in net. Carter scored the Kings second goal of the night at 11:01 of the third, a few seconds into a power play from a tripping penalty called against Jets defenceman Jacob Trouba. The Jets were ahead on shots until the last seven minutes of the third when the Kings found new life after Carters goal. Williams brought the Kings within one on the power play at 15:44 when he caught the left corner of the Jets net from the faceoff circle but Little sealed the win with a breakaway into an empty net with 47 seconds left. Notes: This was only the second time the Jets have played the Kings. Their first, in 2011 and also at MTS Centre, was settled in overtime when Evander Kane made it 1-0. Now that the Jets are in the Western Conference, they will meet L.A. three times, the next Mar. 6. cheap jerseys ' ' ' |
