#team-chemistry

#team-chemistry

Hockey players are no stranger to bridging the language gap. With more than a dozen countries represented across the NHL, learning English is often a vital part of adjusting to the league. But for Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson, the flow of knowledge is going the other way. Thompson has started to pick up some Russian, enlisting Aliaksei Protas as a tutor. Protas, who hails from from Vitebsk, Belarus, was all to happy to oblige.

I want to give the Chiefs a good opportunity, whether I come back or not - or whether they want me back or not. I'd like to make that decision before they've got to get draft picks and free agency opens to fill the roster appropriately. All that will be at the end of the season. I won't be thinking about it until then.

I'm the only one whose been on the team for four years and I got a lot of my friends to join,

Although Liverpool made many significant signings that ecstatically thrilled Kopites, I viewed this more as a concern before the season started: Players are massive, but can Liverpool really adapt to them quickly? Is the packed frontline a problem? And that's why we say the Premier League is the best in the world. Given the short timeframe for chemistry-building, Liverpool are facing real trouble.

"I clearly wasn't thinking," Roberts said of the race. "I was trying to add a little levity, that's for sure. I wasn't trying to do a face plant at shortstop, and yeah, the legs just gave way. That will be the last full sprint I ever do in my life. And I paid my debt, because there was a little wager, so I did owe up."

"The toughest team," Smart said, "sets the rules." "I've been in this league for 12 years and that's always been the motto," the former NBA defensive player of the year continued. "You see it. The team that comes out more physical, the momentum is kind of going their way, and that's how it is. We want to be the toughest team from start to the end."

"The team is making it very easy for me on the pitch. We have a lot of great players, especially up front, who don't just think about scoring goals themselves, but also help their teammates," Díaz said in comments to German outlet Sport Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). "That gives me a lot of security and confidence. It's incredible to play attacks with them. They have so much quality. I'm really, really happy and feel even better and more comfortable."

Blake Snell understands the task ahead of him on Monday evening. The left-handed ace will take the ball in Game 1 of the NLCS for the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road against the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Brewers. Given what we saw from Milwaukee's fan base in the NLDS versus the Chicago Cubs, the atmosphere at American Family Field should be electric.

"I truly appreciate Luka for that," Ayton said. "I've never done that before, where the star players really look out for the team like that. Something like that is actually crazy. I've never heard of it or been in a Porsche before. So it definitely was my first time. I didn't know that Luka was into cars like that. So, yeah, him and LeBron [James]. It was good seeing them behind the wheel. Seeing LeBron behind a car is dangerous."

I think people might've blown it out of proportion," he said. "I mean, we've worked on it and I think that conversation is dead now. I think once people see Tyreek score on Sunday, everyone will forget about that. So, we're in a good spot and we've been in a good spot for some time as well, so I'm really happy with that.

[Heyward] had a little card game, and [Rodgers] was just cracking jokes the whole time,

Anthony Stolarz expressed his relationship with fellow Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll, stating, "We kind of understand that we all want the same thing and we're pushing each other, but we really don't let that affect us off the ice."

Prescott stated, "I'm healthy as I'll be. I'll be full go for camp. I'm healthy. Yeah, I think soon here I'll probably get the official sign off from doc, but I'm healthy."

The goal of our offseason is to build chemistry, which is crucial for success on the field,