Smith nearly flipping over Pittsburghs Ben Roethlisbergers

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Coyotes and Boston Bruins are trying to achieve the same thing. Theyre just going about it in different ways as they prepare to face each other on Saturday at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.After missing the 2016 postseason, both clubs resolved to infuse more youth into their lineups this season.While Arizona added five rookies to a roster that already includes four second-year players, the Bruins have tried to blend 23-year-old forward Austin Czarnik and 20-year-old defenseman Brandon Carlo in with a veteran group to increase team speed and regain their playoff form.We know where our better players are in their careers, and we have an idea of how many more good years they have left to be at the top of their game, and its very important for us to add pieces around them to compete again for a Cup, team president Cam Neely told NESN. That has to happen sooner rather than later.The Bruins have been a mixed bag so far, going 8-6-0 in their first 14 games while scoring and allowing 37 goals. Veterans Brad Marchand, David Krejci and third-year player David Pastrnak have produced, but Boston hasnt seen enough depth in its scoring.Bostons third line had gone 10 straight games without a point before Matt Beleskey scored in a 5-2 win over Columbus on Thursday.Our skating legs are something (coach Claude Julien) has talked to us about, Beleskey told the Boston Globe on Thursday. Skating, getting some speed in the neutral zone, getting in on the forecheck. When youre doing that, things start happening for you like they did tonight.Coyotes coach Dave Tippett is just looking for some consistency from his youth-laden group. Arizona (5-8-0) has only put together back-to-back wins once this season. The Coyotes are coming off a 3-2 loss at home on Thursday to the Winnipeg Jets.We have moments when were good and moments when were not good, said captain Shane Doan, who has just one goal and three assists a year after leading the team with 28 goals. Im more frustrated with myself than I am with the team. I think I can be a lot better. I think weve lost four games by a goal and I havent really done much. I have not even been close. Ive been terrible.Arizona has also battled key injuries to starting goalie Mike Smith (left leg) and center Martin Hanzal (lower body).Those injuries become bigger factors when you need stability from your veteran players because you have so many young players playing, Tippett said.Smith took part in drills at Fridays practice but is still at least a week away from returning. Hanzal skated before the team but left the ice and will not play on Saturday.The team should get defenseman Michael Stone (upper body) back in lineup on Saturday. He has missed the last six games and nine overall this season.Boston recalled forward Sean Kuraly from Providence on Friday morning and he joined the team for the road trip to replace Noel Acciari, who is expected to be out for roughly four weeks with a lower-body injury.Kuraly was recalled on an emergency basis last week and made his NHL debut in the Bruins 4-3 win over Tampa Bay last Saturday.Goalie Anton Khudobin, who has missed nearly a month with an upper-body injury, is traveling with the team. Defenseman Kevan Miller (hand) is out another two weeks.Tuukka Rask is expected to start in goal for Boston while Louis Domingue will get the nod for Arizona. Kyrie Irving Shoes Free Shipping . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. Clearance Kyrie Irving Shoes . 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KENNER, La. -- The wife of slain former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith said Friday that the defensive ends zest for life and refusal to accept failure has guided her recovery from the physical and emotional wounds she suffered on the night her worst fear came true.Racquel Smith, who was shot twice in the legs when her husband was fatally shot last April 9, made her first public remarks since Will Smiths death at the former Pro Bowl players formal induction into the Saints Hall of Fame.There were days when I couldnt get out of bed, nor did I want to, Racquel Smith said. I knew I had to be strong for my three beautiful kids, and thats when I felt Will the most -- his strength, his determination, his commitment to being the best.Through my darkest days of my life, Will gave me so much, she continued. He instilled so much in me and he showed me how to be strong. He always told me, `Rocky, you can do this.Will Smith was fatally shot following an argument over a relatively minor car accident, just blocks from New Orleans renowned Garden District. Cardell Hayes, who remained on the scene until police arrived and has argued he fired in self-defense, has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder in Smiths death. He has also been indicted on a charge of attempted second-degree murder in the wounding of Racquel Smith, who described having to learn to walk again because of nerve damage and a broken femur.Prosecutors say Hayes provoked a confrontation by ramming his SUV into one driven by Smith. The defense has argued that Smith was the aggressor and that Hayes fired in self-defense after Smith went to his own car to get his gun.Jury selection in Hayes trial is scheduled Dec. 1. Racquel Smith, a potential witness in the case, did not take questions or make any public remarks at the Hall of Fame event beyond her prepared speech.IIm heart-broken that Will isnt here to accept this in person, she said.dddddddddddd. In my heart, he is with us here today in spirit.Hes proud as ever, she added. I can hear his voice, and I so miss his voice.Shortly before speaking, Racquel Smith intermittently wiped away tears as she and a Hall-of-Fame luncheon crowd packing a suburban country club ball room watched a video featuring highlights of Will Smiths playing career, as well as footage of the burley defensive end interacting with children at charitable events and football camps. At one moment, the video showed Smith nearly flipping over Pittsburghs Ben Roethlisbergers shoulder as the sturdy Steelers quarterback tried to duck under Smiths tackle, only to have Smith latch onto his arm and pull him to the turf for a sack. Then there were scenes of Smith wearing a red and white Santa Claus hat with children on his lap.About a month before Smiths death, a panel of veteran reporters covering the Saints elected him into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Smith, a former Ohio State standout whose Saints career spanned from 2004 to 2012 and featured 67+ sacks, was informed of the honor before his death.Will and Racquel Smiths three children, Wynter, Williams and Lisa, also attended the induction. They smiled as they posted with their mother and other family members in front of a Hall-of-Fame portrait of Smith, which depicts him in a blazer, smiling and holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy that he helped the Saints win in the Super Bowl at the end of the 2009 season.Will, you will always be a part of me, Racquel Smith said. I love you, Will. Congratulations, baby. You did it again.---More AP NFL: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '