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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Seattle Seahawks have found ways to win games despite struggling most of the season on offense.They had another off night, but this time it ended in the first tie in franchise history.The Seahawks escaped defeat when Chandler Catanzaro missed a chip-shot field goal in overtime, but Steven Hauschka did the same thing at the other end in Seattles 6-6 tie with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday night.Catanzaro and Hauschka traded field goals to open overtime after a 3-all tie in regulation, but inexplicably missed on their second tries. Catanzaro hit the left upright on a 24-yard attempt, then Hauschka hooked his 28-yard attempt badly to the left, ending the NFLs first tie without a touchdown since 1972.My brain doesnt really know where to go, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said.The Seahawks (4-1-1) were lucky to come away with a tie after laboring all night against Arizonas attacking defense.Hampered by quarterback Russell Wilsons limited mobility, Seattle finished with 257 total yards, most of that coming late in regulation and overtime.The Seahawks crossed midfield once in regulation and that came when Tanner McEvoy broke through and blocked Ryan Quigleys punt in the fourth quarter. Seattle went nowhere after starting at Arizonas 22-yard line and Hauschka tied the game at 3-all on a 40-yard field goal.The Seahawks had three first downs after three quarters and had 10 penalties for 90 yards, many of those negating positive plays.Penalties definitely didnt help us, Seahawks receiver Jermaine Kearse said. Weve got to clean that stuff up.Wilson spent most of the night picking himself up off the turf and struggled through the first three quarters before coming alive in the fourth and overtime. He finished with 225 yards on 24-of-37 passing, but had 60 yards through three quarters.Knee and ankle injuries have taken away his biggest strength, mobility, and thats hurt the Seahawks running game the past few weeks. The Seahawks had 52 yards on 19 carries against Arizona and Wilson, one of the NFLs best running quarterbacks, lost two yards on his lone carry.Its a factor, but he played his heart out, Carroll said of Wilsons injuries. I dont know how much harder you can ask a guy to play. He is not making any yards running. Just look at the stats. Its real simple to tell.The Seahawks lone first-half highlight came on a field goal attempt by the Cardinals (3-3-1) in the second quarter.Bobby Wagner provided it, taking a running leap over Arizonas offensive line to block Catanzaros 39-yard field goal attempt. Wagner would have been called for a penalty had he landed on Arizonas Aaron Brewer, but he only clipped the long snapper with his cleat.Wagners block may have impacted Catanzaros final attempt -- Seattle got a good push -- but Hauschka couldnt capitalize in a similar situation.Not a loss, but not a win, either.Its an awkward feeling, Wagner said. At the end of the day, its not a loss so I guess well take it for what it was. Custom Jerseys China . LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. Cheap Jerseys 2020 . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose. http://www.jerseyscheapcustom.com/ . 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TORONTO -- The World Cup of Hockey is here to stay, that much the NHL and NHL Players Association have made fairly clear.Just what form it will have moving forward, however, remains very much up in the air.Team Canada head coach Mike Babcock didnt hold back when I asked him Tuesday morning what his feedback would be about the World Cup if the NHL and NHLPA asked him for it.Two cities, only night games, bring the pools together -- close, close together -- so you have crowds every night, not moving players around, began Babcock, and it was obvious he had been waiting for a while for someone to ask. Based on where you finish, what your world standing is thats how youre ranked in the tournament, thats how you pick dressing rooms, thats how you pick everything.Thats fair, actually. When you go to the Olympic Games, the swimmer in the heats who swims the fastest gets the best lane; thats how it should be. But this young guns [North America] team, or whatever it was [called], was spectacular. Next time is there going to be a?[Connor] McDavid?and an [Auston] Matthews?and those guys there? So you better be careful what you do with that.Team Europes done a great job, Babcock continued. Theyre right here in the final, [so its] pretty hard to knock it and yet I like country on country. I like the opportunity to represent your country where the heats on you and youve got to deliver. I think thats a huge part of the Olympic Games. The other thing is, the World Cups great. Its not the Olympics. Lets not get confused.OK, everyone got all that?First and foremost, if Babcock had his way theres no way the NHL and NHLPA would pull out of sending players to the 2018 South Korea Games. That decision needs to be made by the end of the year, and unless the IOC changes its tune on not wanting to pay for player contract insurance and travel costs -- as it has in the past -- NHL participation is definitely in peril.Also notable is that Babcock clearly feels that the next World Cup should be made up of teams representing their countries and not include the 23-and-under North American team or the team hes facing in the finals, Team Europe. I happen to agree with him. I think a traditional field is the way to go, with a European qualifying event the year before the next World Cup to determine the final few teams in the field. If the NHL doesnt go to South Korea, I think there will be even more onus on having an Olympic-like, traditional field for the next World Cup.NHL commissioner Gary Bettman saaid on Tuesday that no decisions had been made, either way, yet in terms of which teams would take part in the next World Cup.ddddddddddddWe havent evaluated [that] yet. When we debrief with the Players Association well focus on the format of future World Cups, Bettman told ESPN.com. (But) I dont think anybody can suggest that this tournament wasnt more exciting because of the Team Europe and Team North America concepts. Theres no doubt that those two teams were more competitive than the seventh and eighth countries would have been.Team Europe winger Nino Niederreiter, who is from Switzerland, was asked Tuesday morning about whether hed want to play for the Swiss in the next World Cup or come back as part of Team Europe.At the end of the day its a lot more emotional when you play for your own country, said Niederreiter. Here, you got put together a couple of weeks ago and youre eight nations in one place and for one team. At this point you dont really play for your country, you play for the teammates you have. So its a mixed feeling. Even being in the finals, its a different feeling than when you play for Switzerland in the final. Theres literally no pressure on us (Team Europe). All the pressure is on Canada.Dont get him wrong, Niederreiter says the whole Team Europe experience has been amazing. But when push comes to shove, playing for a solid hockey country like Switzerland and having that emotional attachment is preferable. After all, Switzerland did beat Canada at the Torino Olympics in 2006 and lost in a shootout to the Canadians at Vancouver 2010. So its reasonable for Switzerland to want to have its own entry in the World Cup. On the flip side, look at it from?Anze Kopitars perspective.Slovenia, Kopitars home country, will never have a chance to make a World Cup field. So for him, this is a unique opportunity with Team Europe and hes really enjoying the ride.I think everybody bought in really quick. I mean, Ive said it many times, everybodys really excited to be here and Id be lying if I said I was completely sold on this concept for sure. You dont know what youre getting into, said the?Los Angeles Kings?captain. It makes it so much easier if the guys buy in right away. We have a really good group of guys. It was a lot easier than I expected for everybody to kind of match up and create the chemistry thats brought us to this point. ' ' '