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TORONTO -- Training camps are over and the games are almost here. Its decision time for all eight teams at the World Cup of Hockey.Sergei Bobrovsky will start in goal for Russias opener Sunday against Sweden, earning the nod over Semyon Varlamov. Coach Oleg Znarok said Bobrovsky is the starter for now and after that, well see.Bobrovsky, the 2013 Vezina Trophy winner, knows he has to excel to keep a grip on the job.Obviously its an honor to be the guy whos going to start the tournament, Bobrovsky said Thursday. Hes a great goalie. It was a good challenge, but we both know that only one is going to play.Bobrovsky had the inside track when Znarok gave him the net for the final exhibition game against Canada on Wednesday. He has impressed his coaches and teammates during the entire pre-tournament phase.In the games that he played for us so far, hes been outstanding, knowing that even if you make a mistake he can make that save, defenseman Dmitry Kulikov said. It makes you play with more confidence and create turnovers sometimes in the neutral zone that helps your offense.Sweden still has some time to decide if center Marcus Kruger will be ready to return from an upper-body injury, but hes expected to play after practicing Thursday.With most teams relatively healthy following exhibition action, the next difficult job for coaches is deciding on healthy scratches. Znarok, U.S. coach John Tortorella and Canadian coach Mike Babcock mightve already figured that out, but theyre not saying.Tortorella said Brandon Dubinsky got an exhibition game off and expects the Blue Jackets forward to be in the lineup Saturday against Team Europe, possibly playing center on a team that lacks depth down the middle.Canada has plenty of centers and quality defensemen, so someone has to be scratched. Up front its down to either Corey Perry, Claude Giroux or Ryan OReilly being out of the lineup, while Jake Muzzin of the Los Angeles Kings looks like the odd man out on the blue line.Babcock said the lineup is pretty much set in his mind with an announcement coming tomorrow. Canadas successful defensive pairs of Jay Bouwmeester with Drew Doughty, Marc-Edouard Vlasic with Shea Weber and Alex Pietrangelo with Brent Burns have helped Babcocks decision process.Coming in we didnt know who was going to be paired with who, but it seems like the pairs have been working, Doughty said. The first game we gave (up) a few too many goals, but after that weve settled in and it looks like we know who were going to be playing with now. Everyones comfortable, all three pairs are moving the puck well and playing well defensively.Some decisions will have to wait. Finland will likely start Pekka Rinne in goal Sunday against the Czech Republic, which hasnt made a call between Michal Neuvirth and Petr Mrazek.---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno . Air Jordan 1 España . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Air Jordan 1 Rebajas .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. http://www.airjordan1baratas.es/ . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. Air Jordan 1 Baratas . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. Air Jordan 1 Baratas Online . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Oregon receiver and Olympic hurdler Devon Allen will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee injury, the team confirmed Monday night.Allen injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during the fourth quarter of Saturdays 35-32 loss at Nebraska. The nature of the injury was first reported by the Duck Territory website.Allen, who also runs track at Oregon, finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles last month at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. He became thee fourth active college football player in the modern era to compete in track and field at the Olympics.ddddddddddddThe team also confirmed that left tackle Tyrell Crosby will miss the rest of the season because of a broken foot.Allen injured his right knee at the end of his freshman season and required surgery before returning last year. ' ' '