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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The season-opening road stretch didnt treat the Carolina Hurricanes well so theyll have to do better upon beginning their ventures at PNC Arena.The New York Rangers have been in a better groove during the first couple of weeks of the season.The teams meet Friday night in Carolinas much-awaited home opener.The Rangers (5-2-0), whove won three games in a row, present a challenging task for the Hurricanes.Theyve got unbelievable speed and theyre going to push the pace, Carolina coach Bill Peters said.The Hurricanes are 1-3-2, failing to hold leads in a couple games and failing to hold down opponents early in other outings.We will fix it, Peters said. Were scoring, but were reckless when were scoring. Right now its not clicking. Its not clicking for 60 minutes.The Rangers needed a comeback to beat Boston, scoring five consecutive goals Wednesday night.One of the teams trademarks is that we come out and were ready to play, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said, expressing concern about a shaky beginning to the game.Peters was determined to make the first two weeks positive for the Hurricanes, realizing that road swing had the potential to be daunting.Its on the verge of become a devastating October unless the two home games in three days help turn things around.I think we need to have a good start, said Carolina center Victor Rask. I think thats real important.The Hurricanes have had a couple of days off since stumbling Tuesday night at Detroit.For the Hurricanes, it will be the official home introduction for eight players on the active roster, including right wingers Lee Stempniak, who has racked up four goals and two assists already this season, and rookie Sebastian Aho. Others wholl make their Carolina home debuts if theyre in the lineup are left wingers Bryan Bickell, Viktor Stalberg and Teuvo Teravainen, right winger Martin Frk, and defensemen Klas Dahlbeck and Jakub Nakladal.Even with the recent success, the Rangers are making roster adjustments. They placed defenseman Dylan McIlrath on waivers Thursday.On our team right now, hes our eighth defenseman, Vigneault said. Thats where we are. Maybe its less about him and more about the other guys. ... He needs to play. Hes a young player.McIlrath, 24, will be sent to Hartford of the American Hockey League if he passes through waivers.Meanwhile, Rangers left winger Josh Jooris will be out for up to a month with a shoulder injury sustained Wednesday night. Right winger Pavel Buchnevich will be in the lineup.Henrik Lundqvist draws the start in goal for the Rangers. Hes 23-10-1 in 34 career appearances against Carolina.Vigneault also pointed out that with it being Carolinas home opener, there could be an additional layer of energy in the building.Added Rangers forward Derek Stepan: The big focus for us is not to be down. You want to play with the lead in this league. ... In order to make these last few games stick, this game is huge. You want to make sure youre playing the right way going into Carolinas building. Nike Air Max 90 Womens Australia . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. The World Anti-Doping Agency provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facilitys accreditation will be imposed. Adidas NMD Mens Australia . 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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd was arrested early Monday on charges of driving under the influence and failure to obey a police officer.Floyd was found unconscious behind the wheel of his running vehicle at a Scottsdale intersection shortly before 3 a.m. MST., police said.Police said Floyd also was charged with obstructing a roadway.He was booked and released from the Scottsdale jail at 4:58 a.m., police said.Coach Bruce Arians said he was gathering as much information as he can to determine what our options are going forward.Right now its way too soon to know exactly what happened and what can be done, Arians said.He said that league rules probably prohibit any suspension until the legal situation is resolved.Arians said he had spoken to Floyd and probably would have more to say on the subject on Wednesday, when the Cardinals resume practice.Floyd had three alcohol-related brushes with the law at Notre Dame, including a DUI in his final seasoon.dddddddddddd Floyd said at the time that he was undergoing counseling and had changed the people around him.The Cardinals must have decided the issues werent too serious because they chose him in the first round of the 2012 draft, the 13th pick overall.Floyd, in his contract year, has 33 catches for 446 yards and four touchdowns. Those are well off his 2015 stats, when he overcame early injury problems to catch 52 passes for 849 yards. Floyds best season was 2013, when he had 65 catches for 1,041 yards.He caught two passes for 18 yards in Arizonas 26-23 loss at Miami on Sunday.Arians described Floyds season as very inconsistent.As for the damage Floyd has done to his contract prospects, Arians said, ` `I dont really have a comment on that one. Thats too obvious.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '