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Loui Eriksson didnt try to gloss over how much the?Vancouver Canucks, the team he chose by his own free will to join, have struggled over the past couple of seasons.I think theyve been through a tough stretch, Eriksson said. Last year, they had some injuries. It was tough to get something going.And yet, he still signed in Vancouver. Of course, a six-year, $36 million deal helped the cause -- but the appeal of playing with with the Sedins during the final stages of their outstanding NHL career was a factor too.He spoke with Daniel Sedin before signing and left those conversations with a good feeling about the Canucks and Vancouver itself.Its a great city to play, he said. It was an easy decision to come to.The Canucks are in a slow transition. They never quite gutted the teams that vied for Stanley Cups, so they never bottomed out. That decision cost them a crack at some of the premium talent their Pacific Division rivals grabbed at the top of the draft.Vancouver does have nice, young players like Jake Virtanen, Bo Horvat and Thatcher Demko, but not enough that you feel confident about the pending transfer of the baton from Daniel and his brother?Henrik Sedin?to the next generation.Vancouver, for now, seems like a team stuck in transition.Best new facesThe Canucks may not have been in the position to dive aggressively into free agency, but Loui Eriksson is a wonderful fit with the Sedins, as he showed in the World Championships and the World Cup.One Swedish teammate called him a third Sedin brother at one point. If Eriksson ends up playing with the Sedins, that will be one of the best lines in hockey.All three like to play the game the same way and while speed is the hot trend in hockey, this trio will effectively slow the game down so they can play it at their own pace.All three can make effective short passes in tight spaces and Eriksson is so good without the puck that it will make life even easier on the Sedins.Its the rest of the lineup that is a concern, but the addition of Eriksson makes for a natural fit.We play the game the same way, Eriksson said.Biggest unknownsIf were confident that the fit with Eriksson and the Sedins is a good one, the biggest unknown becomes the rest of the lineup. Virtanen had 13 points in 55 games during his rookie season as a 19-year-old. The Canucks are going to need him to be a successful part of a second line if they want to make progress this season.Looking at the rest of the forwards, its hard to figure out where the additional scoring is going to come from. Last season, the Canucks averaged 2.27 goals per game -- a total that was better only than the New Jersey Devils. The lowest Western Conference playoff team last season, the?Minnesota Wild,?averaged 2.60 goals per game, which barely got them into?the playoffs.If the Canucks need to get to that point, where is the improvement going to come from?Sure thingsThe Sedins. If the Canucks arent going to be particularly good the next couple years, its a shame that this is how they will be exiting the NHL. They deserve better.You realize that when you get older, youre down to your last few years, said Daniel Sedin. Who knows how many more games youre going to play?At age 35, Daniel Sedin scored 28 goals last season, a total that was his highest since 2012. Henrik Sedin averaged 0.74 points per game, a number that should rise following the Eriksson addition. The numbers may be declining as the Sedins start to age, but its a sure thing that there will be many nights when they are the best players on the ice.Its just too bad that its going to happen on a team that likely isnt headed anywhere of note.PredictionThe Canucks were lumped in with the Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers last season and all three of those teams improved while Vancouver is treading water. If the Oilers make the strides that everyone expects, it will be Vancouver that replaces Edmonton in the Pacific cellar.Yeezy Shoes . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34. Cheap Yeezy From China . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. https://www.wholesaleyeezyauthentic.com/ . 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"I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from.ATLANTA -- Grambling State (10-1, Southwestern Athletic Conference) vs. North Carolina Central (9-2, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), noon (ABC)Line: Grambling State by 14 1/2Series Record: Grambling State leads 3-0WHATS AT STAKEThe game between champions of the historically black college conferences SWAC and MEAC will determine the HBCU national championship.KEY MATCHUPThe North Carolina Centrals high-scoring offense, which has averaged 30.7 points per game -- second-most in school history -- will be tested by Grambling States defense that ranks first in the nation in red-zone defense and sixth in scoring defense. The Tigers held nine opponents to 20 or fewer points.PLAYERS TO WATCHGrambling State: QB Devante Kincade, third in the nation in passing efficiency, threw for 2,957 yards with 33 touchdowns and only six interceptions. He was named SWAC offensive player of the year.North Carolina Central: QB Malcolm Bell is the first player in school history with at least 6,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing for his career. He threw for 2,191 yards with 16 touchdowns. His nine rushing touchdowns leads the Eagles and he is second on the team with 544 yards rushing.dddddddddddd HeFACTS & FIGURESThe games full name is Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl. ... Grambling State lost to Arizona 31-21 on Sept. 10 after leading 21-3 at halftime. ... Coach Broderick Fobbs was a running back for coach Eddie Robinson at Grambling from 1992-96. ... Kincade began his career at Mississippi. ... The Tigers won SWAC games by an average of 31.7 points. ... North Carolina Central shared the last two MEAC titles and is the first team in school history to win three straight conference championships. ... The Eagles are playing in their first bowl game. ... Since 2000, North Carolina Central is 5-1 when playing in NFL venues, with a 2010 overtime loss to Georgia State in the Georgia Dome. ... North Carolina A&T beat Alcorn State 41-34 in the inaugural 2015 Celebration Bowl. The announced attendance was 35,528.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '