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Getting cut by the Baltimore Ravens could wind up saving tight end Mitchell Henrys life.Henry, who was released from the Ravens practice squad last month and has spent time with the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos in his two-year NFL career, has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, according to his brother, Ben Henry, on a website to help raise money for treatment.According to a source, the tight end from Western Kentucky began to experience pain in his shoulder a few days after he was cut Nov. 10 by the Ravens, who told Henry they intended to re-sign him the following week. The Ravens told Henry to stay in Baltimore after he was released, but he wanted to go home to spend the weekend hunting with his father and be with his wife, Madison.While in Kentucky, Henry went to a hospital where doctors found a mass in his chest.Henry is undergoing chemotherapy, the source said, and a match is being sought for a bone marrow transplant.Hes in tough shape, but hes in good spirits, the source said. Hes a man of faith, and hes already started treatments.Henry took physicals with the Ravens and three other teams that had him in for workouts this season, and none found the mass in his chest, the source said.According to the National Cancer Center, AML is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts (a type of white blood cell), red blood cells or platelets.Ben Henry wrote that his brother has limited health insurance.The goal of this campaign financially is threefold: 1) To help reduce the expense burden that will be on a pair of newlyweds in Mitchell and Madison 2) To help with family expenses that Mitchells parents will incur through travels and stays to be close to their son and 3) To help with BeTheMatch, Ben Henry wrote.Several Packers players have tweeted about Henry, and retired quarterback Peyton Manning has reached out to him.Henry, who turns 24 on Dec. 11, broke into the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Packers in 2015. He was released at the end of training camp but was claimed off waivers by the Broncos. He returned to the Packers midway through last season, joining the practice squad. In training camp, Henry broke his hand for the second straight summer and was released.Well, I know a number of people already have, McCarthy said Monday on whether the Packers had reached out to Henry. You could see the impact when we got the news the other day. I think it knocked all of us over. And frankly it explained some things, too, because Mitchell just wasnt quite right in training camp. We dont know the extent of it. We just know what the initial diagnosis is, but he will definitely get support from the Green Bay Packers.Bryan Garcia Jersey . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. 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LOUIS -- The top two scorers in the NHL will be on the ice on Monday night when the Edmonton Oilers visit the St. Louis Blues.Connor McDavid leads the league with 39 points so far this season while the Blues Vladimir Tarasenko ranks second in the league with 37 points.McDavid did not officially add to his point total on Saturday night, even though he scored the shootout goal which gave the Oilers a 3-2 victory at home over the Tampa Bay Lightning.Tarasenko also was kept off the scoresheet on Saturday night for the first time in six games as the Blues could not hold four one-goal leads and lost 6-4 to the Chicago Blackhawks, only their second loss in regulation at home in 18 games this season. The Blues had earned at least one point in 14 consecutive home games, going 11-0-3.McDavid has 12 goals and 27 assists but is in the midst of a scoring lull. He has not had a goal in his last four games and has just one assist over that span. Tarasenko has 15 goals and 22 assists this season. Prior to Saturday night, he had picked up 10 points in his previous five games on two goals and eight assists.Scoring goals was not the problem for the Blues against the Blackhawks. It was their inability to keep Chicago players away from the front of the net, which putt them in position for three of their goals.ddddddddddddIt is a problem they will need to fix if they want to rebound against McDavid and the Oilers.Our execution 5-on-5 is good enough to beat certain teams, but if we want to play with the top dogs, were going to have to execute at a higher level, said Blues coach Ken Hitchcock. Our determination on our 1-on-1s is going to have to increase dramatically if we want to play with the big dogs.What has helped the Oilers lately has been the play of center Leon Draisaitl, who had a goal and an assist on Saturday night and has 14 goals, two more than McDavid, this season.Hes so important to our team right now, said coach Todd McLellan. We still have some key people who are struggling to get on the scoreboard and Leon has been, maybe even more so that Connor, the guy who has been able to step up and fill that void of late. Hes become an essential part of this team in a really short period.The Blues will start backup Carter Hutton in goal, ending a streak of seven consecutive starts for Jake Allen. Huttons last start came on Dec. 3. He will be looking for his first win since Nov. 5. ' ' '