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It appears that Jordan Staal isnt looking at a long-term contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins at this time. TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie reports on Twitter that Staal has turned down a 10-year offer from the Penguins, indicating to the club that he doesnt plan on signing an extension now. "He is not prepared to enter into a contract extension at this time," Staals agent, Paul Krepelka, told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun. Staal scored 25 goals and 25 assists in 62 games with the Penguins in 2011-12. He led the team in playoff scoring, notching six goals and three assists in the Penguins six-game series loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Staal is entering the final year of a four-year deal with an average annual value of $4 million per year. Though just 23 years old, under the current collective bargaining agreement he would be eligible for unrestricted free agency at the end of the 2012-13 season. Originally selected second overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Staal has scored 120 goals and 128 assists in 431 career games, all with the Penguins. Winning a 2007 IIHF World Championship gold medal with Team Canada and the 2009 Stanley Cup, Staal already has a resume full of accomplishments at the pro level. He also was a finalist for the 2007 Calder Memorial Trophy and was a finalist for the 2010 Selke Trophy. Peyton Manning Jersey . He knew it was gone, and it wasnt just any homer for Headley, the switch-hitting slugger whos having a breakout season for the San Diego Padres. Headley hit a grand slam to extend his career-bests to 27 homers and an NL-high 102 RBIs, and Carlos Quentin followed with a homer for San Diegos first back-to-back shots this season as the Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 Sunday. Peyton Manning Elite Jersey . Last year this was the leagues best offence and knowing what we know now, the leagues most vicious defence. http://ozarksaids.org/new.html . -- Brandon Harkins, amateur Nate McCoy and Andrew Roque all share the lead at 3 under after Thursdays third round at the Canadian Tour 2012 Qualifying School.VANCOUVER -- Mike Stothers is counting the days until he has to say goodbye to Morgan Rielly. Stothers, the coach of the WHLs Moose Jaw Warriors, expects his star defenceman to depart relatively soon. Rielly has two departure options: The first, and most likely, one includes an invitation to Team Canadas training camp in December and a spot on the Canadian roster for the world junior championships in Ufa, Russia, during the Christmas holidays. "When he goes to the world junior, were going to miss him -- thats for sure," said Stothers, convinced the rearguard will make the Canadian squad. Riellys second option is an invitation to the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp, pending the end of the NHL lockout. The Leafs chose the 18-year-old West Vancouver, B.C., native fifth overall in last Junes draft, even though he missed 54 games in the 2011-12 season with a knee injury. Stothers is also convinced Toronto will give Rielly "a good, long, hard look" if the NHL gets around to playing this season. "Im actually anxious to see what he could do, being as good a player as he is, playing at a higher level with higher-level players," Stothers said. The coach had just watched Rielly score the winning goal, with 4:51 remaining in the game, in Moose Jaws 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Giants on Wednesday night. Rielly launched the play and then finished it as he intercepted a pass just inside his clubs blue line, he raced with the puck towards the other end on a two-on-one that Vancouver neutralized and then put in his own rebound. Rielly also helped the Warriors limit the Giants to seven shots in the first two periods as the visitors outshot the hosts 34-16 on the night. According to Stothers, it was a typical showing from Rielly. "We maybe get a little spoiled from what we see out of Morgs on a daily basis, on a game-to-game basis," Stothers said. "But I think he just showed why hes a difference-maker and a game-breaker, and a guy that is worthy of being picked fifth overall." Riellys winning goal came in the second of back-to-back games in Victoria and Vancouver. The Warriors (10-11-3-4) won both contests. Against the Giants, Rielly played in all situations, on both the left and right sides of the blue line. He hit the post on a shorthanded breakaway in the first minute of the third period, created dangerous offensive situations with adept stickhanndling and simple flips of the puck toward the net, and calmly skated the puck out of harms way in his own end on a number of occasions.dddddddddddd He now has five goals and 25 assists in 28 games. With his 30 points, he has figured in almost half of Moose Jaws 72 goals on the season. Accordingly, Stothers, who compares Rielly to former New York Rangers star Brian Leetch, places few restrictions on the offensive defenceman. "We dont generate a lot of offence," Stothers said. "Scoring doesnt come easy to us as a collective group. When you break it all down, Morgs is in a great percentage of (the scoring plays), whether its regular shift or power play. Hes a big piece of our puzzle." But Rielly is taking nothing for granted with his chances of suiting up in Russia, even though the loss of Everett Silvertips defenceman Ryan Murray to a season-ending shoulder injury has opened up a roster spot. "Theres a whole lot of good blue-liners going in," said Rielly. "So thats a pretty tough team to make. Obviously, it hurts the team with him going down with an injury, but I dont think it changes anything for me." Rielly -- who played for the WHLs squad in the Subway Super Series against a Russian select team and also played for a Canadian squad in a summer series against Russia that replaced Team Canadas evaluation camp -- said he wants to focus on playing well for Moose Jaw. But he admitted its hard not to concentrate on the possibility of playing in the world junior tourney. "I just try to play my game and, hopefully, get some of the bounces," he said. "If I have the honour to go to camp, thatd be great. Any time youre in that conversation with some big-name prospects, its always nice." In the meantime, he is trying to focus on being a leader for the Warriors. Contending the knee injury and high draft selection have not changed him, he does not want to think too much about the chance of playing for the Maple Leafs, either, although he had hoped to attend their training camp. "Obviously, that didnt happen, but I wasnt too worried about trying to play on that team as an 18-year-old," he said. "Its pretty hard to make the jump from junior to pro. I was hoping to get a chance to go to camp. It didnt happen but, hopefully, I get that chance in the future." Coach Stothers has little doubt that he will. ' ' '