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OTTAWA, Ontario -- Former Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Demers is back at home after going to a hospital Saturday.Demers Senate office would only confirm that the 72-year-old Demers, a Canadian senator, was at home Sunday, but didnt provide any details about the reason he went to the hospital.Demers had suffered a stroke in April, but he was at the Canadiens home opener Tuesday night, smiling in a wheelchair while handing a torch to captain Max Pacioretty to close out a pregame ceremony.Demers led the Canadiens to their last Stanley Cup in 1993. He also coached Quebec, Detroit, St. Louis and Tampa Bay in the NHL, as well as Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Quebec in the WHA.Demers was appointed to the Senate in 2009 by then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper, but later left the Conservative caucus in December to sit as an Independent.At the time, he said he was uncomfortable with some of the fallout from the Senate expenses scandal and didnt like to have to vote the Conservative party line all the time. Basketball Shoes Outlet . But when it comes to determining if Raymond will find a place on the Leafs roster when training camp concludes in a week, well, that decision will ultimately fall to the head coach. Cheap Chinese Basketball Shoes . They had already blown a double-digit lead, fans were hitting the exits, and a long seven-game road trip waited at the end. http://www.wholesalebasketballshoes.com/ . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. Cheap Basketball Shoes Authentic .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. Cheap Basketball Shoes Free Shipping . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and is searching for answers. "Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges. HOOVER, Ala. -- Mississippi State enters preseason practice with a four-man quarterback battle. Coach Dan Mullen admits its not an ideal situation.I will be a happy guy to name a starting quarterback and find somebody that has separated themselves from the other three, Mullen said.So far, the race to replace Dak Prescott has been too close to call. Prescott was easily the most productive quarterback in program history -- throwing for more than 9,000 career yards and running for more than 2,500. He threw 70 touchdown passes and ran for 44 more.He even caught three touchdown passes.Good luck filling those shoes.Its safe to say none of the four candidates for the job -- sophomores Nick Fitzgerald and Elijah Staley, junior Damian Williams and freshman Nick Tiano -- will match Prescotts production right away.But Mullen and players are confident someone will step forward to keep the Bulldogs competitive in the SECs Western Division.They all bring a little different skill set to the table, but they all can throw and they all can run, Mullen said. I think when you have that dual threat, it makes the defense have to account for all 11 players on offense on every single snap.The 6-foot-5 Fitzgerald was Prescotts primary backup in 2015. He completed 11 of 14 passes for 235 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Staley and Williams also have some game experience.ddddddddddddIt has definitely been different without Dak, Mississippi State receiver Fred Ross said. All of the quarterbacks have been working hard and doing things the coaches have asked of them.Quarterback might be the most high-profile position battle at Mississippi State, but theres also plenty of uncertainty on defense.The Bulldogs lost their entire defensive coaching staff during the offseason, including coordinator Manny Diaz, who left for Miami. His replacement is Peter Sirmon, who comes to Mississippi State from Southern California.Its Mississippi States third defensive coordinator in three years.The Bulldogs do have several veterans returning on defense, including linebacker Richie Brown, defensive linemen A.J. Jefferson and Nelson Adams and safety Kivon Coman.Jefferson said learning another defense wont be particularly difficult.Playing defense doesnt change, Jefferson said. Every defensive coordinator weve had come here might dress it up a different way, but its all the same thing. They want us to be juiced and have energy and just go out there and play.-----Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP-----AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '