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WINNIPEG -- It was a vote of confidence from both sides Monday as the Winnipeg Jets re-signed centre Bryan Little to a new five-year contract worth $23.5 million. Little says hes convinced the team has the talent it needs to succeed and likes what the off-season addition of forwards Michael Frolik and Devon Setoguchi does to the offence. "At the end of the day thats what we want," Little said of making the Jets into a playoff contender. "If I felt the team was going to struggle for five more years, I wouldnt have signed that deal." The 25-year-old is a member of Winnipegs top line with captain Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler. Little, who avoided arbitration by signing the deal, had seven goals and 25 assists in 48 games last season. In 404 games with the franchise, the 12th overall pick in the 2006 NHL draft has 99 goals and 128 assists. The Jets still need to come to terms with Wheeler, who has also filed for arbitration. "Hopeful Wheeler can get something similar because we really enjoy playing together," Little said on a conference call. Little said he didnt give much thought to signing a short-term deal in order to become an unrestricted free agent and test the market. The Thrashers-Jets franchise has made the playoffs only once, back in 2007. The club came close last season but stumbled down the stretch.Adidas NMD Human Race Cheap . Kyle Denbrook, a soccer player from Saint Marys University, took the CIS male athlete of the week honour. Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday. Cheap Adidas NMD 2019 . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. http://www.cheapnmdonline.com/wholesale-adidas-nmd-human-race-china.html . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Adidas NMD Mens Discount . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. Adidas NMD R1 White . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night.No. 6 North Carolina | No. 8 Xavier | Full ListNo. 7: VIRGINIA CAVALIERSLast season: 29-8, 13-5 ACCTony Bennett. Those two words have given the Cavaliers instant credibility. UVa is 89-19 overall and 45-9 in ACC play over the past three years under him. Sure, Malcolm Brogdon is gone, but Virginia still has senior floor leader London Perrantes. Plus, Bennett will add the services of former Memphis forward Austin Nichols, one of the best frontcourt players in the country.?-- Jeff GoodmanBest case:?Elite Eight, Final Four. In 1984, Virginia cracked the Final Four the season after it was expected to do it. This year could be a repeat of that scenario. While Bennett lost Brogdon and Anthony Gill, he returns one oof the best and most efficient point guards in the nation in Perrantes, along with a stellar talent in Memphis transfer Nichols, who has had a full year to practice, work on his body and absorb Bennetts system.ddddddddddddWorst case:?First-weekend casualty. Virginia has won 89 games over the past three seasons and isnt going anywhere. But, who will replace Brogdon as the high-character, rock-solid leader? The Wahoos will defend and be incredibly efficient but can be bounced early, too. The best case is far more likely than the worst case for Bennetts crew.No. 8 Xavier | Full List ' ' '