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TORONTO -- Colby Armstrong had two seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs hed just as soon forget. Aaron Rodgers Elite Jersey . The veteran forward wont get a chance to make amends in the third one. The Leafs placed Armstrong on unconditional waivers Saturday with the intention of buying out the final year of his contract. It was a tough blow for the popular Armstrong, who posted a message on Twitter after being delivered the news: "Thanks to the leaf nation for the support over the last couple seasons. Although I had tough luck thanks for everything." The move will open up US$2 million in cap space for Toronto next season and will save the team $1 million in salary overall. Armstrong was scheduled to earn $3 million in the final year of his contract and will instead be paid $1 million by Toronto each of the next two seasons. This was not how Armstrong or the Leafs saw things playing out when he was signed as a free agent in 2010. Expected to bring leadership and grit to a young team, the 29-year-old Armstrong had trouble staying out of the trainers room. There was a broken nose, broken foot, tendon problem in a finger, concussion, badly sprained ankle and a spate of blurred vision and dizziness. All in just two star-crossed seasons. "I honestly dont even know what to say about them," Armstrong said of his injury troubles in December. "I tried to wrap my head around them while I was sitting out. The first couple weeks that I was down this time again, I was like, What the hecks going on? "But theres no real answer to it." During his two years with the Maple Leafs, Armstrong dressed for fewer games (79) than he sat out (85). He had just nine goals and 26 points over that span. Extremely popular with teammates and members of the media, Armstrong did his best to remain upbeat under trying circumstances. The Leafs alternate captain only began to show hints of frustration after returning to full health in the second half of last season and being made a scratch repeatedly by former coach Ron Wilson. Armstrong will become an unrestricted free agent after officially being bought out by the Leafs on Sunday, leaving him free to sign with any NHL team. Toronto is now paying two players who are no longer on its roster. The team owes Darcy Tucker $1 million each of the next two seasons as part of his buyout from 2008. Jordy Nelson Youth Jersey . -- For years, the San Jose Sharks have entered the post-season as one of the favourites to win the Stanley Cup, only to fall short somewhere along the line. Morgan Burnett Womens Jersey . Seth Curry had 15 points and three steals for the Blue Devils (13-2, 1-0 ACC), who rebounded from Wednesdays loss to an unranked Temple squad in Philadelphia. Duke hasnt lost back-to-back games since February 11 and 15, 2009. 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TOKYO -- Marion Bartoli of France advanced to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over local favourite Kimiko Date-Krumm, who had to deal with the distraction of a rowdy fan. After dominating the first set, the ninth-seeded Bartoli faced a tougher challenge from Date-Krumm, who came back from a 3-1 deficit in the second set. "Playing her in Japan is a tough challenge," Bartoli said. "I expected her to fight to the end. I knew she would make a comeback in the second set and she did but that forced me to stay focused." Date-Krumm, who turns 42 on Thursday, closed the gap to 5-4 but was undone by two unforced errors in the last game when she was forced to contend with a loud, intoxicated supporter. "I heard it and found out after the match there was a drunken fan," Date-Krumm said. "Maybe he was cheering for me but it was distracting and broke my concentration on some big points. Its too bad something like that can happen." Bartoli, who improved to 4-0 in head-to-head matches against Date-Krumm, said she haas a lot of respect for the 107th-ranked Japanese player. James Jones Pink Jersey. "I would love to be able to play at her level at 42," Bartoli said. "Im 27 and am amazed by her condition every time she steps on the court." Bartoli will face Germanys Julia Goerges in the second round on Tuesday. Goerges beat Romanian Monica Niculescu 6-3, 6-2. Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark beat Bojana Jovanovski 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 to advance. The 10th seeded Wozniacki won the Korea Open on Sunday and needed 2 hours, 17 minutes to beat the Serbian qualifier in Mondays evening match at Ariake Coliseum. Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, who lost Wozniacki in the final of the Korea Open, defeated Spains Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-1, 6-4. In other matches, 11th-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia advanced when Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic was forced to retire with a left thigh injury with the former top-ranked Serb leading 6-3, 2-0. Urszula Radwanska of Poland coasted to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Japans Kurumi Nara, while 17th-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia downed Chinas Peng Shuai 6-1, 6-4. ' ' '
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