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VANCOUVER - Sorry, Canada. Vancouver Canucks coach John Tortorella has apologized for favouring Sweden over Canada in the mens Olympic gold-medal hockey game. "If I have insulted anybody, that certainly wasnt my intention and I think all of you know that," he said after practice Tuesday. "But it was a careless use of words and where I should be more cognizant. I want to clear that up." Tortorella said he wanted Sweden to win in order to help struggling Canucks defenceman Alex Edler and winger Daniel Sedin turn their seasons around. Edler and Sedin played for Sweden in the Games while goaltender Roberto Luongo and Dan Hamhuis were members of the gold-medal-winning Canada squad. "My sole intent — and still is — was worrying about the Vancouver Canucks and the players (who were in the Olympics), how good theyre feeling," said Tortorella. The Canucks are mired in a seven-game losing streak that has left them in a battle for a playoff berth heading into the stretch drive of the season. Canada beat the U.S. in the semifinal to qualify for the final against Sweden. Tortorella, a 55-year-old Boston native known for his outspoken ways that often rankle people, was an assistant with the American squad that lost the 2010 gold-medal game to Canada in Vancouver. He joined the Canucks after being fired by the New York Rangers in the off-season, and former Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault replaced him in the Big Apple. "As I said when I was hired here, its an absolute privilege to coach in Canada, and I still feel that," said Tortorella. "I love everything about it. I love the pressure. I love the scrutiny, all the second-guessing (and) all that stuff that comes with it. I couldnt be happier and, to me, more complete as far as what I want to do as a coach and to coach in this country." Tortorella said he sent a text message of apology to one Team Canada coach and it was passed on to all of the others after Canada blanked the Swedes 3-0 on Sunday. He also praised Hockey Canada for the work that it does. Destockage Air Max Pas Cher . Off-Season Game Plan looks at a Wild team that has a nice mix of proven veterans along with young, inexpensive talent on the rise. When the Wild signed Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, making a big splash in the summer of 2012, it set the franchise on a path to being more competitive, but a big reason that they have been so competitive is the contributions of young players who still have more to give. Air Max Tn Plus Livraison Gratuite . -- Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera has a broken bone below his right eye after being struck by a bad-hop grounder, sidelining the star slugger for at least a week with opening day on deck. http://www.airmaxpaschersite.fr/basket-air-max-97-outlet.html . Both had to wait out a rain interruption lasting nearly five hours before taking comprehensive third-round victories to join Carling Bassett-Seguso (1983, 1986), Patricia Hy-Boulais (1996-97) and Daniel Nestor (1999) as Canadians who made it into the second week of a major. Air Max 200 France . Bjoerndalen, who had failed to win any major race for two years before Sochi, writes in a Facebook entry that he is "full of energy and inspiration" after winning the 10-kilometre sprint and mixed relay at last months Olympics. Basket Air Max 720 Pas Cher .Y. - For once, Clayton Kershaw was glad to see a long shutout streak end.Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini hopes David Silvas injury problems are behind him. Silva is finally back in the City squad after missing the last three Premier League games with an ankle problem.Pellegrini has been adamant Silva does not need surgery, but wanted to ensure he was ready to feature against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals next week. Ahead of his sides clash with Stoke City on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, Pellegrini said: It was not a problem of ligament or muscle, it was a hard kick that could never recover 100 per cent from.I hope, with the last treatment, that he is 100 per cent fit now and he wont have any more problems in the future.He has improved a lot this week so he is very confident he can play tomorrow. We will see how many minutes he will play and then we will assess him after that, but the way he is feeling at the moment I dont think he will have any problems. Manuel Pellegrini insists a top-four place is in their own hands Pellegrini recently spoke of his short stint as boss of Real Madrid, whom they face in a Champions League semi-final first leg at the Etihad next Tuesday, and revealed he was interested in taking Silva from Valencia to the Bernabeu.ddddddddddddI was interested. Hes a very good player and I think every manager wants to have David Silva in his squad.But it was too many years ago to remember why a deal did not happen. Also See: City interesting for Hummels Race for the top four Ronaldo in race to face City Get a ￡10 free bet! ' ' '