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Other teams probably could have offered Radim Vrbata $10 million over two years. San Francisco 49ers Pro Shop . What the Vancouver Canucks had that the competition didnt was the chance to play with Daniel and Henrik Sedin. So when general manager Jim Benning suggested it, Vrbata took it as another reason to sign with the Canucks. "He was saying that they were looking for somebody to play with Sedins and that they think I could be the guy," Vrbata said on a conference call Thursday. "I feel like with the way they play and the way they see the game, its something that would probably suit my game. Yeah, it was real interesting to have that chance." Itll be up to coach Willie Desjardins to form the lines, Benning said, but it was part of the plan to give Vrbata an opportunity with the Sedins. Benning likes that Vrbata can read plays and jump into holes. Vrbata, who had 20 goals and 31 assists in his final season with the defensive-minded Arizona Coyotes, will be counted on to produce more if hes Vancouvers top-line right-winger. He doesnt mind that pressure. "If you play with players like Sedins, you know that you will get your chances," Vrbata said. "When I think about the way they play, that kind of suits my game, I think. They like lots of give-and-gos and they like to get open for each other. I think thats something that I like to do, too." The addition of Vrbata could push Alex Burrows out of that spot. The 33-year-old who had been a regular linemate with the Sedins since 2010 had just five goals and 10 assists in 49 games this past season. Benning sees Burrows as the second-line right-winger alongside centre Nick Bonino -- acquired from the Anaheim Ducks in the Ryan Kesler trade -- and either Zack Kassian or Jannik Hansen. "We want to have balance amongst our four lines. We want to have scoring, we want to have scoring depth," Benning said. "Now we have depth at the forward positions where every line can contribute in the scoring, and thats one of the things that we set out to do." Signing Vrbata could be the last major move in unrestricted free agency this summer for the Canucks, who got veteran goaltender Ryan Miller on Tuesday for $18 million over three years. "For the most part were done," Benning said. "We wanted to address a couple things to make our team a complete team going into this next season, and I think weve done that. ... Were going to probably go into the season with this team and were going to see where we stand and go from there." Vrbata fit on that checklist because the Canucks wanted to add a scorer. Benning said there were some possibilities on Day One, but when they didnt materialize, the 33-year-old Czech became a priority. "For us, he plays a 200-foot game," Benning said. "He plays in all three zones and hes got real good hockey sense and hands to finish. Hes going to help us on our power play." And in the shootout. Vrbata had five goals on 12 attempts last season. But its the goals he could help produce alongside the Sedins that made Vrbata particularly attractive to the Canucks, and vice-versa. Vrbata understands he might not spend 80 games with Daniel and Henrik but doesnt sound like hed complain about doing that. "Im a big, big believer in chemistry and kind of synergy," Vrbata said. "I feel like when you have chemistry with somebody, that helps so much in todays league where sometimes its so tight and if you can really trust and gain advantage by knowing the guys youre on a line (with)." Notes -- The Canucks lost Mike Santorelli in free agency after the centre signed a US$1.5-million, one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Benning said Vrbata got the nod over Santorelli because he has been a more consistent scorer over a longer period of time. ... Benning confirmed on a conference call with reporters that Travis Green would be back as coach of the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets. Stitched 49ers Jerseys .com) - Coming off a pair of tough losses last week, the Syracuse Orange will try to put an end to their first losing skid of the season when they pay a visit to the Maryland Terrapins at the Comcast Center on Monday night in Atlantic Coast Conference action. 49ers Jerseys 2020 . The club was unable to retain hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, who is bound for Atlanta. 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Wil Myers was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Ben Zobrist added two hits for the Rays, who have lost two in a row since a seven-game winning streak and are tied with the Texas Rangers for the second wild card spot in the American League. The Rays entered this series up north with a magic number of two. "Weve been here before. Weve been in these moments. We never do things seemingly easily. So lets just play tomorrow and see what happens," said Rays manager Joe Maddon. The Cleveland Indians lead the AL wild card and will host the Rays on Monday if there is a three-way tie. The loser of that game will head to Arlington for a showdown with the Rangers on Tuesday to determine who would oppose Mondays winner in Wednesdays AL wild card game. Should the Rangers and Indians lose on Sunday and the Rays prevail to force a tie with the Tribe, a tiebreaker would not be necessary and Tampa Bay would host Cleveland at Tropicana Field. If there is a two-team tie for one wild card spot, the tiebreaker game would be played on Monday and hosted by the club that won the season series between the two teams. Rays starter Matt Moore was able to rebound from a rare loss his last time out and looks to stay sharp in the finale against the Blue Jays. MMoore was 0-1 in three starts following an eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0) and defeated the New York Yankees on the road with Tuesdays 7-0 drubbing in the Bronx. 49ers Jerseys 2021. Moore kept the hosts off the scoreboard with five shutout innings and worked around six walks to improve to 16-4 in 26 starts to go along with a 3.23 earned run average. The left-handed Moore has dominated on the road to the tune of a 9-1 mark in 15 starts and is 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA in six career starts against the Blue Jays. Moore has won both of his starts in this series this season. Todd Redmond will start opposite of Moore for Toronto and is 4-2 with a 3.77 ERA in 16 games (13 starts) this season. Redmond is unbeaten in his last five outings (3-0) and did not figure into the decision of a 3-2 win at Baltimore on Tuesday, when he gave up two runs in 5 2/3 innings. Redmond, a right-hander, did not record a decision in his only start against Tampa Bay on Aug. 18 at Tropicana Field and hurled six innings of one-run ball in a 2-1 loss. Toronto looks to play spoiler once again and got a pair of two-run homers from Ryan Goins and Kevin Pillar in the fifth inning. Adam Lind had two hits and three RBI, including a two-run single in the fourth inning, for the Jays, winners in three of their last five games. "We havent been winning a lot of games necessarily, but weve been playing some good games. Its a good way to finish it, wed like to come back and get one more win tomorrow, and thats what its all about," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. The Jays have outscored the Rays 13-5 in this series and starter J.A. Happ tossed 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball for the win on Saturday. Tampa Bay is 10-8 against Toronto this season. ' ' '