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What do you need to know about last nights big stories? Joe McDonald gives us his take on the biggest and best. This is where we say, Morning, Joe.Heads up, goalies: A goaltender should be fair game for a legal hit when he leaves the crease. A team sport, especially hockey, shouldnt have different rules for different players. And if goalies were eligible for contact, they wouldnt be playing the puck as often and wed see an increase in offense. However, Rule 42.1 clearly states a goalie is not fair game when outside the crease, so the Dallas Stars Cody Eakin will have the book thrown at him for violently crashing into New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist behind the net during the first period of New Yorks 2-0 victory Thursday. Eakin was given a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. Supplemental discipline is on the way, and Eakin should receive more than a one-game suspension. It looked like he didnt attempt to avoid a collision and left his feet at the point of contact, sending Lundqvist into a tailspin. Lundqvist left the game but was able to return and finished with 27 saves and a shutout in his first start in four games.Matthews is responsible: The biggest impact Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews will have during his career is building the game of hockey in the Southwest. Just like Wayne Gretzky accomplished in California when he played for the Los Angeles Kings, as a native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Matthews has a chance to influence the sport kids pick while growing up. He faced his childhood team for the first time and scored a goal in a 3-2 Leafs loss to the Arizona Coyotes in Toronto on Thursday. Matthews will get his chance to play in front of his hometown crowd when the Coyotes host the Maple Leafs next week. Its still incredible to think that the 2016 No. 1 overall pick grew up in Arizona, a nontraditional hockey market. Given his ability and hype surrounding his career, its safe to say kids from the area will see his success and want to play the game, too.Crosbys in their corner: In a recent conversation with me, Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby compared the Boston Bruins David Pastrnak to the Chicago Blackhawks Artemi Panarin. Thats high praise coming from the best player in the world about one of the more dynamic players in the league in Panarin, who scored two goals and added an assist to help Chicago to a 5-4 win against the New York Islanders on Thursday. The 25-year-old forward and second-year NHLer has three goals and three assists for six points in his past three games. Overall, he has 13-16-29 in 32 games. Pastrnak, 20, has 19 goals and seven assists for 26 points in 27 games. Statistics aside, both Panarin and Pastrnak are so much fun to watch. Their creativity is on display every night and its great for fans -- especially one named Crosby. Nike Flyknit Cheap China . 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Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. Danny Cipriani must oust George Ford and Owen Farrell to reignite his England career.Eddie Jones omitted Cipriani from Englands training camp squad and the Elite Player Squad (EPS) on Friday, then challenged the Wasps playmaker to raise his performance levels.Cipriani won the last of his 14 England caps in August 2015 and has not featured at all under head coach Jones.Jones has admitted he does not consider the 28-year-old as a back-up squad option, after promoting Saracens 23-year-old Alex Lozowski into his 45-man EPS.I had a number of difficult conversations yesterday, said Jones of informing a host of players they had been overlooked for selection. Danny knows what hes got to do.Look hes a talented player but I said it quite clearly to him. At the moment hes not one or two in England in terms of stand-offs.We see George [Ford] and Owen [Farrell] together as one and two. They are 23 and 24 years old, they are the heart of the England side.They can organise the team, they are tactically smart.So for Cipriani to get into the squad hes got to be able to show he can be number one.ddddddddddddBath star Ford and Saracens Farrell have thrived in tandem at 10 and 12 under taskmaster boss Jones, and the Australian boss admitted the pair remain at the forefront of his revised England approach.Cipriani has been in fine form for Wasps after rejoining his boyhood club from Sale Sharks in the summer.The richly-talented fly-half has endured a host of injury setbacks and off-field issues in his career, but has been determined to display a calmer temperament to impress England boss Jones.Jones insisted he does not view Cipriani as back-up material, challenging the high-profile star to prove he deserves to start at fly-half in order to force his way back into Englands squad.I dont see him as a player who comes in the squad as a number three or four player, said Jones. To me hes not that sort of player, he likes to be the main man. And when he plays well enough to be number one hell be in the squad. ' ' '