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Former Leicester defender, Chris Powell, is backing the Foxes to complete one of the greatest stories in football history by going on to win the Premier League. League leaders Leicester are seven points clear of second-placed Tottenham with five games remaining this season, as they attempt to win the Premier League for the very first time. Powell is convinced his former club, who have won their last five league games on the bounce, are looking like worthy title winners.Nobody could have envisaged Greece winning the Euros [in 2004] but I think this will be greatest story in football history, I really do, Powell told Sky Sports News HQ, after opening a new west London football centre backed by the Football Foundation, the Premier League and the FA Facilities Fund. I mean if it was Manchester City or Chelsea seven points ahead I think everybody would be saying its over. I still think people feel Spurs have a chance, which they do, but Leicester have lost three games this season, Spurs have lost four. There are five games to play and its theirs to lose now.I dont think anyone associated with Leicester - fan or player - would have thought they would qualify for the Champions League and have been in the top three and at the top for most of the season, but theyve done it and it looks like they are going to go all the way. Leicester fans are on the brink of one of the greatest upsets in football history I think it will be one of the greatest stories in football history but it also shows the other teams that they can do it regardless of money or status or structure.Leicester are only five games away from one of the best and heart-warming stories you are ever likely to see.Powell ended his 23-year career at Leicester, taking up a player-coach role with the Foxes under Nigel Pearson in his final season with the club in 2010. Powell made 23 appearances for Leicester The 46-year-old says Pearson must be given some credit for laying the foundations of Leicesters recent success and insists current boss Claudio Ranieri is a standout contender to be named Manager of the Year this season.As a fellow manager you embrace and look at what he [Ranieiri] is doing and thats not only how he manages the team but also how he handles himself, Powell said. Powell says Claudio Ranieri has been the standout manager this season You marvel at (NGolo) Kante, (Jamie) Vardy and (Danny) Drinkwater and rightly so, but sometimes you have to look at the manager.I think he has managed the transition well. Nigel Pearson started everything that they are doing now and Ranieri came in when a lot of the people thought he was the wrong man but quite clearly he is the right man.He deserves all the plaudits and hes Manager of the Year for me for sure. 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Interim head coach Todd Nelson said on Wednesday that Hall was left with a bone bruise after getting struck at the club’s first practice following the National Hockey League all-star break. – Edmonton Journal Vancouver Canucks After five days off during the all-star break, selected Vancouver Canuck players received another day off Wednesday, some due to injury and others due to rest management. Derek Dorsett (head), the gritty fourth-line winger, was knocked out of Tuesday’s 4-0 loss to Anaheim in the second period after a questionable collision with ex-Canuck Ryan Kesler. Third-line centre Brad Richardson (ankle) hasn’t played since Jan. 16 in Carolina when he took a puck off the ankle. Head coach Willie Desjardins acknowledged that Richardsons continuing absence caught the team off guard. Richardson participated in Monday’s practice but left Tuesday’s morning skate part way through. – Vancouver Sun Detroit Red Wings The only expected lineup change is Tomas Jurco replacing Daniel Cleary, as Jurco has healed from a back injury thats waylaid him since early January. Defenseman Jakub Kindl (elbow) also has been cleared, but head coach Mike Babcock indicated hed be keeping Xavier Ouellet in the lineup. – Detroit Free Press Pittsburgh Penguins A scary moment happened late in the game when Penguins defenseman Christian Ehrhoff collided with Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, who scored two goals, with 5:57 left in the third period. Ehrhoff was visibly shaken and needed help to get off the ice. Emergency medical personnel were outside the Penguins locker room following the game, though head coach Mike Johnston said he had no update regarding Ehrhoffs condition. – Tribune Review Philadelphia Flyers Kimmo Timonen has worked out almost every day since September, mostly at the Flyers practice facility. Some days, hes played tennis locally. His possible return to the ice after being diagnosed with multiple blood clots in August took one step further yesterday, when he was fitted for a new pair of skates. Flyers general manageer Ron Hextall offered no real update on Timonen yesterday, though meetings about his return continued with team brass, doctors, lawyers and league headquarters.dddddddddddd In the 13 days since Timonen underwent a CT scan that revealed one clot remaining in his leg, no one has ruled out a return. – Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News Arizona Coyotes A return to the ice isnt imminent for winger Mikkel Boedker, who had his spleen removed Jan. 18 in Winnipeg after getting injured that night in a game against the Jets. Boedker was in hospital for five days before spending the rest of his time in Winnipeg at a friends house. He was scheduled to fly back to Phoenix last Sunday but was taken off the flight because the airline wouldnt let him travel until it had been 10 days since his surgery. Boedker figures the staples covering the incision, which starts under his chest and goes all the way to his belly button, will be removed Sunday or Monday. – Arizona Republic Buffalo Sabres Defenseman Nikita Zadorov is off the suspended list and was back on the practice ice Wednesday for the Buffalo Sabres. But he’s not getting back in the lineup Thursday night. Coach Ted Nolan has decided Zadorov is going to sit out the game against the Edmonton Oilers after he already missed Tuesday’s 4-1 loss in Calgary. Nolan said Jhonas Enroth will play goal Thursday, and it’s possible Matt Hackett could get his first start of the season Friday in Vancouver. – Buffalo News Florida Panthers Floridas recent soft defensive play led the team to recalling Alex Petrovic on Wednesday.The 22-year-old defenseman recently took part in the AHL All-Star game and has 19 points in 39 games for San Antonio. Petrovic has played in 13 games with the Panthers over the previous two seasons and is expected to play Thursday — perhaps in place of the struggling Dylan Olsen. The Panthers are also expected to have Shawn Thornton back in the lineup Thursday. Thornton has been out since Dec. 6 with a lingering groin injury. Head coach Gerard Gallant said he expected Roberto Luongo would be back in net Thursday after being pulled during the second period of Tuesdays loss. – Miami Herald San Jose Sharks Forward Tyler Kennedy will be out of the lineup Thursday night with a lower-body injury. He skated yesterday, skated well and was sore after, head coach Todd McLellan said Wednesday. – San Jose Mercury News Waiver TJ Galiardi (Wpg), Colby Robak (Ana), and Dylan Olsen (Fla) were placed on waivers. Simon Gagne (Bos) cleared waivers. ' ' '