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Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes gap over the rest of the field is significant at the Italian Grand Prix after finishing Friday practice 0.453s clear of his nearest non-Mercedes rival.At the last race in Belgium, Hamiltons teammate Nico Rosberg took pole by just 0.149s from Max Verstappen, which was Mercedes smallest margin to a rival since the Monaco Grand Prix in May, where Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo secured pole position. But during Friday practice at Monza, Red Bulls power deficit dropped Verstappen and Ricciardo to fifth and sixth, with Ferrari becoming the second best team albeit nearly half a second behind Hamilton.Its hot out there but the track feels really good with lots of grip and I found a good balance in the end, particularly going into my second stint, Hamilton said. So Im really happy with it and we got through our run plan and we are looking very strong this weekend.Its strange how one weekend you are stronger than another [weekend] as a team, but the car feels good this weekend.I have no idea what the gap will be tomorrow, but it looked significant today compared to some of the other races. It will be interesting to see what changes tomorrow.Hamilton suffered a series of front lock ups during his long runs in practice and said getting braking right was one of the biggest challenges at Monza.Yeah, its very hard to find braking points. Also you are trying to look after your tyres so you have to find a balance with how far forward you put your brake balance. If you put it further rear your tyres dont last so long because you under-rotate your rears, so you are right on the edge of the grip level of the front tyres throughout the whole braking, making sure you get it right. But a lock-up here is so costly and generally its a one-stop always here, which isnt good.Generally I think they need to do better in the future with the tyre compounds because a one-stop race is so boring for everyone. When you have more stops it puts more confusion into the mix and more opportunity.The fact the super-soft can go quite a big distance here, last year I think it was 26 laps and this year I think it will be something similar -- but it is what it is and we are doing the best job we can with and trying to make sure we dont have a lock up, look after your tyres and dont lose time going through those extra barricades at the chicanes. Jrue Holiday Pelicans Jersey . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. ETwaun Moore Jersey . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. http://www.shoppelicansonline.com/Authentic-Jahlil-Okafor-Pelicans-Jersey/ . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Anthony Davis Pelicans Jersey . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. Custom New Orleans Pelicans Jerseys .C. at the helm of the top team in the Eastern Conference. His tenure as the GM in Vancouver was all too brief. Though he led the Canucks to what was then a franchise record-shattering campaign in just his second season, Nonis was gone and replaced one year later. NEW YORK -- Former Rangers defenseman Jeff Beukeboom has been hired by the team to coach their blue line players.Beukeboom replaces Ulf Samuelsson, who left in May after three seasons to become the head coach of the AHLs Charlotte Checkers.Beukeboom won a Stanley Cup with New York in 1994 after winning three with the Edmonton Oilers in a 13-season career. He has been workinng as an assistant with the AHLs Hartford Wolf Pack, the Rangers farm team.ddddddddddddHe joins head coach Alain Vigneault, associate coach Scott Arniel, assistant coach Darryl Williams, and goaltending coach Benoit Allaire on the Rangers staff. ' ' '