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Dec 27, 2011
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ROME - Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro will join the team as scheduled Sunday despite failing a doping test, his coach Marcello Lippi said. Charles Woodson Youth Jersey. Cannavaros club team Juventus has said the failed test was the result of cortisone used to treat a bee sting. "The case was blown out of proportion, but its over now," Lippi said Friday. "I havent heard from Fabio but there was no need to. "It all calmed down in two hours. Will he be with us Sunday? Yes, certainly." CONI anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri held a hearing with Cannavaro and Juventus medical director Bartolomeo Goitre in Turin late Thursday. Torri is still due to make a ruling. Cortisone can be administered for therapy if authorization is granted. It was unclear if Juventus received permission from CONI. Cannavaro, who helped Italy win the World Cup in Germany three years ago, already was suspended for the countrys qualifier with Ireland on Saturday because of yellow cards. 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The Capitals hadnt faced Halak all season prior to Thursday nights 3-2 overtime loss to the Canadiens in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final series, and defenceman Mike Green admits that may have been a factor in his team only getting two of 47 shots past him. "We didnt know what to expect from him," Green said Friday after practice. "We hadnt faced him, we didnt know his habits and we didnt expect him to come out and play that well." With what Halak has done all season, wrenching the starting job away from Carey Price and shining in the Olympics for the fourth-place Slovakian team, there was no reason for Green to expect anything other than excellence from the Canadiens goalie. Thursdays game was the seventh time this year Halak has faced at least 45 shots, and hes won all seven. He finished fourth in the NHL with a .924 save percentage and ninth with a 2.40 goals against average, piling up a 26-13-5 record. If theres one person who knows just when Halak is on his game, its Price, who has taken his gradual demotion to back-up status with grace. "He was on top of his paint, he was making himself big, he was tracking the puck well," Price said after taking part in an optional Canadiens practice. "Its what hes been doing well, and if he keeps doing that hes going to have a lot of success." The relationship between Price and Halak has been an awkward one from the very start. Halak was among the American Hockey Leagues top goaltenders in 2006-07 with the Hamilton Bulldogs, leading the league with a 2.00 GAA and coming second with a .932 save percentage. But when Prices junior career with the Tri-City Americans came to an end he was brought in to Hamilton to play in the playoffs, while Halak was sent off to play for Slovakia in the world championships. Price would go on to lead the Bulldogs to the Calder Cup championship, while Halak played only two games at the worlld championships. Authentic James Harrison White Jersey From that point onward, Price has been the heir apparent to the Canadiens goaltending throne, even though Halak has often outplayed him. But this season it became clear after the return from the Olympic break that Halak was the Canadiens No. 1 goalie for the first time in his career, and hes taken that opportunity and ran with it. Still, Price says Halaks temperament hasnt changed one iota in the face of his rapid rise to the upper echelons of the NHLs goaltending fraternity. "Its just Jaro being Jaro, hes always been really quiet and kind of keeps to himself," Price said. "Hes kind of a goalie, I guess." The relationship between the two Canadiens netminders is cordial, even though both would like to have the net all to themselves. That situation could very well come to a head this summer as both Price and Halak are restricted free agents on July 1, and the Canadiens likely wont have enough money or playing time available to satisfy both. "I kind of understand the situation and I do see a bigger picture," Price said of his backup role. "What I do now can lead to my next step, so all I can do is stay humble and keep working as hard as I can. When hes playing well it makes me want to play better, and when Im playing well it makes him want to play better. Thats just how it is. If you have that healthy relationship, it just pushes you to be better." A big question mark for Halak coming into the series was that he had only one playoff start on his resume, so his performance Thursday night was doubly important because it seemingly answered that question. Not so fast, says Canadiens coach Jacques Martin. "I think he played extremely well (Thursday) night," Martin said. "But its one game." As hes done all season, Martin would not confirm Halak will start Game 2 on Saturday night, saying with a big smile that hell decide in the morning. But Green and the Capitals know Halak will be the one staring them down from the Canadiens net as they try to salvage a split at home. And this time, theyll also know what to expect from him. ' ' '