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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest turned its program around and earned a bowl berth. Boston College wants to do the same thing by beating the Demon Deacons.The Eagles are trying to join Wake Forest as lower-level ACC Atlantic Division teams to qualify for the postseason when they play Saturday in the regular season finale.There is a lot of young football here to mature. Thats the beauty of bowl season. Youre dying for that, right? BC coach Steve Addazio said. Its kind of a marker, you know, going to a bowl. Its a goal you set in the beginning of the year. Its one thats still alive, and its a marker ... for success, and then its a marker for growth and development.That the Eagles (5-6, 1-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) are even in the bowl conversation at all is surprising because theyve been the ACCs worst team for the past two years, having won only one ACC game since 2014 -- a 21-14 victory last month at North Carolina State.It could be argued they inherited that mantle from Wake Forest (6-5, 3-4), which went 3-9 in both 2014 and 15 with one ACC victory in each season. The Demon Deacons lone league win last year came 3-0 at BC after they turned the ball over inside their own 1-yard line in the final minute but the Eagles then blew a chance to score.These games have always been very physical games and Im sure this one will be the same, Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said. We have a lot to play for. We are trying to secure a winning season and BC is trying to become bowl eligible. I think both teams have a lot at stake.---Some things to know about the BC-Wake Forest game:BCS Defense: The strength of the Boston College team once again is its defense, which ranks second in the ACC in yards allowed (312.7 ypg) and is coming off a 30-0 rout of Connecticut in which it held the Huskies to minus-6 yards rushing. In sweeping four nonconference opponents, the Eagles allowed them a total of 20 points.FAMILY MATTER: A pair of Wolford brothers will be on opposite sidelines -- Bobby Wolford is a fullback for the Eagles while John Wolford is expected to start at quarterback for Wake Forest. John Wolford missed the loss to Clemson with what team officials said was an ankle injury.SENIOR SENDOFF: Wake Forest is saying goodbye to a class of 13 seniors that were part of sub-.500 seasons in each of their first three years in the program. The biggest names in the group are DB Ryan Janvion and LB Marquel Lee. This group means a lot to me, Clawson said. This is the class our staff didnt recruit, but they bought in. Without them, we are not going to a bowl.NO O: Offense has been a struggle for both teams. Among ACC teams, Wake Forest and BC hold the bottom two spots in total offense and scoring offense, and if not for last-place Georgia Tech, would be at the bottom in passing offense.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Online . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout. Stitched Soccer Jerseys . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. 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But its not enough time to get used to a new ice surface, new boards and all of the idiosyncrasies of a new arena that give a team its home-ice advantage.The brand new arena is part of a $614 million downtown revitalization project that also includes a community arena, a Winter Garden common area and transit corridor.The opponent for Wednesdays home opener will be the Oilers fiercest rival, the Calgary Flames. Both teams missed the playoffs in 2015-16 -- in fact, the Oilers havent been to the playoffs since they lost to Carolina in the 2006 Stanley Cup final.For the Battle of Alberta to get back to what it was, you need the teams to get back in the playoffs, Flames defenseman Mark Giordano said. I think both teams are optimistic with their young players. Obviously, itll be exciting. That first one is going to be a fun one, we get to go into a new building and theyll be excited.The one advantage for the visiting Flames -- and any team that travels to Edmonton in the first couple of months of the regular season -- is that Rogers Place still feels new to the home team.I think were starting to get it figured out, Oilers goalie Cam Talbot said. I think everyone knows that there will be some bounces here that arent going to be favorable, sometimes off the boards the puck comes off pretty quick. The ice gets pretty bad near the end of the period and the puck is just bouncing everywhere.So, while the new arena has luxury suites, a loge level where food is brought right to the fans tables, and a home dressing room that looks like the ready room of the Enterprise, the one negative is the choppy ice.Remember that the Oilers old arena, Rexall Place, was consistently hailed for having the fastest, smoothest ice in the NHL. So, there might be an adjustment period for offensive stars like 2015 No. 1 overall draft pick Connor McDavid and his projected first-line mates, Jordan Eberle and Milan Lucic.According to Talbot, the Oilers will need to adjust to a surface where simple passes can hop over sticks and lead to turnovers.You just have to take it iinto account that the ice is going to be bad and make the simple plays, he said.ddddddddddddOilers center Leon Draisaitl agreed.Itll take a little while, for sure, Draisaitl said. We were in the other rink for so long, so it will take a little while to make this our home. But were really on a good way here, were on the right track. I can just feel it will be a great home for us.But the Oilers can look to the New York Islanders, who moved to the Barclays Center last year and sported an excellent 25-11-5 home record. Growing pains can be overcome.Roster news came fast and furious during the day before the season opener.The Oilers signed defenseman Eric Gryba to a two-way deal. Center Anton Lander, who scored just once in 61 games for the Oilers last season, was placed on waivers this week. Left winger Matt Hendricks and right winger Iiro Pakarinen will start the season on injured reserve.The Flames came to terms Monday with left winger Johnny Gaudreau (30 goals, 48 assists last season) on a new, six-year, $40.5 million contract. Calgary waived Brandon Bollig, the left winger who scored twice in 54 games the previous season.The Flames also sent right winger Linden Vey, who played 41 games for the Vancouver Canucks last season, down to its American Hockey League affiliate in Stockton, Calif.Kris Versteeg, who spent the preseason with the Oilers on a tryout basis, could play in Wednesdays game -- as a member of the Flames. The veteran right winger signed a one-year deal with Calgary immediately after deciding not to sign with Edmonton. Oilers coach Todd McLellan said the club offered Versteeg a deal, but the winger turned it down.The Flames also added defenseman Nicklas Grossmann, who played 58 games for the Arizona Coyotes in 2006-07.Earlier in the week, the Oilers signed defenseman Kris Russell, who played 198 career regular-season games for the Flames between 2013-16.Theres no friends on the ice, Flames center Matt Stajan was quoted as saying on the teams website. We wish him well. But come Wednesday, were enemies.After the teams face each other in the opener, they head to Calgary for Fridays rematch. ' ' '