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His start at Melbourne may have come to a swift end, but James Maloney has now turned into an unstoppable force in the NRL.Thats the opinion of rival playmaker Cooper Cronk, who partnered Maloney at the scrumbase three times in the Cronulla stars rookie NRL year with the Storm in 2009.Seven years later and the incumbent NSW State of Origin five-eighth is on the cusp of leading the Sharks, in his first season in the Shire to a maiden title over his old club.Cronk identified the 30-year-old Maloney as one of the key Sharks to stop in Sundays decider.(Coach Craig Bellamy) will do his homework and hopefully well have a plan to limit him, because you cant stop him. Well just try and limit his ability and influence, Cronk said.James deserves a lot of credit for what hes done at the Cronulla Sharks this year. Not only that, but hes had a tremendous State of Origin campaign as well.Maloney played a total four games in bleak city before transforming into one of the games most successful journeymen, playing grand finals with the Warriors and the Sydney Roosters.Only six other players have featured in three deciders with three different clubs.James must bring something special to a football team because each team that hes been a part of, hes made a grand final, Cronk said.I know hes a charismatic guy off the field but hes also a tenacious competitor, and brings a lot of calmness to that football team.Smith was two years into his full-time captaincy when Maloney emerged in the NRL, and knew instantly that the pointscoring wizard would be a hit in the league.However the addition of veteran pivot Brett Finch that year forced Maloney to look elsewhere.I was a huge fan of Jimmy Maloney when he was at the club. It was unfortunate that he didnt get more of an opportunity to play first grade footy here, Smith said.But he had the chance to go over to the Warriors, and he played in a grand final there, played in a grand final at the Roosters, and now hes in another grand final.He showed how good he is and how he handles the big stage the other night against the Cowboys. Hes coming off a good game and hell be confident this week. Nueva Camiseta Real Madrid 19/20 . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. Camiseta Gareth Bale . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. http://www.nuevacamisetadelrealmadrid.com/camiseta-sergio-ramos-nino.html . Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory. Camiseta Marco Asensio España . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. Equipacion Real Madrid Niño Barata .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. TORONTO -- The Florida Panthers arent taking any risks with franchise defenseman Aaron Ekblad.Ekblad, 20, is headed back to Florida and will miss the remainder of the World Cup of Hockey for Team North America.While Aaron would have liked to stay with his teammates at the World Cup of Hockey, we respect the decision for him to continue his evaluation and rehabilitation in Florida with the Panthers team doctors, Team North America said in a statement. Aaron was a very important part of our defense core here and a key leader on this team. We wish him all the best in his recovery.Ekblad took a big hit from Finlands?Leo Komarov?during North Americas win on Sunday and sat out Mondays 4-3 loss to Russia. North America is calling it an upper-body injury, but an NHL source said he was following league protocol by sitting out Mondays game with symptoms consistent with a mild concussion.Ekblad will be re-evaluated by doctors in Florida.Hes a huge piece of our team, said Team North America captain Connor McDavid. We miss him a lot, but it will be up to us to kind of march on without him.Added goaltender Matt Murrray: Hes a great player.dddddddddddd. He seems like a 10-year veteran and hes only 20 years old. Yeah, well miss him.Without Ekblad, the 2014 No. 1 draft pick whos already an NHL franchise defenseman, North America will need to lean more heavily on Morgan Rielly, Colton Parayko, Shayne Gostisbehere in a crucial game Wednesday against Sweden.The whole team has to be prepared to play more minutes, and rise to the challenge and take care of each other defensively, Rielly said. You have to learn on the fly a little bit.Coach Todd McLellan praised the play of replacement Jacob Trouba but also lamented Ekblads absence. On a team of 23-and-under Americans and Canadians, youth was a weakness during a rough 10-minute stretch against Russia.When youre a group of young players, youre looking for somebody just to take charge and settle it down, maybe get a shift or two under your belt, and we didnt get that quick enough, McLellan said.The Associated Press contributed to this report.? ' ' '