TORONTO -- To help Auston Matthews through the first slump of his rookie season, Toronto coach Mike Babcock has turned to Sidney Crosby and Henrik Zetterberg.Matthews piled up six goals and 10 points in his first six games, including a historic four-goal outing in his NHL debut. The 19-year-old Matthews was still tied for second Tuesday among all rookies in scoring (12 points), four points behind Patrik Laine.But Matthews has no goals and two assists in the past nine games, and Babcock is using video of Crosby and Zetterberg to do some tweaking with his young star.In one-on-one sessions, Babcock showed Matthews how Zetterberg, the longtime Red Wings star, gets the puck back just by standing in the right places defensively. He showed Matthews Crosbys strategy of luring the defenses out of position and not hesitating to make plays.Babcock has seen subtle adjustments from Matthews over the past couple weeks, particularly in the faceoff circle. The Arizona native won 43 percent of the draws in the opening five games, 53 percent in the following five and 61 percent in the past five.What hes telling you already is he likes having the puck, Babcock said. Hes sick and tired of chasing it already. So then the next thing hes going to figure out if he stops in the right places on defense and puts his stick in the right place, the offensive players are going to keep giving it back to him and then his skillset is going to come out.But the hardest part for a kid when you come in the National Hockey League is you never get the puck.Matthews said he believes hes grown stronger defensively in recent weeks. He also leads Toronto with 58 shots, though he last scored Oct. 25 against Tampa Bay, nine games ago.In our situation we need him to be a dominant, dominant center for us, Babcock said. We think hes going to be by Christmas time. We think hes a very good player already. But we think he can be lights-out both with and without the puck. Puma Pas Cher Livraison Gratuite . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. Chaussure Puma Destockage . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. http://www.francepuma.fr/ .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Chaussure Puma En Solde . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. Puma Outlet France . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. Former San Diego State coach Beth Burns has been awarded a $3.36 million judgment in her wrongful termination, whistleblower?lawsuit against the school.Burns sued in San Diego Superior Court in early 2014, alleging her 2013 firing was in retaliation after she complained about potential Title IX violations.This verdict brings a measure of justice to Coach Burns after a years-long struggle to vindicate her rights, attorney Allison Goddard said in a news release. It is also hard to miss the signal a verdict like this sends to schools and coaches across the country.A five-woman, seven-man jury delivered the verdict Wednesday after a month of testimony and two days of deliberation.This verdict reaffirms the principle, embodied in laws like Title IX and the Whistleblower Protection Act, that coaches who stand up for feemale athletes should not have to fear retaliation by their employers, Goddard said.dddddddddddd This protection is the cornerstone of Title IX, and cases like this prove how important that is.Burns, 57, had alleged breach of contract, saying she retired in April when told she would otherwise be fired.The lawsuit claimed the school told her she allegedly struck a subordinate. Burns says she never intentionally hit anyone and that the claim was an excuse to retaliate against her for demands that womens basketball get fair treatment.Burns is the winningest coach in Aztecs womens basketball history, going 295-186 in 16 seasons.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '