Theres no words to describe what hes done for our team.

TORONTO -- It hasnt been the fastest race to the checkered flag for Josef Newgarden, the rising star of IndyCar.Newgarden, coming off a dominating win on the oval at Iowa Speedway last weekend, returns to the street course of Toronto this weekend as the defending race winner. Its a far cry from four seasons ago, when as a rookie he led only one lap all year while driving for a small, single-car team.About halfway through that year it got really difficult at certain points to have faith and motivation in what you were doing, Newgarden said Friday. I just remember thinking, `What is going on? I dont know what Im doing, I dont know what we need from a big picture, whether thats a team thing or a car set up standpoint. There was a lot going on. If you can imagine loving something so much, more than anything else in life and then losing your love for it -- its kind of an odd thing to happen. And then you regain it.Newgarden believes things really began clicking two seasons later, in 2014, and have been steadily rolling upward since. He now drives for the two-car team at Ed Carpenter Racing and was in the championship hunt last season, when he won two races and finished seventh in the final standings.You learn the ups and downs, he said. You learn the emotional roller coaster of racing.Newgarden enters Sundays race on the temporary street course as one of the favorites. His win last weekend at Iowa, where he led all but 18 of the 300 laps, helped him close the gap on IndyCar Series points leader Simon Pagenaud. Hes climbed from 12th to second in the standings over the last five races and the Tennessee native trails Pagenaud by 73 points.I think thats racing, he said. You have one weekend where youre like the biggest jerk on the planet and everyone hates you and then the next weekend you have an amazing weekend and youre like the messiah again.Hes already experiencing that at Toronto, where he was 16th on the speed chart after Fridays practice sessions. Pagenaud was fastest, while his Team Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Will Power were second and third. The fourth Penske driver, Juan Pablo Montoya, was in a crash during practice.Pagenaud had praise for the course.I like it because I find it more exciting, Pagenaud said. You got to be so precise and its narrow, its technical in the last section but it also meets speed corners, its high speed because its so narrow. Its better for the fans because it looks more sketchy and will bring a better show.Newgarden, meanwhile, is still driving with a wrap on his right hand from the break he suffered in a crash at Texas last month. Hes been downgraded from a brace because it took up too much room in his car and he couldnt grip the wheel. Although he also broke his clavicle, Newgarden said his hand is the issue.The hand is really whats bothering me, its going to be a problem, Newgarden said. Its healing. I just went and got X-rays this week.Newgardens best finish on a street course this year was fourth at Detroit, and he struggled to a 22nd-place finish to start the season in St. Petersburg. He was 10th on Long Beach. Because of his struggles on street courses, he doesnt believe his victory last year makes him the driver to beat.I dont think were going to walk away. (The) goal this weekend is to finish in (the) top six, Newgarden said. If we can do that then we just need to have a clean race and then well fight for a podium or a win. Wholesale Angels Jerseys . PAUL, Minn. Los Angeles Angels Store . 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OTTAWA -- Two teams that should be in foul moods will take their frustrations out on each other Saturday night at Canadian Tire Centre.The Ottawa Senators (10-6-1) suffered their worst defeat of the season when they fell 5-1 to the Nashville Predators on home ice Thursday. Four hours away on the same night, the Florida Panthers (8-8-1) were also taking their worst beating when they lost 6-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs.We didnt compete hard enough and Toronto put it to us pretty good, said coach Gerard Gallant after the third stop in a four-game road trip for the Panthers. There was nothing good about our game tonight. A lot of guys didnt play good hockey at all. ... There was no compete, not battle level.The Panthers, who got their only goal from defenseman Aaron Ekblad, used backup goalie James Reimer against his former team. Expected to get the call in Ottawa will be Roberto Luongo, who has a 14-14-1 career record versus the Senators.Down the ice from him in the Senators net will be Craig Anderson, who returned to the team Friday after taking a one-day leave to be with his wife Nicholle as she battles cancer.Anderson is off to an 8-3-1 start with a goals-against average (2.12) and save percentage (.934) that ranks among the league leaders.Andys been an incredible inspiration to all of us the way hes been able to deal with what Nicholle is going through, said assistant captaiin Dion Phaneuf.dddddddddddd Theres no words to describe what hes done for our team. Being so unselfish and coming back to our team at such a tough time, and playing the way that he has, is incredible. It just speaks to the character of him and hes got all the support in the world from us.Anderson spent three seasons with the Panthers (2006-09) and owns a 13-6-2 record against his old team.While the Panthers are without injured key players Nick Bjugstad, Jonathan Huberdeau and Alex Petrovic, the Senators arent sure who theyll have available Saturday night.Winger Bobby Ryan was hit in the hand with a shot during the Nashville game and it appears he could miss some time. Winger Mike Hoffman didnt play Thursday because of a lower body injury and is day-to-day, while winger Chris Neil missed Fridays practice with an unspecified issue and his status is also up in the air.Its tough, said coach Guy Boucher. You look at your lineup and you plug some holes, but in reality you cant ask some guys to be a top six forward when youre a fourth liner. Weve got to figure out a way to use the players on the roster so that we put guys at least in the chairs that they can manage so we have the best look possible.The two teams split the season series last year, 2-2-1. ' ' '