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Inconsistent quarterback play has plagued LSU over the past several years, and new coach Ed Orgeron was hoping to turn the position around in his first year. But a pair of decommitments over the past two weeks leaves an unstable position on shaky ground again.The Tigers lost a commitment from ESPN 300 quarterback Lowell Narcisse on Monday morning. The 6-foot-3, 224-pound dual-threat quarterback from St. James (La.) High School had been committed to LSU since May.?I have thought and Prayed long about the situation, and Ive decided to de-commit from LSU, Narcisse tweeted Monday. LSU is a Great school and I have much love and respect for the program, but I feel this [is] the best decision for myself right now.Narcisse, the fifth-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the country, visited Auburn last weekend and received an in-home visit from the Tigers on Sunday night.In addition to losing Narcisse, Myles Brennan reopened his recruitment last week. The ESPN 300 fifth-ranked pocket passer tweeted that he was not officially decommitting from LSU but wanted to look at other schools.Brennan quickly received interest from such schools as Oklahoma State and Florida State, and the Tigers will certainly have to battle other programs if they want to hang on to him.?With no offensive coordinator in place and the dead period in recruiting (no in-person contact on- or off-campus) running through Jan. 12, LSU will have a lot of ground to make up before national signing day on Feb. 1.So what options does LSU have left? Upon taking the head-coaching job, Orgeron immediately offered Alabama quarterback commit Tua Tagovailoa, and the Tigers were hoping to secure an official visit. Tagovailoa, however, decided not to visit LSU and is keeping his commitment to Alabama.Orgeron has said he would like a quarterback who can run and throw, but other than Narcisse, all ESPN 300 dual-threat quarterbacks are committed to other schools. With less than two months until signing day and several quarterbacks enrolling in January, the options are limited for LSU at this point.Hiring a big-name offensive coordinator who has a previous relationship with other quarterbacks might be the only chance the Tigers have of landing a top signal-caller in this recruiting cycle. Air Max Scontate . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. Air Max Italia . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. http://www.scontateairmax.it/ . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Air Max Scontatissime . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. The flanker, who has played 65 times for France, is expected to be out for up to four months. Air Max Scontate Online . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. NEW YORK -- The New York Islanders have spent the last week proving they can play with the best teams in the Eastern Conference. On Thursday night, the Islanders will get a chance to see how they stack up against the red-hot St. Louis Blues, who are the second-best team in the Western Conference.The Islanders will host the Blues for the only time this season when the two teams square off at Barclays Center. Both clubs won Tuesday, when New York extended its point streak to five games with a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers while St. Louis kept rolling with a 3-2 overtime win over the East-leading Montreal Canadiens.The Islanders (10-10-5) have gone 4-0-1 in their last five games -- a stretch in which theyve beaten the Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, all of whom currently occupy a playoff spot -- to climb out of the NHL basement and move to the fringe of the East playoff race.It gives our guys a little bit of confidence that we can play with some of the top teams, record-wise, in the East, Islanders head coach Jack Capuano said.Despite the recent surge, the Islanders still have a long road ahead if they want to reach the playoffs for the third straight season. New York is eight points behind the Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers, who are tied for the two wild card berths.Means weve got a lot of work still to do, Islanders center and captain John Tavares said. Weve had some ups and downs and some frustration to start the year, some results we didnt get and some things maybe not go our way.dddddddddddd Certainly playing a lot better hockey and we know we can still be a lot better.Results-wise, its hard to fare much better than the Blues (15-7-4) have lately. St. Louis is 8-1-1 in its last 10 games dating back to Nov. 15 to move within three points of the Chicago Blackhawks, who lead both the Central Division and the Western Conference.Much like the Islanders, the Blues are looking to see if their recent play is sustainable. The game Thursday begins a four-game road trip for St. Louis, which is just 3-6-1 away from Scottrade Center. Six of its final nine games before the Christmas break will be on the road.Its going to be a real test for us, Blues goalie Jake Allen said. Obviously, things havent gone great for us on the road this year. Its a great opportunity to keep this thing going we had on our homestand.The Blues would like to keep it going without the drama that accompanied the 4-0-1 homestand that concluded Tuesday. Four of the five games went to overtime.My biggest fear is weve had to put a lot of energy into these games. a lot of overtimes, a lot of 3-on-3 stuff, a lot of anxiety, a lot of close games, Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock said. Well see where our energy is. Weve got to be really careful with ourselves right now. ' ' '