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WINNIPEG -- Ondrej Pavelec of the Winnipeg Jets isnt on ESPNs list of top 25 NHL goaltenders and, given his numbers last season, his coach isnt surprised. Nike Air Force 1 Mid Australia . "Players get ranked a lot of times according to numbers and I think its probably fair," Claude Noel said Monday at training camp. Pavelec, a workhorse who played in a league-high 44 games last season, ranked 10th over all in wins with 21. But his save percentage of .905 ranked 51st in the NHL and his 20 losses were the second worst. His goals-against average of 2.80 ranked him 52nd overall and he allowed a league high 119 goals. Noel says the Jets have to improve in many areas this season, including goaltending. But he still says he believes they have goaltenders who can get them to the playoffs. "Im confident in our goaltending and I think our goaltending can help us get in the playoffs," said Noel. "Were going to have to play a good team game and our goalies are going to have to do their part. "Thats part of the solution. Your players have to check better. You have to do some things, we have to do some things better from the previous two years to get in the playoffs and goaltending also going to have to pick up a little bit more." The Jets showed their confidence in Pavelec last season, when they signed the Czech native to a new five-year, $19.5-million deal. His numbers arent just a reflection of Pavelecs efforts in goal. In fact, he got a lot of credit from his coach and teammates last season for keeping the Jets in games when not much else was working. There were also times when he could have used a little more help in front of the net. He was second only to Buffalos Ryan Miller in the number of shots faced at 1,251. Training camp is a time when a lot of players get ice time who likely wont see much, if any, action with the Jets this season. That has included goaltenders. But that should start to change Tuesday night when the Edmonton Oilers visit, as the focus in goal at last turns to Pavelec and perhaps backup Al Montoya as well. "The important thing for us is to get the two goalies that we have prepared to play and thats going to be the biggest thing moving forward here with these next exhibition games," said Noel, although he refused to go into more detail. "Ive been told Im going to play, I dont know exactly what the plan is, but Im excited to get to the game and get things going," said Pavelec. The franchise has made the playoffs exactly once since it started in Atlanta. After a promising start last season that made them look like a safe bet, the Jets crumbled down the stretch. This season, their third in Winnipeg, the pressure to qualify has increased and the players say they know what they must do. Pavelec is no exception. He says its time to start making good on expectations and he says the team has added players and gotten better in the off-season. They will also have less travelling to do now that theyre in a division composed largely of Central time-zone teams, although those teams look a lot tougher for the most part than their old Southeast rivals. "You know first year, we just moved from Atlanta, last year was the lockout, this year . . . its time to make it. I think we have the team to make it," said the goaltender. "We just have to stop talking about it and just make it." 17:37ET 16-09-13 Vans Old Skool Australia Cheap . Both sides of the deal have formally announced acquisitions: TFC introduced Jozy Altidore as a designated player on Friday, while their counterparts announced a three-and-a-half-year deal with Jermain Defoe. 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The Braves right-hander was aided by a spectacular throw by B.J. Upton, who caught a liner to medium centre by Bryce Harper and threw out Jose Lobaton at the plate for an inning-ending double play in the fifth. Strasburg (0-1) allowed eight hits, three walks and three earned runs in 4 1-3 innings. Teheran walked four and hit a batter, but he compensated with six timely strikeouts and two solid singles to right field, the first of which drove in the tying run with two out in the bottom of the fourth inning and contributed to the early exit for Strasburg) It was the second shaky outing of the year for the Nationals right-hander. Strasburg allowed a pair of home runs in a no-decision in Washingtons 9-7 opening day victory over the Mets. Against the Braves, Strasburg had a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning, but thhird baseman Ryan Zimmermans two-out, two-run throwing error paved the way for two unearned runs. Air Max 97 Plus Australia. In the next inning, Strasburg was sent to the dugout after allowing a walk and four straight singles. The hits were supplied by Chris Johnson, Justin Upton, Uggla, and Ryan Doumit. Andrelton Simmons brought home the final run with a sacrifice fly off reliever Aaron Barrett. Notes: In the final game of the series on Sunday, Braves lefty Alex Wood (1-0, 1.29 ERA) will oppose Nationals right-hander Taylor Jordan, who gets his first start of the season. . Nationals P Doug Fister, who is out with a lat strain, may get some throwing in on Sunday for the first time since he was placed on the 15-day disabled list on March 29. "Through exercise he feels pretty good," manager Matt Williams said. "The test is going to be throwing and extending in a controlled environment." ... Illness is going around both clubhouses. Braves C Evan Gattis, who homered on Friday, was out with flu-like symptoms, but was available to pinch hit. Nationals P Gio Gonzalez is battling illness. His next start is set for Tuesday against the Marlins. .. Wood is the first left-hander the Nationals will face this year. ' ' '