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The NHL free agent frenzy will almost certainly include big-money, long-term deals for the likes of wingers Milan Lucic, Kyle Okposo and Loui Eriksson, and produce a trickle-down effect for several other players on the open market.Here are five things to know about NHL free agency, which opens Friday at noon Eastern time:PLAN BThe Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and the rest of the league that lost the Steven Stamkos sweepstakes to the Tampa Bay Lightning will circle back to new candidates like Okposo, a three-time, 20-goal scorer whos just 28. No player will benefit more from Stamkos $68 million, eight-year deal than Okposo, but Eriksson, Andrew Ladd, Troy Brouwer and David Backes could all sign early after the market opens.LOVING LUCICAfter drafting left wing Jesse Puljujarvi and trading Taylor Hall to New Jersey, the Edmonton Oilers are the heavy favorites to land Lucic, the 6-foot-4 power forward who had 20 goals and 35 assists with the Los Angeles Kings last season. Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli had Lucic in Boston and could add him to a young mix in Edmonton.CONTENDERS WALK AWAYMany of the top contenders have so little salary-cap space left to use that they wont be a major factor, including the Lightning, Presidents Trophy-winning Washington Capitals and the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. The Blackhawks are in that group, too, though Florida defenseman Brian Campbell could take a discount to return to Chicago in the hopes of winning another title.THIN GOALIE MARKETJames Reimer is the top goaltending option available, which says a lot about the quantity and quality of the pool. Reimer was a starter at one time for the Maple Leafs and backed up Martin Jones on the San Jose Sharks run to the Cup Final. Beyond him are backups.THIN BLUE LINEBecause Keith Yandle (Florida Panthers) and Alex Goligoski (Arizona Coyotes) are signed and Campbell has a defined focus for where he wants to go, that leaves Dan Hamhuis, Kris Russell and Jason Demers as the top options. Most GMs know they wont find a top-four defenseman in this class. D.K. Metcalf Youth Jersey . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. 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LOS ANGELES -- San Diegos Drew Pomeranz threw a pitch that didnt register on the radar gun. This offering was one that screamed he belongs in next weeks All-Star Game in San Diego.The left-hander hurled seven scoreless innings in beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0 on Thursday night. Pomeranz (8-7) was sensational in blanking the Dodgers, scattering two hits and two walks. He struck out six in his fourth consecutive quality start.Just maybe it was good enough to get Pomeranz on the roster, if another pitchers bails out.He deserves to be in the game, Padres manager Andy Green said. I think hes clearly a candidate.Pomeranz said its out of his hands.My goal is to go out there and do what I did, he said. I dont know what else Im supposed to do other than that.Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1), in his first appearance in 640 days, struggled in his return from shoulder surgery. He lasted just 4 2/3 innings, surrendering six runs on eight hits with two walks. He struck out four, but never did look comfortable.Getting him back on the mound was a victory in itself, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. To see him take the mound tonight was great, although we had hoped for some better results. But there was some good things in there.The Padres, who have won 11 of their last 17 games, scored single runs in three of the first four innings and three in the fifth to take the first contest of the three-game series. Melvin Upton Jr. hit a homer and Alex Dickerson added a two-run triple for San Diego.The way Pomeranz is producing, theres a chance he could be added to the National League All-Star roster for Tuesdays All-Star Game in San Diego if another pitcher bows out. Already owning one of the leagues best ERAs and batting-average-against, Pomeranz did little to hurt his stock with a dazzling performance that kept the Dodgers stymied.The Dodgers, who didnt fare any better against relievers Ryan Buchter and Paul Clemens, lost to the Padres for only the fifth time in their last 16 pairings.Pomeranz has had a real nice first half, Roberts said. We just couldnt get any momentum against him. You got to give Pomeranz credit.Consecutive doubles in the fifth by Matt Kemp and Yangervis Solarte pushed the Padres in front 4-0. Yasiel Puig then miisplayed Alex Dickersons liner into a triple, scoring Solarte to make it 5-0.dddddddddddd.It was in the fifth inning that Ryus fastball dropped from sitting in the 90s to the 80s.My velocity went down but I will have to adjust, Ryu said through a translator. I know I will get so much better and pitch more innings.The Dodgers best scoring chance in the games early stages came in the fourth as Trayce Thompson reached third after a one-out double. But A.J. Ellis popped up to Wil Myers to end the threat.The Padres, fresh off scoring 13 runs in a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, didnt waste any time on Thursday in grabbing a 1-0 lead.A resurgent Melvin Upton Jr. continues to shine as he smacked his 14th homer of the year to open the game. Uptons home run total is his most since he hit 28 with Tampa Bay in 2012.San Diego pushed its advantage to 2-0 in the second when an inning-opening walk to Derek Norris cost Ryu. That misstep would eventually extend the inning to allow Pomeranz to hit a two-out, four-hopper up the middle for an RBI single, scoring Dickerson.The Padres tacked on another run in the fourth to go up 3-0.Norris opened with an infield single on a fine play by Corey Seager, but Seagers throwing error allowed Norris to take second. He moved to third on a ground out and, with the infield up, Alexei Ramirez hit a run-scoring double off the base of the fence in center field.Game notes San Diego 1B Wil Myers will participate in Mondays Home Run Derby. Its the first time Myers, who has a career-high 19 home runs this season, has been selected. Los Angeles rookie SS Corey Seager (17 home runs) is also in the Home Run Derby. ... Padres RHP Tyson Ross (shoulder) remains on the disabled list and has also sustained a sprained ankle. Ross was hurt Wednesday while exercising in his hotel room in Phoenix and stayed behind at the teams training camp facility. ... Dodgers 2B Chase Utley was out of the lineup, one game after getting six hits. ... Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said LHP Clayton Kershaw (back) reported no setbacks Thursday after playing catch Wednesday. ' ' '