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GLENDALE, Ariz. JK Scott Jersey . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. The Stars not only made their dads happy Tuesday night, they secured a key victory that improved their playoff chances. Antoine Roussel scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, Kari Lehtonen stopped 26 shots and the Stars beat the sluggish Phoenix Coyotes 3-1 in front of 27 dads who took advantage of the franchises father road trip. "This is a little extra bonus," Lehtonen said of having his pop in the stands. "Its nice to have him here." Shawn Horcoff also scored and Ryan Garbutt added an empty-netter for the Stars, who won their second straight game and moved within one point of Phoenix and two of Vancouver, which holds the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Not bad for a team that less than a month ago was mired in a six-game losing streak. "It was a big win for us tonight," Garbutt said. "We had the dads in town and it was a fun game for the guys to play. Its kind of nice for the guys to be on a roll right now." Antoine Vermette scored his eighth goal in nine games and Mike Smith made 37 saves for the Coyotes, who were thoroughly outplayed in the final two periods despite the games importance. "It was really disappointing," Vermette said. "We have to find a way to win these games." Tied at 1 entering the third period despite a 31-18 edge in shots, the Stars took advantage of a bad line change and Kyle Chipchuras turnover at centre ice. The sequence ended with Roussels wrist shot from between the circles that beat Smith on the glove side at 3:25 for his ninth goal. "We turned over a lot of pucks and in the 1-on-1 battles just didnt do enough to give ourselves a better chance to win," Phoenix coach Dave Tippett said. It was another solid defensive effort for the Stars, three nights after blanking NHL-leading Anaheim 2-0 at the beginning of a three-game trip. When they arrived in Phoenix, so did most of the players fathers. They watched the Super Bowl together Sunday and visited a dude ranch Monday. The fathers then had great seats for Dallas fifth win in seven games and a big victory against another team jockeying for a playoff spot. Phoenix entered the night in ninth place in the West with 62 points, while Dallas was 10th with 59. With eight teams going to the playoffs and Vancouver losing at Boston earlier in the evening, Tuesdays meeting and Saturdays rematch in Dallas meant an opportunity to create space and clinch the season series. "We talked about this morning that two teams that are pretty similar and tight, somebodys going to take advantage of an opportunity and win a game," Dallas coach Lindy Ruff said. "And I thought we were able to push through." Perhaps not surprisingly, there was little to separate the teams in the first period. And while the Stars had better chances early in the second, it was Vermette who continued his hot streak with a breakaway goal midway through the period to put Phoenix ahead. Vermette won the puck along the boards at centre ice and skated in alone, sending a backhander past Lehtonen at 9:18 to make it 1-0. It was Vermettes team-best 21st goal. Shortly after Vermette nearly scored another breakaway goal while short-handed, and with the Phoenix crowd booing what it felt should have been a Dallas penalty, the Stars tied it. Horcoffs no-look backhander from the slot on the power play slipped past Smith with 7:28 left in the second period. Dallas controlled the final period, with Garbutts empty-net goal with 26.7 seconds left putting it away and setting up a happy postgame reunion with the dads. "I think the ones whose sons scored are especially proud of them," Ruff said. "And they get to see it live. 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Goldeyes third baseman Ryan Pineda drove in three runs and the pitching staff didnt allow an earned run, as Winnipeg downed Kansas City 6-3 in American Association exhibition action at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas.TORONTO -- It appears the writing is officially on the wall for Toronto FC fullback Richard Eckersley. There is no problem with his play. Far from it. A product of Manchester Uniteds youth system, the 24-year-old English defender is a quality defender who can push up the flank. An afternoon playing against the hard-nosed redhead will likely leave a mark. But Eckersley is simply too expensive under the confines of the MLS salary cap. His salary was listed at US$390,000 last year and $310,000 this season. The actual number was probably higher, with the club using allocation money to buy it down. In 2014, it will be even bigger. Suffice to say that the current TFC regime did not sign him to the deal. The underachieving MLS team has shed salary this season in a bid to pave the way for new talent. Eckersley is seen as one of the last dominos to fall. On Tuesday, manager Ryan Nelsen offered his bluntest assessment when asked about the fullbacks future with the club. "This is not anything to do with Richard, because Richards a fantastic player. Hes a really good player in this league," said Nelsen. "But if you got Dani Alves (of Barcelona), Glen Johnson (of Liverpool), Ashley Cole (of Chelsea) and put them on $5(00,000), $6(00,000), $700,000 contracts here, you wouldnt do it. It makes absolutely no sense to put a left or a right back on that amount of money because it just destroys your salary cap. "So its not the players fault that theyre on this type of contracts. Its just obviously youve got to balance your salary cap to proportion where you want the most amount of money on the field and where it can have the biggest amount of impact. "Thats why I kind of feel really bad for Richard, because hes kind of in that situation where his agent did a really good job for him -- but probably too good of a job." Nelsen said Eckersleys deal was so big -- second only to designated player Danny Koevermans US$1.66 million on Torontos salary list this season -- that renegotiation was out of the question. Koevermans actual hit against the $2.95-million cap is only $368,750 as a designated player. The fact that Eckersley missed 14 games -- almost 100 days -- earlier this season afteer injuring his hamstring celebrating teammate Darel Russells tying goal March 6 against FC Dallas must have made Torontos bean-counters grind their teeth. Oren Burks Packers Jersey. Eckersley has not played the last two games. He missed the Sept. 14 defeat in New York with a knock and sat out last Saturdays home loss to Sporting Kansas City as Nelsen rewarded Mark Bloom ($46,500) with another start. Eckersley said diplomatically Tuesday that he was "happy to share the load." And that Bloom deserved the Kansas City start because he "did brilliant" against New York, he added. "When Im recalled and when he (Nelsen) wants me to play again, Im ready," he said. Its the kind of model citizen he has been at the club. But he knows he is a square peg in a round hole, salary-wise in the MLS. "Fullbacks in this league dont get paid a lot of money. But Im not some ordinary fullback," he said matter-of-factly. "But its the clubs decision. Im happy to go with whatever they decide. My futures in their hands, isnt it." His 72 career TFC games (70 starts) are second only to Stefan Freis 81 (81 starts) among active club players. Frei, another faithful servant of the Reds, is also headed towards the exit sign, his $200,000 contract expiring at the end of the season and his job usurped by Joe Bendik. With Eckersley under contract next season, Toronto (4-15-11) has limited options considering his price tag. The team could come to a settlement with him, but the severance cost would go against the salary cap. And a trade or loan within MLS is unlikely under his current terms. There is also the option of an international transfer. The most likely exit strategy is Toronto using its one permitted off-season buyout. The club can use its own funds to negotiate a settlement, which would not count against the salary cap. An MLS official said such a buyout usually leads to the player exiting the league. Asked if he expects to be back with Toronto next season, Eckersley laughed and said: "I dont know. If you ask me that in a months time, I might give you an answer. "But because theres three, four games to go, Ill just say Im going to keep working for now." 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