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EAST RUTHERFORD, N. Kyle Korver Jersey .J. - Zak DeOssie vividly remembers his first trip to Philadelphia to play the Eagles.It was late in the 2007 NFL regular season. The New York Giants long snapper walked on the field and took in some of the talk being directed at his team.His father, Steve, had played for the Giants from 1989-93, so the younger DeOssie knew the Eagles fans would not hold anything back. They let opponents know how they feel about their team, and your team.While warming up, DeOssie made eye contact with an Eagles fan in the front row and rest is one of those things he will never forget.He says: Hey DeOssie, your old man is a bum and so are you,Everyone within earshot laughed , even DeOssie. However, the rookie wasnt going to let it go.I said right back to him: Your old man is a bum, DeOssie said. He laughed right back and it sort of eased the tension.While the NFC East game between the Eagles (4-1) and the Giants (3-2) at Lincoln Financial Field will be the main attraction on Sunday night, Giants players know there always will be a sideshow before and after the game with the Eagles fans.They will yell things at the players in warmups, some silly, some harsh. They will throw things at the Giants team bus and even do things that leave the Giants players shaking their heads.I remember driving out of the stadium one time, defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka said. It was a night game and we were leaving the stadium, coming out of that lot and making the first right turn and there were five or six fights going on the side, on the street. I was a young guy thinking: Whoa, we need way more security.Fourth-year linebacker Spencer Paysinger, who will not play on Sunday because of a hamstring injury, said fans threw bottles at the team bus as it was driving away from the stadium one year.Thats one of the places you can feel the hate, he said. You can feel the tension between the teams coming through the fans. When we leave, whether we win or lose, those fans are going to be vicious to us. It makes it fun, that much more extra because when we win and they are throwing those bottles, They truly did not want to see us win.Many of the Giants enjoy the antics of the fans.Its always a great atmosphere, especially for a defender, linebacker Jon Beason said. There is nothing better than going into someones place, everyone is booing you, the odds are against you, and you stop them. Thats the kind of atmosphere you want and their fans do a great job.Receiver Victor Cruz said the Eagles fans can be relentless. However, he laughs about his first trip there in 2011. No one knew him. That changed after he caught two touchdowns, did a couple salsa dances and tallies 110 yards.The most I get there now is: No dancing today, said Cruz. Then I proceed to dance as much as possible.Linebacker Jameel McClain and defensive tackle Mike Patterson have ties to the Eagles fans. McClain was born in Philadelphia and Patterson played for the Eagles and still owns a home there.Im a Philly guy, McClain said. I know exactly what to expect. I know someones going to crack a joke at my mom, something.And she will laugh, McClain said.Patterson said fans keep asking him when he is coming back.Offensive tackle Will Beatty said the Eagles fans can be creative.As soon as you go out there for the pregame warmups these fans are full go at you, Beatty said. And some of it is literally funny. You wonder where they come up with it. They really put a lot of research into some of stuff they say.German-born defence tackle Markus Kuhn enjoys watching the fans in Philadelphia.They have nothing on German soccer fans, he said.NOTES: Paysinger and running back Rashad Jennings (knee) are out for Sundays game. ...Beason (foot) and DE Robert Ayers (neck spasms) are questionable. Ayers developed his injury after Thursdays practice and did not practice on Friday. ...TE Larry Donnell laughed when asked if he went out to QB Eli Manning to complain about not catching any passes in the win over Atlanta on Sunday. Yeah, right! Never. Never. Never. ...Coach Tom Coughlin said he was a little disappointed some of his players exchanged a little trash talking with the Eagles this week. ...DE Jason Pierre-Paul was asked about the trash talking and he used a Coughlin quote: Talk is cheap, play the game. After saying it a second time, he added one other thought: and we dont like Philly. Utah Jazz Jerseys . 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Mark Fraser is ready to return from a left knee injury and hopes to play against the Devils, his former team, on Friday. The 27-year-old has been sidelined for all but two games this season with a grade-2 MCL tear. "I think I can say today was my best day yet," said Fraser, following an hour-plus practice on Wednesday morning. "There really wasnt any concerns today in practice. I think thats a pretty good green light indication for myself." Randy Carlyle wasnt ready to say if Fraser would immediately rejoin the lineup, but did at least concede to the looming possibility of change on a defence thats had trouble this season. Guardedness from the coach aside, Fraser figures to find a place upon his return from injury. He was among the teams top-6 defenders when the season began in Montreal – he played with Paul Ranger that night – and offers the kind of meat-and-potatoes defensive game his team has lacked early this season. Where he fits and who exits the lineup in the interim is more the question and one Carlyle and the coaching staff have surely been pondering. "We have decisions to make," Carlyle said, revealing little in the way of plans. The odd man out when the season opened on Oct. 1, Morgan Rielly played a season-low 14 minutes in Vancouver on Saturday. The 19-year-old has had the predictable ups and downs of a rookie defender, averaging nearly 18 minutes alongside Cody Franson in the slot Fraser occupied last season. Like Rielly, Jake Gardiner and Paul Ranger have also been inconsistent options to date. Theyve offered limited patches of good on a third pairing, but nothing sustainable. Their troubles with the puck and in the defensive zone have been an obvious concern. Much like last season, the Leafs have struggled to find consistency beyond their top pair of Dion Phaneuf and Carl Gunnarsson. Carlyle has typically employed Franson and Rielly against second-tier offensive options (often subbing the rookie with Phaneuf), but theyve proven uneven in the role, both players more refined offensively than defensively. Carlyle found success teaming the 6-foot-4 Fraser with the 6-foot-5 Franson last season; though the pair had difficulty at times with greater competition as the year wore on. Because of Riellys inexperience and the inconsistency of Gardiner and Ranger, this may be the best option for the Leafs at the moment – with any one of the aforementioned three exiting the lineup initially, likely on a rotating basis. Ultimately, Carlyle will have to determine where Fraser fits best in helping to stabilize the defence. "Youre going to make the decision that you feel is best for your hockey club, whats going to give you the best chance to win," said Carlyle. Frasers return, needed as it is, highlights the instability of a Toronto defence that received no external upgrades in the offseason. Rudy Gobert Jersey. Leaf management had limited options via free agency and ultimately stood pat on the trade market, adding only Ranger from the Marlies. It was and remains a hope for the club that Gardiner rounds into playoff form, that Ranger continues to improve after a four-year NHL absence and that Rielly continues to show growth. The results remain inconclusive to this point. Fraser exuded a workmanlike effort in snatching a spot with the Leafs last season; he led the defence in both blocked shots and hits. Though the pain and discomfort in his left knee have subsided, he will be required to wear a brace upon returning from long-term injured reserve, one that hell likely keep for the remainder of the season as a precaution. "Finding some sort of comfort in it," he said of the adjustment. "It just feels like a very restrictive piece of equipment that seldom stays in the same spot so its just getting beyond that. Like anything it just takes some getting used to." More constrictive than the brace is the medical tape he must wear, stretching from the thigh to below the knee. The protective equipment, he said, wont affect his skating stride nor does it restrict him from any typical movements. Though he figures to help a club that has had difficulty defending – 37 shots against per game – his addition is just one small piece to a group that has yet to play anywhere near its best hockey (10-5-0). In what was likely their worst performance of the season on Saturday, the Leafs allowed 40-plus shots for the third straight game, shut out for the first time all year in a 4-0 loss to the Canucks. "I think we need physical," said Carlyle, asked if Frasers physical presence was needed. "I think we need puck-moving. I think we need to quit the turnovers. I think weve got to get back to more a workman-like game versus the cute game I think weve been trying to play." Theyll be challenged to do so without two of their top centres. Tyler Bozak (hamstring) is out for the foreseeable future (Nov. 21, his earliest return date) and Dave Bolland (ankle) has hit injured reserve for a period that remains unknown and figures to be longer rather than shorter. Hoping to plug the holes and survive in the meantime, the club signed 34-year-old Jerred Smithson for the remainder of the season, also bumping James van Riemsdyk to centre. Previously with the Marlies on a pro tryout, Smithson spent last season split between Florida and Edmonton. "We look at our team to play a tighter brand of hockey and to continue to show some growth," said Carlyle. "We think the growth has stalled for our team. We dont think that weve played to the template that weve created and some of the things that were struggling with are things that we have to overcome or were not going to give ourselves the best chance for success." ' ' '