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MINNEAPOLIS - Raul Ibanezs first opportunity to be an everyday major league player came with the Kansas City Royals. Returning to the Royals more than a decade later, his hope is for another experience: post-season play. The Royals signed the 42-year-old Ibanez Monday, nine days after he was released by the Los Angeles Angels. "Its been in the works for a while. I was really excited about the opportunity to come here. I like the makeup of the club, and I like the possibilities. Theyre endless," Ibanez said in Minnesota before the Royals played the Twins. "Theres a great opportunity to do some special things here." The Royals entered Monday 3 1/2 games behind first-place Detroit in the AL Central and 1 1/2 games out of a wild-card spot. Manager Ned Yost said hell probably play Ibanez in the outfield, at first base and as the designated hitter. "Hes what we call a professional hitter," Yost said. "So we think hes going to be a big addition to our team." Ibanez, the second-oldest active player in the majors behind Clevelands Jason Giambi, who is on the disabled list, batted just .157 in 57 games for the Angels. Though 10 of his 26 hits were for extra bases, he said his balance was "totally off" at the plate. "Im just going to be myself and try to help this team any way I can," Ibanez said. This is his fifth team since 2011. Ibanez hit 29 home runs just last year for Seattle, the team that he broke in with in 1996. He didnt regularly crack the lineup until joining the Royals in 2001, and in 2002 he had his breakout year with a .294 batting average, 37 doubles, 24 home runs and 103 RBIs in 137 games. "I have some very fond memories of the city. My son was born in Kansas City. Nothing would please me more than to be part of something that hasnt been done here in a long time, and thats getting into the post-season," Ibanez said. "Ive been in from the other side, and when youre playing against them you look at that team and you realize how far the organization has come and how much progress theyve made." The Royals made several moves Monday. Ibanez and infielder Christian Colon were added to the roster, and infielder Pedro Ciriaco and outfielder Justin Maxwell were designated for assignment. Colon was recalled from Triple-A. The fourth overall pick in the 2010 draft was batting .296 with 48 runs, 14 doubles and 14 steals in 74 games for Omaha. Yost said Colon will play second base, shortstop and third base. Kansas City also traded left-hander Donnie Joseph to the Miami Marlins for cash. He was designated for assignment on June 24. The 26-year-old Joseph pitched in one game for Kansas City this season, getting two outs on June 16 in Detroit. The Royals got him during the 2012 season in a trade that sent reliever Jonathan Broxton to Cincinnati. 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Sutter outplayed Tampa Bay star centre Steven Stamkos, limiting Stamkos to just one shot in 19 minutes of ice time. The Lightning have dropped four of five.Im getting a little tired of losing, period, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. I thought we carried the play for a lot of the game to be honest. We scored three goals on ourselves, three. They scored four, three went off us (into) the net.Jonathan Drouin and Nikita Kucherov scored for Tampa Bay. Lightning goalie Ben Bishop left after the first period with a lower-body injury and did not return. Evgeni Nabokov made 18 saves in two periods and took the loss. Cooper said Bishop will be re-evaluated on Tuesday.Were playing some good teams now and its not good enough to be able to compete in games, so we have to look ourselves in the mirror, Stamkos said.The Penguins have managed to remain atop the Metropolitan Division despite a slew of setbacks for several regulars, including Crosby, Beau Bennett, Chris Kunitz, Olli Maatta and Pascal Dupuis. Bennett, already out with a lower-body injury, spent Monday in isolation while the team waited for test results to indicate whether he is the latest NHL player to come down with the mumps.The myriad personnel issues has forced coach Mike Johnston to get creative. Pittsburgh started forward Rob Klinkhammer — acquired from Arizona earlier this month for depth — on the top line with Evgeni Malkin and Blake Comeau.dddddddddddd. Mondays lineup included the likes of youngsters like Rust, Dumoulin, Andrew Ebbett and Bobby Farnham.The Lightning have dealt with little adversity while getting off to the best start in franchise history but have cooled of late. They came in having lost three of four but worked quickly to establish control. Tampa Bay fired off the games first nine shots, with only some spectacular play by Fleury keeping the Penguins in it. The goalie used his armpit to stuff a point-blank flip by Alex Killhorn, giving his team time to find its skates.Pittsburgh didnt record a shot until Comeaus slap shot when the game was 11 minutes old, but Sutter gave the Penguins the lead with a beautiful breakaway with 51 seconds left in the period. Sutter beat two Tampa Bay players down the ice then zipped a wrist shot over Bishops right shoulder for his eighth career short-handed goal.The lead lasted all of 25 seconds, as Drouin banged in a rebound to make it 1-1, but the NHLs highest scoring team would not find the back of the net again.Nabokov entered at the start of the second period and the Penguins wasted little time testing him. Rust took a centring feed from Ebbett and blasted a wrist shot over Nabokovs outstretched glove 2:55 into the second.Steve Downie, a career grinder unlikely pushed to the top power play line by default, popped in his fifth of the season with 34 seconds remaining in the second. Dumoulins slap shot from the point 7:47 into the third extended Pittsburghs dominance in the series since the Lightning knocked the Penguins out of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs.The organization has that depth and players have come up and played well, and weve really needed that, Sutter said. They come up and look comfortable and are on a roll when they come up. Thats a big part of our success because youre going to need that over an 82-game season.NOTES: Pittsburgh went 1 for 4 on the power play. The Lightning were 1 for 3. ... Tampa Bays last win vs. Pittsburgh came on Nov. 17, 2011. ... The Penguins host Colorado on Thursday. ... Tampa Bays five-game road trip continues Tuesday in Philadelphia. ' ' '