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SEATTLE -- Unhappy with the lack of clarity on his future, Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge popped off on Wednesday saying he feels like hes left "hanging out there" by the organization regarding his status for 2014. Wedges comments were his first regarding his contract which expires after this season. He originally signed a three-year deal to become Seattles manager in 2010 and he indicated theres been no word given whether hell receive a new deal. "Its tough. I feel like Im hanging out there, thats the reality of it," Wedge said. "But Im coming here and doing my job. You know how passionate I am about this team, and these players in particular, and this organization. The unfortunate part about how its being handled is the effect it has on the players. Thats why were all here, is for the players." Seattle is about to conclude a fourth straight losing season and a step back from the incremental progress the Mariners showed between Year 1 and 2 with Wedge in charge. Wedges season was interrupted in July when he suffered a mild stroke and missed a month and the Mariners have stumbled down the stretch since he returned to manage the club in late August. The Mariners are 10-22 since Wedge returned on Aug. 23. "Im a strong man, and Im going to be fine either way. But Id like to see this thing through," Wedge said. "Weve done a lot of developing with a lot of young players over three years. Id like to be here to lead them and turn the corner." Wedges comments came a day after the team confirmed general manager Jack Zduriencik would return for 2014. Wedge said he believed some conversations regarding his future would take place between Wednesday and the end of the regular season on Sunday but was unsure. Wedge was brought in to replace Don Wakamatsu -- who was fired during the 2010 season -- because of the track record he built in Cleveland taking the Indians through a rebuilding process and nearly leading them to the World Series. But the rebuilding never seemed to end in Seattle with a constant influx of young prospects from the minors being called up and some veterans failing to meet expectations. Wedge is 211-271 in his three seasons as Seattles manager. Seattle went from 67 wins in 2011 to 75 last season, but wont match that total this year. "We havent taken a step back. Its just the fact we keep bringing up kids. Youre going to continue to make mistakes up here while youre learning," Wedge said. "The forward part of it is we have a lot of kids that are moving forward, and that should pay off for us. But youre going to have to still add to that. Thats just the way it works." Seattle was on the fringes of contention in July, winning eight straight games when Wedge fell ill. He was helped off the field during batting practice on July 22 and getting rushed to a nearby hospital. He was diagnosed with a mild stroke the next day and became a month-long recovery process that called for changes in his diet, exercise and dealing with the stress of his occupation. Robby Thompson filled in while Wedge was out and Seattle went 13-15 during the stretch. Wedge said using his health as the reason not to bring him back would be unfair. "My best managing days are ahead of me whether its here or somewhere else. I want to be here. I moved my family out here. Im committed to the community. Im all in," he said. "I havent done anything wrong except for come out here and coach up these kids and teach them how to play at the big league level. Thats what I do. I dont bitch about anything. Im here to help these kids become good solid big league players and hopefully solid citizens in Seattle. So if that is not enough for them, then so be it." Martinas Rankin Jersey . 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The one-time utility player turned All-Star pulled aside the clubs young, fourth outfielder and offered him some advice.Washington’s supporting cast is pitching in, Boston getting what they’ve come to expect from Bergeron, the Flames get a valuable performer back from injury, Fantasy tips and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking. HEROES Eric Fehr – The Capitals centre produced two goals and an assist in a 6-2 win at Toronto, giving him eight points (6 G, 2 A) in the past five games. Playing 14:37 per game (just down from last year’s career-high 14:45 per game), Fehr is scoring goals at a career-best rate (0.36 per game), thanks to his career-best 17.1% shooting percentage. As noted a couple of days ago, Fehr is among the players with the best ratio of scoring chance percentage to shot attempt percentage, so he may have some shot quality working in his favour right now. Patrice Bergeron – Boston’s play-driving centre scored a pair of goals, including the overtime winner (with what may well have been a high stick), in a 3-2 win at Pittsburgh. He has eight points (4 G, 4 A) in the past seven games to get his point production up to typical levels – over 0.70 points per game for the sixth consecutive season. He remains a dominant possession player. RELATIVE CORSI LEADERS - FORWARDS (min. 300 5-on-5 minutes) PLAYER TEAM POS. CORSI% RELATIVE CORSI% Jakub Voracek Philadelphia RW 55.8% +11.3% Patrice Bergeron Boston C 58.9% +10.9% Sean Bergenheim Florida LW 59.0% +9.5% Joe Thornton San Jose C 58.9% +9.4% Michael Raffl Philadelphia LW 56.8% +8.3% Colin Wilson Nashville LW 58.0% +7.8% Matt Nieto San Jose LW 58.2% +7.7% Nazem Kadri Toronto C 50.0% +7.3% Gabriel Landeskog Colorado LW 50.0% +7.1% Mark Stone Ottawa RW 53.5% +7.0% Mikael Backlund – Playing in his first game since late October, the Flames centre had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss to Detroit. He has just six points (2 G, 4 A) in 12 games this season and 107 points in 258 career games, but Backlund has been a strong puck possession player for virtually his entire time in the NHL. ZEROES Jonathan Bernier – The Maple Leafs goaltender, who has been one of their most valuable players, allowed five goals on 25 shots in a 6-2 loss to Washington, dropping his save percentage to .892 over the past five games, and .916 for the season. Loui Eriksson – Despite starting all of his shifts in the offensive zone, the Bruins’ winger was on the wrong end (4 shot attempts for, 14 against, 22.2%) of the possession game at Pittsburgh. LINEUP NEED TO KNOW Morgan Rielly – Toronto’s second-year defenceman played a career-hiigh 23:31 against Washington.dddddddddddd Johan Franzen – Detroit’s winger missed Wednesday’s win over Calgary with an upper-body injury. With Tomas Jurco also sidelined, Dan Cleary and Joakim Andersson had spots in the Detroit lineup. Paul Martin – The Pittsburgh defenceman returned to the lineup for the first time in nearly three weeks and played more than 20 minutes against Boston. Karri Ramo – Calgary’s goaltender left Wednesday’s loss to Detroit early after a collision with teammate Raphael Diaz. Sam Carrick – Recalled to the Maple Leafs lineup, the rookie forward played all of 2:53 against Washington. SHORT SHIFTS Capitals D John Carlson recorded two assists in a 6-2 win at Toronto, and has 18 points (2 G, 16 A) in the past 18 games…Capitals LW Marcus Johansson scored a pair of goals in the win, and has six points (3 G, 3 A) in the past six games…Red Wings LW Justin Abdelkader had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win at Calgary, giving him eight points (4 G, 4 A) in the past seven games…On a day in which he was fined $2,000 for diving, Red Wings RW Gustav Nyquist had a couple of assists at Calgary; he has nine points (1 G, 8 A) in the past seven games…Red Wings C Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and an assist at Calgary, and has 10 points (5 G, 5 A) in the past nine games…Rangers LW J.T. Miller had a pair of assists in a 4-1 win at Anaheim; he has four points (1 G, 3 A) in the past four games…Penguins C Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, with 12 shot attempts (6 SOG) in Pittsburgh’s 3-2 overtime loss to Boston… Bruins G Tuukka Rask stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 3-2 overtime win at Pittsburgh...Penguins LW Nick Spaling had strong possession stats (18 shot attempts for, 6 against, 75.0%) against Boston…Detroit’s line of Pavel Datsyuk, Darren Helm and Tomas Tatar controlled played at Calgary, with Datsyuk (21 for, 5 against, 80.8%) leading the way. FANTASY FOCUS It’s a busy night, with 10 games on the schedule, so here are some players to consider inserting into your lineup: Travis Zajac – The Devils centre has gone through some long dry spells, but has five points (2 G, 3 A) in the past five games and New Jersey has been getting healthier up front. Melker Karlsson – The Sharks rookie winger doesn’t have a great scorer’s pedigree, but has three goals in the past three games and skating on a line with Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski is a good opportunity. Ryan Ellis – Five points (2 G, 3 A) in the past three games for the Nashville blueliner, who is averaging a carrer-high 19:50 time on ice per game. J.T. Miller – The Rangers forward is battling for ice time, but has four points (1 G, 3 A) in the past four games to make his case. 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