WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue coach Darrell Hazell has a simple philosophy for Saturdays season opener.Stay loose, play fast and follow the rules.He figures if the Boilermakers stick to those three things, everything else should fall into place Saturday against Eastern Kentucky.I think youll see a team that makes few errors, Hazell said. Weve really harped on that, just playing within the rules, as simplistic as that sounds. A lot of people dont always do that, but if you play within the rules, probably youre not going to beat yourself.Fans would welcome any change after what theyve witnessed over the past three seasons -- six wins, 30 losses and a revolving door at quarterback.Half of those wins have come against Football Championship Subdivision schools like Eastern Kentucky. But the Colonels are no pushover.A year ago, they went 6-5 and scored more than 40 points five times. They also led Kentucky by 14 in the fourth quarter before allowing the Wildcats to win it in overtime -- and they could be even better this year.New coach Mark Elder has two established quarterbacks -- record-setting incumbent Bennie Coney and former Missouri starter Maty Mauk, who is eligible immediately because he transferred to a lower-division school. Elder was not expected to announce a starter until Saturday morning.So Purdue has been studying footage of both quarterbacks and the offenses and defenses they think theyll face this weekend.We watched a lot of film, watched their old film for personnel, Hazell said. You really dont know until you play the first couple series.Another potential problem: Purdues best cornerback, DaWan Hunte, didnt practice Tuesday or Wednesday because of an injured leg. If he doesnt play, it would be a major loss against a high-scoring team like the Colonels.Hazell believes, however, that this Boilermakers team is better equipped to change on the fly -- and still succeed.Here are some other things to watch Saturday:BLOUGHS STARTFor the fourth straight year, Hazell will start the incumbent quarterback on opening day. Can David Blough keep the job? Hazell has made midseason changes each of the previous three years, but this time could be different. He asked new offensive coordinator Terry Malone to install a less complicated system that is a better fit for Blough. Saturday will be the first time everyone gets to see whats changed.SPECIAL TEAMSElders background as a special teams coach has the Boilermakers concerned about trick plays. Elder already has a pretty unique group to work with. Punter Keith Wrzuszczak was named to three preseason watch teams and Devin Borders is a kick-blocking specialist. The 6-foot-6 receiver begins this season with 12 blocked kicks, an Ohio Valley Conference career record.END OF THE LINEThe Boilermakers have traditionally played one FCS opponent each season. This game will be the last one. When the Big Ten adopted a policy of not playing lower-division teams, the Eastern Kentucky game as already on Purdues schedule, so conference officials allowed them to keep it.FRIEDNLY FOESMalone and Eastern Kentucky assistant head coach Terry Heffernan are more than just friendly coaches. Malone is actually Heffernans uncle. Malone also worked on Michigans staff at the same time Elder was an assistant.WELCOME WAGONNew Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski is expected to attend his first Boilermakers game Saturday. Bobinski was hired Aug. 9, then put the finishing touches on his duties at Georgia Tech. This week, he arrived in West Lafayette and took over the reins from the soon-to-be retired Morgan Burke. Rhys Hoskins Jersey . 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Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday. VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The challenges continue for the Vancouver Canucks defense corps.It was learned Monday that top rearguard Alex Edler will need surgery to repair a broken finger and be out for the next month. Edlers injury means that Vancouver will be without him and fellow veteran Chris Tanev for an extended period, starting Tuesday as the Canucks (9-11-2) host the Minnesota Wild (11-7-3) at Rogers Arena.Its tough, Vancouver defenseman Philip Larsen told reporters after practice Monday. Thats our first (defense) pairing. A lot of (defensemen) have to step up and do as good as we can.The absences of Edler and Tanev, who has been sidelined in recent weeks and shows no signs of returning soon, pose more challenges for a Vancouver defense crew that is trending younger this season. Since the start of the campaign, injuries, other health woes and inconsistency have forced coach Willie Desjardins to adjust his pairings and give more playing time to some defensemen than he would like.Edler, 30, who usually records the most minutes per game among defensemen, if not the whole team, was injured on Saturday night while blocking a shot in the first period of a 3-2 shootout victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. With Edler and Tanev now both out, Larsen, a 26-year-old offensive defenseman from Esbjerg, Denmark, who is in his first season with the Canucks, has a chance to play a more active role.But it remains to be seen how much action Larsen will see. He resumed practicing with the team Monday after being sidelined with a virus.Its been a tough couple weeks, said Larsen, a right-side rearguard. Its nice to be back. It was a tough practice and it was kind of nice to get it going.At the outset of the season, Larsen was seen as a positive addition to Vancouvers power play, but it has been terrible most of the season -- and he has rarely been on it. He has lacked consistency after returning to the National Hockey League following two seasons in Europes Kontinental Hockey League. Before getting sick, he struggled to stay in the lineup.It was tough, he said. I got out of the lineup and I wanted to get back in as quick as possible. Then whhen I got sick on top of that, it was pretty frustrating.ddddddddddddWith Edler out for an extended period, rookie Troy Stecher, 22, will almost assuredly play a more prominent role. Stecher, a native of the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, B.C., began the season with Utica of the American Hockey League -- and is on his second call-up -- but has quickly emerged as one of the Canucks top blueliners.A right-handed shot, Stecher has played on both the right and left sides while taking a regular shift and pulling duty on both specialty teams. If Larsen can return soon Stecher may soon see more action on the left side, which is Edlers usual spot. The rookie stood out in Denver after Edlers injury limited the Canucks to five defensemen, leading the Canucks with five shots.Stecher is determined to make a difference in spite of his neophyte status.I think you have to have that mindset, Stecher, an undrafted free agent signing out of the University of North Dakota, told The Vancouver Sun. I think if you go into (the NHL) and kind of dip your toe in the water, thats when youre going to get exposed. You might as well just do a cannonball and throw everything you have into it.The Canucks are hoping to go on a cannonball run of sorts after finishing their worst first quarter of a season since 1997. They won two of three games on their recent road trip and are looking to keep the good times rolling against the Wild.Meanwhile, Wild coach Bruce Boudreau would also like his team to get on a winning streak. The Wild enter Tuesdays contest on the heels of a 4-3 shootout loss in St. Louis. The Wild squandered a 2-1 lead in the third period, rallied to force overtime, but still lost.However, Minnesota, which will play its second contest on a five-game road trip Tuesday, has still fared well lately. The Wild went 2-0-2 in four games last week, earning six of a possible eight points.I think were playing good hockey, Boudreau told reporters. Its just not winning eight in a row. I would like to be able to put something together. 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