Sourav Ganguly, the chairman of BCCIs technical committee, has said his committee didnt make the decision to reschedule the two postponed Delhi fixtures. Gangulys claims contradict those of the BCCI, which had suggested the technical committee had taken the decision.The Technical Committee of the BCCI recognised the extraordinary circumstances prevailing in Delhi and decided to reschedule the Ranji Trophy 2016-17 fifth round matches between Hyderabad-Tripura and Gujarat-Bengal after the first two days of play were lost due to smog conditions in New Delhi, the BCCI had stated in its press release dated November 6.Ganguly, however, maintained the technical committee had little to do with the decision. This was not decided by technical committee. This was put forward to the technical committee by BCCI, he told ESPNcricinfo. However, when pointed out the BCCI couldnt have made the decision had his committee not agreed to it, Ganguly said: yes, true.While ESPNcricinfos attempts to contact BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke didnt yield a response, a board source said it was a collective decision to reschedule the matches and that due process was followed.The decision to reschedule the fixtures meant the Group A clash between Gujarat and Bengal and the Group C game between Hyderabad and Tripura would now be played four days after the completion of the final round, from December 15 to 18, in Visakhapatnam and Kolkata respectively. This move led to protests from the Mumbai Cricket Association and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association against the unfair advantage extended to the teams playing in the rescheduled games.TNCA secretary Kasi Viswanathan had said the matches in question shouldnt be rescheduled, and that the points should be shared retrospectively. In a league stage you cannot do this; it will be a disadvantage to the other teams. It is an act of God, and you should have only shared points, he told ESPNcricinfo.Ganguly, however, defended the decision and said it was made before the permutations for the knockouts came into the picture. The decision was done then only, at the start of the season, which was two or three matches old, he said. If you look at the start of the Ranji season there are some teams who started early, some teams who started late. I dont know how it gives them unfair advantage; you still have to win a cricket match. Gujarat, in any case, will qualify because they have beaten everyone.Mumbai currently lead the standings in Group A with 26 points, while Gujarat, with 21 points, are two points behind second-placed Tamil Nadu. In Group C, the top-three teams are separated by only three points. 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Theres a little bit of disconnect from the fans just because weve been gone.We want to get back there, we want to get the crowd going where we score a goal and the place erupts on your side. Those are good feelings.That was certainly the case early in the season when San Jose won four in a row, but open this homestand trying to avoid a third consecutive loss in northern California.San Jose (9-8-1) is near the top of the Pacific Division despite having one of the more lackluster offensive units in the league. San Jose has scored just 41 goals so far, one more than New Jersey.Pavelski is tied with Brent Burns for the team lead with six goals, but Burns has failed to score in four straight. Joe Thornton has only two goals and none in his last five games, and Patrick Marleau has scored four goals with one coming in his past eight games. 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The addition of Taylor Hall from the Edmonton Oilers was meant to address the lack of goal scoring, but a knee injury is expected to sideline him until mid-December. Michael Cammalleri (three goals) remains day-to-day for personal reasons.With Hall and Cammalleri out, that leaves journeyman P.A. Parenteau as the teams leading goal scorer with five. Defenseman Damon Severson also leads the Devils with nine assists and 12 points.We need more performances from the players who are here, Devils coach John Hynes said after the loss to the Kings.One player Hynes could be targeting with that statement is Kyle Palmieri. Playing in his first season with the Devils in 2015-16, Palmieri had career bests with 30 goals and 27 assists in 82 games. 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