Stuart Pearce feels Wayne Rooneys injury-enforced absence will benefit England, because it will allow younger players to get some valuable pre-Euro 2016 experience. Rooney did not travel with the Manchester United squad for their Europa League tie against Danish side FC Midjytlland this week and is likely to miss around six weeks of action with a knee injury.The problem may also rule Rooney out of Englands two warm-up matches for this summers European Championships, against Germany on March 26 and Holland on March 29. Stuart Pearce thinks Wayne Rooneys injury will give England a chance to experiment with other players in the run up to Euro 2016 Pearce feels that may actually benefit Roy Hodgsons preparations, as it will allow less established strikers such as Jamie Vardy and Harry Kane to get some valuable game time.I think its a real bonus, although Wayne wont see it like that, Pearce told Sky Sports News HQ. It freshens him up for the summer and gives Roy (Hodgson) the chance to look at a few of the other players. Rooney injury dilemma Rooney loss exposes Man Utds thin squad. What are their options? If Wayne was in the squad I think Roy would have felt obliged to play him in the warm-up games and that blocks a place for one of the younger players to come in and get some experience.We know what he can do and I dont think we would have learned anything from playing in the friendlies. Louis van Gaal says United will cope without captain Rooney Pearce does feel, however, that Rooneys absence will harm his club side.It certainly will affect them because they need forwards, he said. They needed a forward to supplement Wayne Rooney so without him theyre very, very short up front.They will miss him quite badly but theyre not chasing the title, theyre not chasing the Champions League, so the impact will only be seen in the Europa League.Former Manchester United defender Danny Higginbotham feels the loss of Rooney will completely alter the way the team plays. If Wayne was in the squad I think Roy would have felt obliged to play him in the warm-up games Stuart Pearce He gives them something different, he said. Hes quite willing to drop deeper and so when youve got pace either side of him, with (Jesse) Lingard and (Anthony) Martial, he provides the space for them to get into.Martial in particular likes to get in behind the defence and so what I think teams will do if hes up front is sit deep so there isnt that space to get into.So Manchester United will go back to what they used to be, which is a side that plays in front of teams.Higginbotham also feels Nicky Butts appointment as head of academy at United is a vital one, as several of the more recent junior graduates have only been given their chance due to injury. Jamie Carragher thinks Rooneys current form could be affected by how long hes been playing football They have always given young players a chance but, of the recent ones, other than (Jesse) Lingard, they have probably only been given those chances because of injuries, Higginbotham, himself a Manchester United academy graduate, told Sky Sports News HQ. Its not been because theyve been performing unbelievably well in the under-21s.As a club, theyve always had the mentality that age doesnt matter, you will get that opportunity.When you look back at the class of 92, they came through because they were good enough. Now the players are getting the chances because of injuries. Also See: Rooney injury dilemma Who are Midtjylland? Butt dreams of lasting legacy Who are Uniteds academy graduates? Jerick McKinnon Super Bowl Jersey . The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer. Ahkello Witherspoon Super Bowl Jersey . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. http://www.49ersofficialfanshop.com/mike-mcglinchey-jersey-sales.html . Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals. Kentavius Street Super Bowl Jersey . Each of Houstons starters scored in double figures as the Rockets improved to 2-0 against the Spurs this season, with both victories coming on the road. They also moved within 3 1/2 games of San Antonio (22-7) for the lead the Southwest Division. George Kittle Super Bowl Jersey . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. ST. LOUIS -- Dave Ryan and Matthew Sughrue each won two matches Wednesday at Old Warson to reach the U.S. Senior Amateur final.The 62-year-old Ryan, from Taylorsville, Illinois, beat Michael Dunsmore of Poughkeepsie, New York, 5 and 3 in the quarterfinals and topped Tim Jackson of Germantown, Tennessee, 1 up in the semifinals.I dont know what to say. Im at a loss for words, Ryan said. To be honest with you, Im a little shocked. I was fortunate to beat him (Jackson) and Paul Simson (in the round of 16). Those are two tough guys to take down.The 57-year-old Sughrue, from Arlington, Virginia, edged Doug Hanzel of Savannah, Georgia, 1 up in the quarterfinals and rallied to beat Kevin Cahill of Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 19 holes in the semifinals.Against Jackson, Ryan won the 14th to take a 2-up lead, lost the 15th with a bogey and matched Jackson with a par-birdie-par finish -- holing a 9-footer on 18 -- to close out the match.It was uphill and I just had to hit itt, Ryan said.dddddddddddd Fortunately, it went in. Thats a tough hole.On Tuesday in the round of 16 against two-time champion Simson, Ryan had the third known hole-in-one on a par 4 in USGA history.Against Cahill, Sughrue lost 15 and 16 to fall 1 down, won the 18th with a par and won the match on the 19th with another par. Sughrue also rallied against Hanzel, winning 15 and 16 to take the lead and matching Hanzel with pars on the last two holes.The Hanzel match was a real grinder. It was a tough match against a great player, Sughrue said. We didnt play as well in this one, but on the back nine, we both kind of steadied, and coming down the stretch, its not stroke play, its a matter of who wins the match.Sughrue left the insurance business after 25 years in 2008 to go to graduate school at Virginia Tech and is now a psychotherapist. ' ' '