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FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2016, file photo, Dallas Stars goalie Antti Niemi (31) blocks a shot on goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas. The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins will look a lot different as they go for a three-peat. The Penguins signed defenseman Matt Hunwick and goaltender Antti Niemi and lost defensemen Trevor Daley and Ron Hainsey and center Nick Bonino on the first day of free agency on Saturday, July 1, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, New Jersey Devils left wing Michael Cammalleri (13) races with the puck as Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J. NHL teams are taking advantage of their final chance to buy out players this offseason. Among the players placed on unconditional waivers for buyout purposes was Cammalleri. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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This March 4, 1999 photo shows an air traffic controller in the tower in NAS Kingsville, in Kingsville, Texas. The base was commissioned 75 years ago on July 4, 1942. (Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
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In this June 21, 2017 photo, Shaunna White, center, along with her husband TJ, not pictured, prepare to participate in vehicle extrication training with the Cannon Beach Fire Department in Cannon Beach, Ore. For some couples, romance is a dozen red roses and a box of chocolates. But for Shaunna White, romance looks more like driving a big, red fire truck. Shaunna and her husband, TJ White, to whom she’s been married for six years, both serve as volunteers for Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue, and have done so together for the past three years. (Colin Murphey/Daily Astorian via AP)
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In this June 21, 2017 photo, Cannon Beach volunteer firefighters TJ White, left, adjusts his wife Shaunna's safety equipment prior to a vehicle extrication training exercise in Cannon Beach, Ore. For some couples, romance is a dozen red roses and a box of chocolates. But for the Whites, romance looks more like driving a big, red fire truck. The couple, who have been married for six years, serve as volunteers for Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue, and have done so together for the past three years. (Colin Murphey/Daily Astorian via AP)
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Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Neftali Feliz celebrates after a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Friday, June 30, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Emergency responders gather round the crash of a Cessna 310 aircraft on Interstate 405, just short of a runway at John Wayne Airport in Costa Mesa, Calif Friday, June 30, 2017. Two people were injured in the small plane crash. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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This photo provided by the Orange County Fire Authority shows firefighters standing by the wreckage of a twin-engine prop jet after it crashed on Interstate 405, just short of the runway at John Wayne Orange County Airport, in Costa Mesa, Calif., Friday, June 30, 2017. Officials said two people were injured and were taken by helicopter to a hospital. The freeway was shut down in both directions. (Orange County Fire Authority via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2016, file photo, the remains of laundry machines sit on the site of a burned inn near downtown Gatlinburg, Tenn. District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn said Friday, June 30, 2017, that two juveniles would no longer face charges for the wildfire because there were other contributing factors, such as strong winds and down power lines, that contributed to the seriousness of the blaze that killed 14 people. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)
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FILE - In this June 3, 2016, file photo, a Union Pacific oil train burns near the town of Mosier, Ore., after derailing. Oregon lawmakers sent legislation requiring railroads to develop safety plans for oil spills back to a legislative committee Friday, June 30, 2017, because of concerns about concessions to the rail industry. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times via AP, File)/The Seattle Times via AP)
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FILE--In this June 3, 2016, file image, from video provided by KGW-TV, smoke billows from a Union Pacific train that derailed near Mosier, Ore., in the scenic Columbia River Gorge. Oregon lawmakers sent legislation requiring railroads to develop safety plans for oil spills back to a legislative committee Friday, June 30, 2017, because of concerns about concessions to the rail industry. (KGW-TV via AP, File)
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Members of a smoke jumping crew repack parachutes following a practice jump west of Albuquerque, N.M., on June 29, 2017. Federal agencies called for a boost in the number of resources in the Southwest due to the persistent fire danger, resulting in smokejumpers from Idaho and Montana being assigned to the region. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Members of a smoke jumping team watch as fellow smokejumpers descend during a practice jump west of Albuquerque, N.M., on June 29, 2017. Federal agencies called for a boost in the number of resources in the Southwest due to the persistent fire danger, resulting in smokejumpers from Idaho and Montana being assigned to the region. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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In this Thursday, June 29, 2017 photo, firefighters work to control a wildfire south of Boise, Idaho. The blaze charred over 280 acres and was threatening several homes in the area. (Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)
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Gary Sylvester gazes out the window of his cabin on Friday, June 30, 2017, as he recounts the tall flames he saw coming over the ridge the day the fire started in the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head, Utah. Fire managers lifted evacuations in Brian Head on Friday, with the blaze 20 percent contained. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Charred remains are all that is left of cabin, Friday, June 30, 2017, the was destroyed by a wildfire in the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head, Utah. Fire managers lifted evacuations in Brian Head on Friday, with the blaze 20 percent contained. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Smoke lingers in the valley north of the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head, Utah., Friday, June 30, 2017. A wildfire has been burning in the area over the past two weeks. Fire managers lifted evacuations in Brian Head on Friday, with the blaze 20 percent contained (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Charred remains are all that is left of cabin, Friday, June 30, 2017, the was destroyed by a wildfire in the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head, Utah. Fire managers lifted evacuations in Brian Head on Friday, with the blaze 20 percent contained. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Smoke lingers in the valley north of the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head, Utah., Friday, June 30, 2017. A wildfire has been burning in the area over the past two weeks. Fire managers lifted evacuations in Brian Head on Friday, with the blaze 20 percent contained (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Charred remains are all that is left of cabin, Friday, June 30, 2017, the was destroyed by a wildfire in the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head, Utah. Fire managers lifted evacuations in Brian Head on Friday, with the blaze 20 percent contained. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
