My thumbs up to Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter. [url=http://www.nbakingsonline.com/]Sacramento Kings Jerseys[/url] ...for being Darryl Sutter. Reporters who asked if he was concerned about his Los Angeles Kings bad start in Detroit on Friday (they fell behind 4-0 in the first period) were proba

My thumbs up to Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter. Sacramento Kings Jerseys ...for being Darryl Sutter. Reporters who asked if he was concerned about his Los Angeles Kings bad start in Detroit on Friday (they fell behind 4-0 in the first period) were probably expecting an obvious answer when they should have been expecting a Darryl Sutter answer. And this was it: Concerning? Whats concerning about it? Youll have leads and you wont have leads. Were playing our third game in four nights and theyre here waiting for us. Theyve got four fast lines and six defencemen who can move the puck. You might be able to accuse Sutter of being obstinate, of doing all he can to avoid agreeing with others who think the loss to the Red Wings should have bothered him more, but whatever made him go in the opposite direction is all good. As is every answer from a coach that is worth writing down when so many of them arent. -- My thumb is down to the NHL for its stubborn failure to include some sort of coachs challenge in its video review process. Two things that happened this week made it even harder for the NHL to avoid the inevitable. In Washington on Wednesday, Detroits Luke Glendening was penalized for goalie interference and a Detroit goal was wiped out. The goal should have counted because Glendening was completely innocent on a play that saw Caps goalie Braden Holtby fall down. It was as simple as that and a second look based on a coachs challenge would have lasted five seconds. The other reminder for the NHL that its behind the times came from the seventh game of the World Series. Because Bruce Bochy was able to challenge an incorrect safe call at first base, the San Francisco Giants were awarded a double play. It was the first-ever successful managers challenge in World Series history. Maybe it wouldnt have mattered if the Kansas City Royals had had a runner at first base with one out in the third inning, but Madison Bumgarner wasnt on the mound yet and the importance of one runner in a one-run game speaks for itself. And those in the NHL who know its time to follow baseballs lead need to speak louder. Buddy Hield Jersey . LOUIS -- To stay a step ahead of goaltenders, T. Yogi Ferrell Jersey . -- Keith Aulie has joined the Tampa Bay Lightning. http://www.nbakingsonline.com/Authentic-Mike-Bibby-Kings-Jersey/ . -- Catriona Matthew remained atop the Airbus LPGA Classic leaderboard Friday, birdieing four of the last seven holes to take a one-stroke advantage over Charley Hull into the weekend.Each week, The Reporters put their thumbs out to the good and the bad in the world of sports. This week, they discuss preparations for the Rio Olympics, the exciting first round of the NBA playoffs, Mike Keenan victorious in Russia and the prolonged wait for the NFL Draft finally coming to an end. Bruce Arthur, Toronto Star My thumb is down to the International Olympic Committee and…I know, I know…you feel like weve been here before, but this is a new frontier because the concept of an Olympics in Rio was new when the IOC awarded Brazil the 2016 games seven years ago. Concerns about readiness, inequality and about the way the country might react? Dont worry! Rio! Now with two years to go, the IOC is shocked…shocked…to find that they gambled on a country that hasnt built the establishment. Seriously, Rio is in major organization trouble with whole complexes unbuilt and with public unrest still simmering, the IOC is lamenting the fact that they cant employ Beijing-style slave labour. Theyre blaming it on Rio. Guess who they should be blaming instead? Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun My thumb is up to the first round of the playoffs and Im not talking about the Stanley Cup playoffs, which have been marvelous, as usual. Im talking about the NBA playoffs, where, normally, the first round is about favourites winning and not much else, but not this year. A last-second three by the sensational Damian Lillard of Portland meant there were five Game 7s in the first round, instead of a record-breaking six. There have been eight overtime games and the road team has won 21 of the first 36 playoff games - this from a league that usually sees the home teams win 70 per cent of the time. Jason Williams Jersey. And, of course, there is Game 7 in Toronto today with the possibility of 2 million people watching on TV. If this isnt fun, I dont know what is. Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated My thumb is up to Mike Keenan, who reminds us that a coach is a coach is a coach, no matter the team or the time zone. Keenan always dreamed of winning a Cup, although probably not the Gagarin Cup. Two decades after the New York Rangers memorable Stanley Cup run, Iron Mike did it again on the far side of the erstwhile Iron Curtain, coaching the KHLs Metallurg Magnitogorsk to a Game 7 win over Lev Prague. Note one striking similarity in the championships: as he did after beating the Vancouver Canucks in 94, Keenan celebrated in the dressing room by singing karaoke - this time in Russian, of course. The Red Army choir is not giving up its day job. Dave Hodge, TSN My thumb is up to May 8, which is coming soon - on Thursday - and thats why my thumb is up, because when May 8 finally arrives, it brings with it the National Football League Draft…finally. Did I say "finally?" When the NFL moved the draft from April to May, we might have known wed be sick of mock drafts by now. There is actual analysis that proclaims winners and losers of mock drafts! Ive heard so much about Jadeveon Clowneys awesome talent and alleged laziness that Im sure there are two Jadeveon Clowneys. Im not sure if the Houston Texans will take one of them or which one or if the Texans will take Johnny Manziel or if theyll trade down - I only know they cant trade up and I dont care anymore what they do, I just want them to do it. On May 8. ' ' '