Each week, The Reporters put their thumbs out to the good and the bad in the world of sports. This week, they discuss the mistakes in the recently-filed concussion lawsuit, Jaroslav Halaks unwillingness to play his fomer team, Ryan Smyth and what he meant to Edmonton and Canada, and the new, civilized way managers and umpires argue with each other. Bruce Arthur, National Post My thumb is up to proofreading, especially when you happen to be filing a class-action lawsuit that pertains to concussions. The suit filed this week against the NHL on behalf of a group that included a small group of former players, including Michael Peluso and Dan Lacouture, was the second of its kind in hockey, and wont be the last. And it probably didnt help the cause by misspelling Sidney Crosbys name, citing movies like “Friday the 13th” and “Mystery, Alaska”, and declaring Gordie Howe dead. Look, we know what brain trauma does to people, now. In sports, what leagues knew and when they knew it is important, because if information was concealed, that could be monstrous. Now, Im not a lawyer, but if youre looking for answers, maybe start by not killing Gordie Howe. Steve Simmons, SUN Media My thumb is down to Jaroslav Halak, for basically opting out of playing goal against his former team, the St. Louis Blues. This is a hard one to completely understand and there is more than one version of the story. But the way I understand it, the Washington Capitals picked up the goalie at the trade deadline for the express purpose of trying to help them get in the playoffs. Yet he told his coach, Adam Oates, that he wasnt comfortable playing against the Blues, the team that just traded him away. Not comfortable? Isnt the athletes favourite game the one against his former team with all his friends? Isnt that what a goalie signs up for? The odd part in all this, without Halak the Capitals beat the Blues Tuesday night and still managed to miss the playoffs. Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated My thumb is up to Ryan Smyth, who announced his retirement Friday. He was not the greatest Oiler, obviously, but he was as much of an Edmonton-standard bearer in his era as Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier were in theirs. Smyth was not conspicuously skilled, but he stood for old-time hockey values - and he stood in front of the net, the source of most of his 386 goals. He was steadfast in commitment to country, playing in eight World Championships and two Olympics. Captain Canada, indeed. But Smyth spent 15 of 19 NHL seasons in copper and blue. He belongs to Edmonton. The rest of the country was lucky it could borrow him. Dave Hodge, TSN My thumb is down to baseball fans who say they miss the loud-cursing, dirt-kicking, arm-waving, near-spitting, face to face arguments between managers and umpires. Those have been replaced this season by civilized conversations that the managers deem necessary while they wait for dugout advice on replay challenges. We have enough fits of temper and rage in this world that they dont have to come in the form of phony sports entertainment. The managers look better when they act older than five, the umpires are deserving of respect and this way, bad calls can actually be corrected. Its all quite civilized, which, Abner Doubleday intended, I believe. If, indeed, Doubleday was baseballs inventor. There are other claims, but lets not fight about that, either. Nike Shoes Sb For Sale . Bjoerndalen, who had failed to win any major race for two years before Sochi, writes in a Facebook entry that he is "full of energy and inspiration" after winning the 10-kilometre sprint and mixed relay at last months Olympics. Cheap Nike Sb For Sale . - Kobe Bryant and LeBron James traded hugs, big shots and verbal jabs all night with warmth and humour. http://www.nikesbcheap.com/. None of them are Finlands Pekka Rinne, who stands as Canadas biggest challenge in Thursdays quarter-final round. Even while a young Finnish team has struggled with penalties, turnovers and a lack of offensive depth, Rinne has been a rock with a 1. Nike Sb Sale . TSN2 December 18 Knicks at Bulls 8pm et/5pm pt TSN2 December 18 Thunder at Warriors 10:30pm et/7:30pt TSN2 December 21 Pacers at Timberwolves 7pm et/4pm pt. TSN2 December 23 Timberwolves at Cavaliers 7pm et/4pm pt TSN2 December 25 Wizards at Knicks 12pm et/9am pt TSN December 25 Thunder at Spurs 2:30pm et/11:30pt TSN December 25 Cavaliers at Heat 5pm et/2pm pt TSN December 25 Lakers at Bulls 8pm et/5pm pt TSN December 25 Warriors at Clippers 10:30pm et/7:30pt TSN NBA on TSN - January Date Game Time Network January 1 Kings at Timberwolves 8pm et/5pm pt TSN2 January 3 Jazz at Timberwolves 8pm et/5pm pt TSN2 January 5 Nuggets at Timberwolves 8pm et/5pm pt TSN2 January 7 Rockets at Cavaliers 7pm et/4pm pt TSN January 7 Suns at Timberwolves 9:30pm et/6:30 pt. TSN January 9 Bulls at Wizards 8pm et/5pm pt TSN2 January 9 Cavaliers at Warriors 10:30pm et/7:30pt TSN2 January 13 Timberwolves at Pacers 7pm et/4pm pt TSN2 January 15 Thunder at Rockets 8pm et/5pm pt TSN2 January 15 Cavaliers at Lakers 10:30pm et/7:30pt TSN2 January 16 Cavaliers at Clippers 10:30pm et/7:30pt TSN2 January 22 NBA All-Star Selection Show 7pm et/4pm pt TSN2 January 22 Spurs at Bulls 8pm et/5pm pt TSN2 January 22 Nets at Clippers 10:30pm et/7:30pt TSN2 January 25 Heat at Bulls 1pm et/10am pt TSN January 25 Thunder at Cavaliers 3:30pm et/12:30pm pt TSN January 26 Timberwolves at Thunder 8pm et/5pm pt TSN2 January 29 Nuggets at Grizzlies 8pm et/5pm pt TSN2 January 29 Bulls at Lakers 10:30pm et/7:30pt TSN2 NBA on TSN - February Date Game Time Network February 5 Clippers vs. Nike Sb Clearance Sale .com) - Driphus Jackson had three touchdown passes, including two in a 19-second span in the opening quarter, to guide Rice to a 30-6 rout of Fresno State at the Hawaii Bowl.BAIE-COMEAU, Que. - Luca Ciampini and Maxime St-Cyr both scored in a shootout to lead the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to a 4-3 win over the Shawinigan Cataractes in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. St-Cyr also scored in regulation, while Jamie Clavet and Simon Chevrier supplied the rest of the Drakkar (2-0-0) offence with first-period goals. Gabriel Slight scored for the Cataractes (1-0-1) in the first period, and Alexis DAoust added another goal in the second. Dennis Yan scored to tie the game at 4:46 of the third. Baie-Comeau goalie Philippe Cadorette stopped 28 shots while Shawinigans Marvin Cupper made 30 saves in the loss. The Cataractes were 0-for-6 in power-play chances while the Drakkar failed to score on two man advantages. --- SAGUENEENS 2 ARMADA 1 (SO) CHICOUTIMI, Que. a€” Samuel Hodhod scored the only goal of the shootout and Julio Billia made 25 saves to lift Chicoutimi over Blainville-Boisbriand. Janne Puhakka scored in regulation for the Sagueneens (1-1-0), who were 0-for-7 on the power play. Brendan Hamelin replied for the Armada (0-1-1), who were also scoreless in five power-play chances. --- OLYMPIQUES 4 HUSKIES 2 GATINEAU, Que. a€” Alexandre Landreville scored twice and Anthony Brodeur stopped 26 shots as Gatineau doubled up Rouyn-Noranda. Yakov Trenin had a power-play goal and an assist, and Alexandre AAlain scored one and assisted on another for the Olympiques (1-0-1).dddddddddddd Mathieu Bouchard had a goal and an assist, and Mathieu Lemay scored on the power play for the Huskies (0-3-0). --- SCREAMING EAGLES 5 TITAN 4 BATHURST, N.B. a€” Kyle Farrell had a hat trick to power Cape Breton past the Titan. Evgeny Svechnikov and Maxim Lazarev also scored for the Screaming Eagles (2-0-0). Jeffrey Truchon-Viel, Christophe Boivin, Bronson Beaton and Mark Simpson supplied the offence for Acadie-Bathurst (1-1-0). --- MOOSHEADS 6 ISLANDERS 5 (OT) CHARLOTTETOWN a€” Maxime Fortier scored in overtime to lift Halifax over the Islanders. Ryan Falkenham had back-to-back power-play goals for the Mooseheads (1-1-0) in the third period. Morgan Nauss, Cavan Fitzgerald and Timo Meier also scored. Mitchell Balmas and Kameron Kielly both had power-play goals in the final two minutes of the third period as Charlottetown (1-0-1) forced extra time. Filip Chlapik, Nathan Yetman and Will Thompson chipped in as well. --- VOLTIGEURS 4 FOREURS 1 DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. a€” Frederic Aube struck twice as the Voltigeurs downed Val-dOr. Georgs Golovkovs and Marc-Antoine Bouillon both had power-play goals for Drummondville (2-0-0). Pierre-Maxime Poudriers power-play score in the second period was all the offence the Foreurs (2-1-0) could muster. ' ' '