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Sir Ian McGeechan has backed Warren Gatland to deliver as the British & Irish Lions new coach with the Wales boss expected to be unveiled on Wednesday as the man to lead the tourists to New Zealand in 2017.Gatland, who coached the Lions to their 2-1 series win over Australia in 2013, was part of McGeechans backroom staff on the 2009 tour to South Africa. McGeechan, who played on two tours and coached on five, knows the Lions better than anyone and he feels Wales coach Gatland is the right choice.He will be named as the head coach on Wednesday and I think he is undoubtedly the right man for the job, McGeechan said in his column for the Telegraph. He is a New Zealander who understands New Zealand rugby, especially what it means to play against the Lions, but he has also been a part of British rugby for a long time now.He truly understands what the Lions means and has enormous respect for the concept. I remember when I was head coach in South Africa in 2009 and he was an assistant coach, and I asked him to speak to the team before one of the early provincial games. He said no. He said he had not earned the right to do that at that stage. It showed great respect.McGeechan feels Gatland has that understanding on of the Lions jersey and though their schedule has been criticised and deemed unrealistic for a series triumph for the visitors, McGeechan feels they can deliver.If he gets that in their hearts, their heads and their souls then the Lions have a great chance of doing well, McGeechan said. I really think they can prosper, despite New Zealand being so good at the moment.Gatland will have some tremendous players at his disposal. I actually think it could the strongest group of Lions for a good number of years, and if they can have a real clarity of thinking in their game plan they can challenge New Zealand. Dru Samia Youth Jersey . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. Brett Favre Youth 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.thevikingsshoponline.com/Youth-Kirk-Cousins-Vikings-Jersey/ . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Alexander Mattison Youth Jersey . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Paul Krause Vikings Jersey . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. The flanker, who has played 65 times for France, is expected to be out for up to four months.The Calgary Flames have traded forward Alex Tanguay and defenceman Cory Sarich to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward David Jones and defenceman Shane OBrien. "This trade adds needed size up front and grit on the back end while also allowing us to get younger." said Flames General Manager Jay Feaster in a statement. "We like the fact that Jones plays a north-south game, drives hard to the net, kills penalties and is a right hand shot. OBrien is a hard guy to play against, knows how to get under the skin of the opposition and stands up for his teammates. We are pleased to add both of these players to our organization." The deal sends the 33-year-old Tanguay back to the city where he started his career. Drafted by the Avalanche in first round (12th overall) in 1998, Tanguay played his first six seasons for Colorado before being traded to the Flames in June, 2006. Tanguay played two seasons in Calgary and had stops in Montreal and Tampa Bay before again signing as an unrestricted free agent with Calgary in July, 2010.dddddddddddd Tanguay had 11 goals and 16 assists in 40 games for the Flames last season. Sarich, 34, had two assists in 28 games for the Flames this year. The veteran has also skated for Buffalo and Tampa Bay in his 14 NHL seasons. In Jones, the Flames receive a 28-year-old who struggled with three goals and six assists in 33 games last season. But the Guelph, Ontario native had much better seasons in the previous two years, where he had 20 goals in 2011-12 and 27 goals in 2010-11. He has 70 goals and 126 points in 272 games, all with Colorado. OBrien, 29, is a physical blueliner who had four assists and 60 penalty minutes in 28 games last season. He has also played for Anaheim, Tampa Bay, Vancouver, and Nashville over seven NHL campaigns. ' ' '