SEPANG, Malaysia -- Lewis Hamilton believes a higher power is intervening in his pursuit to become a four-time world champion.The Mercedes driver suffered his third major engine failure of the season at the Malaysian Grand Prix, albeit the just first to result in DNF. If the positions had remained the same as they were before Hamiltons failure he was set to take five-point lead in the drivers standings, but instead left Sepang with a 23-point deficit to teammate Nico Rosberg.It feels right now that the man above, or a higher power is intervening a little bit, he said. But I feel like Ive been blessed with so many big opportunities, firstly being here with all these people around here, the opportunity in this great team winning the last two championships. Lots and lots of big trophies and records that Im breaking time and time again, so I have to be grateful for those. While this does not feel great, I feel grateful.Immediately after the race Hamilton said his poor run of reliability this season doesnt feel right, adding someone has to give me some answers. But speaking after meeting with his team, Hamilton had changed his tune, saying he had 100 percent faith in Mercedes.Honestly, youve got to understand from my point. On one side weve had the most incredible success over these last two years of which I am so grateful. 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Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night.NEW ORLEANS --?Willie Snead is inactive Monday night for the New Orleans Saints as he recovers from a toe injury.Left tackle Terron Armstead (knee) and cornerback Delvin Breaux (fibula) have already been ruled out, and starting cornerback P.J. Williams was placed on injured reserve with a concussion this week.Safety Kenny Vaccaro (ankle), defensive tackle Tyeler Davison (shoulder/foot), linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (quad) and tight end Josh Hill (ankle) are all inactive too.?Defensive end Cameron Jordan (knee) is also listed as questionable on the injury report, but he should play after practicing on a limited basis all week.Snead labeled himself as a game-time decision after practicing on a limited basis Saturday. But the Saints apparently wanted to give him at least one more week of rest and recovery after he said he stretched ligaments in his toe last week against the New York Giants.I dont feel 100 percent, but throughout the week my foots been getting better and weve been treating it really well, Snead said Saturday. I just want to be healthy for the year, to be honest. I dont want it to linger, I want it to be gone.Its Monday Night Football, the atmospheres gonna be great. Its gonna be frustrating if I cant go. If I can go, Ill make the most of it. ... If I cant, Ill be on the sideline cheering my butt off.With Snead out, it provides a great opportunity for rookie receiver Michael Thomas, who had an outstanding training camp and preseason foor the Saints after being drafted in the second round out of Ohio State.ddddddddddddThomas (6-foot-3, 212 pounds) has 10 catches for 114 yards on 11 targets this season.When your numbers called, you have to respond, Thomas said of the possibility that Snead might not play. I still [have] a lot of room for improvement. Im heading in the right direction, but Im not nearly close to how good I can be, and I just have to keep developing.Armstead could either be replaced by left guard Andrus Peat or veteran backups Senio Kelemete or Tony Hills. Peat has struggled through some ups and downs since being drafted in the first round in 2015, but left tackle is his most natural position.I played there my whole life, high school and college, Peat said Saturday, although he stressed, Im just ready to play wherever.The Saints will be at a huge disadvantage in the secondary since they are now without their top four cornerbacks from the start of training camp -- and theyre facing Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, among others.But they have gotten used to the next-man-up mentality at that position. Last week, recently signed veteran Sterling Moore and undrafted rookies DeVante Harris and Ken Crawley did a terrific job of holding tight against Odell Beckham Jr. and the Giants, holding them to zero offensive touchdowns in a 16-13 loss. ' ' '
