A Day of General Relief

Last night's game against the Thrashers was perfect medicine. Cristobal Huet (pictured) faced 45 shots and made 44 saves in the 4-1 win against the Thrashers. Considering the Habs recent form, this was VERY nice indeed. Even the much maligned Sergei Samsonov got into the act by scoring. Finkini favorite Guillaume Latendresse was very useful as well notching two points.

Huet continues to be a breath of fresh air after the years of listening to Jose Theodore blame everyone but himself after a bad performance, and take plenty of credit for the good.

In other news, the word is that the NHL's new uniforms that will be unveiled at the All-Star game will not be as drastic a change as first thought. Horizontal stripes will still be ok, the jerseys will NOT be tucked into the pants, and there won't be any "Cooperall" style long pants.

Sidney Crosby models the new uniforms which are not all that different, and to this I say "Thank Goodness." So many of the classic uniforms in all of sport are NHL uniforms (Canadiens, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Leafs, Bruins) that it would have been truly disgraceful for a major overhaul to occur.

After a rough last weekend against Jeff Jackson and Notre Dame, the Lakers head to Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing to take on MSU tonight and tomorrow night. Good luck, boys!