As it turned out, the old-timers game between veterans of the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers was broadcast on NHL Center Ice, with the Oilers winning 2-0 on goals by Ken "The Rat" Linseman and Marty McSorely. Both Grant Fuhr and Bill Ranford played brilliantly at times for the Oilers, waking the old ghosts more than a few times in between the pipes.
Steve Staois and son bundle up.
There were a lot of great moments -- the Canadiens come out wearing stocking caps; seeing Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier wearing Oilers uniforms again; and watching the players shovel snow off the ice in between the two periods they played. Simply magic.
Earlier today, the NHL Players Association complained to the league that it's simply too cold in Edmonton (game time temperature is expected to be about -18 celcius, that's around 0 fahrenheit, and who knows what the wind chill is), but the word on the CBC broadcast is that Gary Bettman has decreed that the game will go on as scheduled at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Totally agree. Why was that a stupid question? You had a chance to put the game away with very little risk to your current lead, Coach. Drop the sneer and just answer the question.