WELL, I DIDN'T PARTICULARLY CARE FOR THE OUTCOME,
BUT WHEN YOU RETHINK IT, 3-0 ON THE CIRCUS ROAD TRIP,
THEN A POINT IN THE SAN JOSE GAME..........HUM, I'LL GLADLY TAKE IT, AND CATCH THE NEXT FLIGHT FOR ANAHEIM. NO NEED TO PONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN, HAD THE NIKSTER BEEN ABLE TO PLAY THE ENTIRE GAME, CAUSE HE DIDN'T AND THAT'S THAT. CRYSTOBAL HUET LOOKED RUSTY, BUT WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED WHEN YOUR TOOSCH HAS BEEN GRABBING ALL THE PINE THAT HE HAS RECENTLY. THE INJURY TO KHABIBULIN LOOKED AS THOUGH HE MIGHT BE LOST FOR A WEEK TO 10 DAYS, HAVING HAD WHAT IT APPEARED HE GOT, AND IF WORSE, THEN 23-30 DAYS. SO NOW IS THE TIME FOR
MR. HUET TO STEP UP; AND HE CAN DO IT. NOW IS WHEN YOU BRING UP THE 2 YOUNGSTERS FROM ROCKFORD AND ROTATE THEM AROUND HUET, WITH PLAYING TIME FOR
ALL 3 GUYS. WITH AN GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE OF 1.67 AND A SAVE PCT. OF .939 FOR ANNTI NIEMI IN THE AHL, IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF HE CAN CONVERT HIS #3 AHL RANKING #'S TO AT LEAST A CLOSE PROXIMITY AT THE NHL LEVEL.