No need for Hossa!

Pittsburgh can have him all they want, it sure didn't stop the Habs, as they steam-rolled the Atlanta Thrashers 5-1 at the Bell Centre.

Bob Gainey had the final word on Tuesday night, as both his gambles, for the moment, have paid off.

Firstly, Carey Price played very well, even though the Thrashers didn't have many "dangerous" scoring opportunities, stopping 26 out of 27 shots.

Secondly, the offense was explosive, even without the acquisition of Marian Hossa. The Canadiens scored 5 goals on 33 shots and had numerous scoring chances. Chris Higgins had 3 points, 2 goals and 1 assist, Saku Koivu amassed 2 assists and Maxim Lapierre, Sergei Kostitsyn and Andrei Markov (PP) each had a goal. Markov also had an assist and recorded his 50th point, a new career high, on his 13th goal of the season. The powerplay unit converted once in 5 tries.

This all comes to show us Montreal Canadiens fans that our GM, for the moment, knows what he is doing and that we didn't "desperately" need Hossa after all, like we kept telling ourselves before the Trade Deadline. The only thing we do need "desperately" is to be patient with our young squad and great things will come.

Keep faith fellow Habs Fans!