Just a reminder to everyone...

The guy in the picture above stayed with the Lac-St-Louis Lions until Christmas last year because he felt he wasn't ready to crack the Halifax Mooseheads roster. This guy who is the most dynamic player on his team... in a 19 year old's tournament... at age 17. Yeah... really.

Congrats to Team Canada on their convincing 7-2 win over Davos in the Spengler Cup final, their first win in the tournament since 2007. Big games by former Q luminaries Patrice Bergeron and Derrick Walser and yet another international title for Ryan Smyth (who didn't look like a guy about to turn 37 out there today). And for John Tavares, who notched a pair this morning, there's the sweet taste of victory, coupled with the bitter reality that if all goes as is hoped, he will be forced to rejoin the New York Islanders later this month.

Cats head to Harbour Station tonight for their annual New Year's Eve tilt with the Sea Dogs. Coming off a subpar performance against the PEI Rocket and going into a road game versus another team whom Moncton habitually underachieves against is probably not the best medicine... but if the Wildcats could avoid being beat at their own game, there's no reason to believe they could end 2012 on a winning note. A win over the Dogs could be a huge monkey of the back... just like that big win against PEI before Christmas... oh, wait.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a guy like this in the Cats' lineup?

Once he's done lifting his national team into the medal round over if Ufa, perhaps they will.