Canadiens Fowler Makes A Big Change

On Saturday night, when Jacob Fowler took to the ice, some may have noticed something different about his appearance. The first time the Montreal Canadiens wore their Hometown Remix jersey, the goaltender wore predominantly red pads, and while the game against the Winnipeg Jets started very well, it ended with the latest comeback in NHL history when the Jets won 5-4 in overtime after trailing 4-0 with 2:40 left in regulation.

Gone were the predominantly red pads on Saturday night, instead, the netminder had white pads with a simple red line across them at an angle. Was the change purely cosmetic? Did Fowler, a former Boston College alum, feel his gear was too similar to a Boston University…