Jack Todd: Canadiens' reset opens door to a brighter future

It was Nov. 17, 2017, and the Canadiens were already well into a grim and gloomy season.
The newest pickup off the waiver wire did not inspire much confidence: When the club grabbed veteran Finnish goaltender Antti Niemi, Daren Millard on Sportsnet’s Hockey Central was quick to say: “The scariest part of all this is that they felt the need to pick up Niemi.”
No wonder: On Nov. 13, Niemi had been waived by the Florida Panthers. It was his second time on the waiver wire in the yo