If you love snow, penguins and ice hockey as I do I'm sure you were watching with absolute glee the New Years Day outdoor snow game in Buffalo between the Sabres and Penguins. Yes, they really played a professional hockey outdoors in the snow, and in front of 71,000 fans in a football stadium to boot.  To say it was very fun to watch is an understatement, it was a non-stop hoot. I'm now thinking that all NHL arena's should have snowmaking machines and turn them on whenever there's a dull game is going on (which there is no shortage of these days).  Nuetral zone trap, no end to end action, only a dozen shots on goal for both teams combined in a scoreless game at the midway point, just turn on the snow and you've gone from yawner to a rip roaring good time.  But, for me what made this game extra special was the Penguins once again wearing their 1970's throwback powder blue uniforms. I broke the news about a month ago in my blog  titled The Penguins Are Back In Town that the Pens may be going back to their old powder blues when they finally move into their new arena in 2009, and after getting a 21st century  sneak peak of these cool and unique looking uniforms during  the Buffalo snow game I'm sure hoping they do. They looked great and best of all the Penguins won the game.