Marc Methot thoroughly enjoyed his trip to the Northwest Territories for three charity games. "That's the one small bright spot (of the lockout), we get to go around and play in front of these people that aren't exposed to much NHL in person," he said. "It doesn't matter if it's all-star style no hitting, we're still there and they can see were having a good time on the ice. Sometimes that might be more entertaining, just to see us messing around and having a good time out there. Especially for the kids, they can see us skating and that we're just like them, in a sense, especially with (Nashville's Jordin) Tootoo, growing up where he grew up and making it to the NHL. That shows there's a lot of hope for these kids that want to play hockey. It's a positive thing." The players also got to take in some of the culture while they were up in Yellowknife and its surrounding areas. Methot said he liked getting the opportunity to go on a dogsled ride.