See you in 2 to 4 weeks

I'm just hoping Taylor Hall is back by Christmas.

This absolutely sucks. Good read here that I'm basically too depressed to keep reading. Get well soon, Hallsy. Please.

Black Friday NY City

Today was Black Friday and I visited the NHL store by Reebok in New York City. Absolutely awesome store. I was with company along with my wife who are not big hockey fans so I didn't have the chance to really look around it like I would have liked.

When I returned back from the city I found out the Oilers had won today 5-2, snapping their winless streak in Minnesota.

Here's a look-see at Taylor Hall's 7th goal of the season today, which counted as a game-winning goal. He also had two assists on my drive out to New Jersey in the Oilers win this past Wednesday.

Sidney Crosby's Legendary Return

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[Empty Netters] [Puck Daddy]

Sid the Kid is back, and he delivered.

We had the game on at my house for a while--and by the time I had turned it on he had already netted a goal to open up the scoring. He would add another two assists and a second goal. He bested the great Mario Lemieux's return.

He proved that he's absolutely a living legend, beyond anyone that we've ever seen before. It's so good for the game of hockey to have this kid back and playing again. Still just 24 years old, Crosby has a real chance to continue building on his legend now.

The Return of Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby makes his emotional return to the sport tonight--about 11 months since he last stepped foot on the ice.

It's good news for the Penguins, and it's good news for the sport. When I started this blog, Crosby was my favorite NHL player. He's an icon. I'll be tuning into Versus tonight to see him hopefully net his first points of the season.

People have to remember that at one point there were rumors that Crosby might never play again. My personal hope is that Crosby never misses another game. I love watching him play and I think that he can still go down as one of the all time greats in the sport.

I'll have a recap tonight. Good for Sidney Crosby.

Taylor Hall's second career Hat Trick

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[Edmonton Journal] [CBC]

It was my favorite night of the NHL season last night--a Saturday night and Hockey Night in Canada--and Taylor Hall made it an even more special night by finding the net three times. He broke the longest goal-less streak of his career last night by scoring once in each period.

Ryan Nugent Hopkins netted five assists. Jordan Eberle had a goal and three markers. It was just a fun night in which the Oilers ended a losing streak in taking out the top team in the conference.

This was the most goals the Oilers had scored in a game since I was their fan. It was on a perfect November Saturday night and just like Taylor Hall's first hat trick last season, I got a chance to watch the entire thing.

Jaroslav Halak robs Taylor Hall

This save actually had Edmonton fans moaning and groaning after the game (the Oilers 5th win in a row) and wondering if Taylor Hall has the ability to finish.



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