Flipping to the Oilers/NY game when I get a chance, and noticed 2 things.
1) The second an Oiler touches the puck in the defensive zone, Hall is racing up the ice for a breakout pass. I can see why his offensive stats are so good this year. It also makes me very impressed with Drisaitl. The centreman is picking up the defense on that line, and clears the zone more often than not. Without him, Hall would be putting the team a man down in their own zone quite a bit.
2) There's a dude sporting 88. I know that Lindros was no Gretzky, but it's rare enough that it's weird to see. 99 and 66 we will never see, 77 is reserved for defensemen, but oddly enough 88 is rare.
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