If you've seen this goal from Saturday's action by Brent Burns of the Minnesota Wild, then you've probably heard it all too, the buzz, that is. NHL.com has already taken it upon itself to call it a goal-of-the-year candidate. Now, while it is somewhat pretty to watch, it was pretty much 50% presence of mind to put the puck on net and 40% luck. That other 10%? Hype.
If you want a bona-fide candidate, look no further than Jordan Eberle of the Edmonton Oilers, whose goal will make its second appearance on our pages:
That right there is skill, being able to keep control of the puck as you're falling down. That right there is a goal of the year (at least potentially). Burns's? Barely nightly highlight reel material. I mean I'm no hockey player and I could score that bad-angle goal. Granted I would have to be at an actually decent angle in order to accidentally bank it off Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Mathieu Garon, but the point still stands.
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