Edmonton Oiler Taylor Hall netted his first NHL goal on Thursday and it couldn't have come against a more... I want to say "suitable" opponent in the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Jackets' quick 6-3 start (including their shootout win against the OIlers last night) aside, it's really only a matter of time before they show their true colours as an AHL-calibre team.
So, Hall now has three points in eight games. I think hockey fans, myself included, have just become very spoiled over the past five seasons with the influx of elite rookie talent year after year. There was Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, John Tavares, etc. Hall will likely be great, but not the next Great One, unfortunately. Hopefully the City of Champions will be able to cope better than all the fantasy-hockey poolies out there who made the mistake of drafting Hall first overall. Memo to the overzealous among us: It isn't as if Hall HAD to get drafted in any of your leagues. You wouldn't have wasted a pick on say Steve Montador, Chris Clark, Dominic Moore, or even Derek Stepan, would you? All of whom have more points than Hall.
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