NHL Wednesday: All Hiller, all the time

And quite honestly, it might be the perfect metaphor not only for the Edmonton Oilers and their seemingly one-in-a-million Stanley Cup chances this season, but also for being an Oilers fan.

But when Moss was attempting to leave the penalty box and get back into the play, hilarity ensued as his glove somehow got caught in the penalty box door. It left him in a moment of panic as he tried to figure out whether he should go back and try to retrieve it, or if he should just play on with a bare hand.

The decision became easier for him when the door slammed shot, leaving his glove just out of reach.

The talent gap was on display for much of their game on Wednesday night, a game that Calgary somehow won in overtime, 2-1.

For long stretches it was the same type of one-sided mismatch we saw on Monday afternoon in Buffalo when Ted Nolan referred to his team as a “pee-wee team,” and when Los Angeles steamrolled Edmonton on Tuesday night. After the first period Chicago had a 20-2 edge on the shot chart and had attempted 27 total shots to Calgary’s 9.

Hockey is a dangerous game. With big guys flying around and chasing a bouncing piece of frozen rubber around the ice on razor sharp skates while other big guys try to inflict bodily harm on them, sometimes people are are going to get hurt. And it’s not just limited to the players on the ice. Sometimes it extends to players sitting on the bench.

And even the coaches.

It’s not a particularly busy Wednesday night across the NHL, but at least the schedule makers and TV decision makers gave us a better national game than the Carolina-Buffalo matchup we were treated to on Tuesday.