It’s amazing that a single video clip can get a viewer pumped up about three separate pending events: the triumphant return of Sidney Crosby to a real NHL game, the triumphant return of HBO’s 24/7 behind-the-scenes hockey miniseries, and, to a lesser degree, the merciful end of Movember.
In his two-minute pregame speech to his Pittsburgh Penguins before Monday’s much-celebrated game, mustachioed head coach Dan Bylsma displays the insight that made him come off like such a mastermind in last winter’s 24/7 series and his meticulous manner of breaking down the New York Islanders’ strengths and weaknesses.
You also get the feeling that Sid is his favourite student.