Halloween is fast approaching and Sidney Crosby is reminding the NHL that he’s still the wizard.
Crosby’s latest sorcery? His backhand shot.
The victims? The Edmonton Oilers and now the Calgary Flames. Crosby is casting spells on Alberta and there’s not a darn thing they can do about it.
The proof? Here’s Flames forward Sam Bennett. He’s draped himself all over Crosby, presumably to try and stop any sort of shenanigans. Crosby, unfazed, decides to score anyway as he forces his backhand shot (which appeared to be a one-handed effort) past Mike Smith.
It’s sort of unfair.
Crosby’s latest goal -- his third of the season and third in his past two games after a slow start -- comes after making particularly nasty work of Oilers forward Ryan Strome on Monday.
You can only feel bad for Strome here. There wasn’t a thing he could have done as Crosby did Crosby and scored an incredible backhand goal to steal back the best-player-in-the-league title.
Crosby’s slow start had people wondering if, finally, the man would start to slow down. It seems now that he was just lying in wait.
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck