Hall held in check as Oilers drop to 2-2

Taylor Hall's early struggles continued last night as he was held pointless in a 5-3 Oiler loss at the hands of the Calgary Flames. As is typical with most rookies, Hall has looked lost in his own end at times - he was on the ice for 3 Flames goals last night alone - but should improve his awareness as the season progresses. It's not called a learning curve for nothing....

Here's one of the few Oiler highlights from the game, a Dustin Penner goal that trickled across the line after a ricochet off defenseman Ian White's face:





The Hall Monitor will be back on the clock this week as the Oilers are scheduled for 2 home games - Thursday vs. the Minnesota Wild (7:30 pm puck drop) and Saturday against the perennial Western Conference powerhouse San Jose Sharks (8 pm start time). Both games will be played at Rexall Place in Edmonton.