Christmas is over. Did you get that Jared Spurgeon jersey you’ve been asking for? A new twig, because you broke your old one trying to pull off Tiger Williams’ classic “riding the stick” celebration? Maybe you got a Nintendo Switch? Or perhaps you’ve been an awful human being this year and didn’t get a single thing from anyone.
Regardless of the circumstances, we all got a gift Friday night — the return of hockey after the three-day holiday break. Longest, most boring three days in recent memory.
The return of hockey after the brief hiatus also marked the return of Minnesota Wild!