Are you kidding me? Not only did the B's pick up win No. 7 on the season and pull to within a single point of first place Buffalo, but we got to witness the second Bruins player in like two weeks - first Milan Lucic, now Blake Wheeler - picking up their first career hat trick in a huge win. Great time to be a B's fan I guess.

I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't quite sure the signing would pan out, and I certainly was a bit skeptical that they committed so fully to him when the season began (remember all those that thought he would open the season at Providence?), but those of us that were naysaying couldn't have been more wrong. This kid is incredibly fun to watch and he's a force on the ice. Here's the highlight vid from the game: