All-time best hockey blooper... EVER!

Even if you are not a hockey fan, you MUST appreciate this.

Allow me to use blatant hyperbole for a moment - put simply, last night's game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Stars was the most entertaining point I've ever seen the Oilers earn, EVER, and that's saying something. To put that in perspective, I've been a fan of the team since they came into the NHL in 1979, and I've watched hundreds of their games.

Let me set it up for you before you watch the video clip. The Oilers were up 4-1 in the second period, and, put simply, gassed what should have been an easy two points with the win. But, they didn't skate in the third, and Dallas took it to them, scoring five unanswered goals to take a 5-4 lead. Late in the third, Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish pulls Edmonton goalie Dwayne Roloson for the extra attacker.

With about 15 seconds left, Stars Center Patrik Stefan gained possession of the puck, skated to within 2 FEET OF THE OILERS EMPTY NET, and, with no Oiler in sight, slipped, fell, and turned the puck over to the Oilers.

Three passes later, Oiler Ales Hemsky scores with two seconds left to send the game to OT. The Oilers eventually lost in the shootout, but wow, what an entertaining game last night.

However, I dunno what was better, the last bizarre 30 seconds of the game, or the announcers' reaction to one of the craziest plays in NHL history. Here's a sampling of their reaction...

"He scores!!! Can...you...BELIEVE...what...we just SAW?!?!?"

"No adjective can properly describe..."

"How long will this be replayed?"

The best came from Oilers color commentator Ray Ferraro, who played for about two decades in the National Hockey League:

"That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. Patrik Stefan, you should be embarrassed for what you just did. That does not belong in the National Hockey League. That's the most embarrassing thing I've seen on National Hockey League ice. I've been around the pro game, I dunno, 25 years, and that's unbelievable."

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Oh, and how frickin' cool is it that the NHL struck a deal with YouTube, and now every morning you can go to YouTube and see highlights of your favorite NHL team. Now that's cutting edge, and I don't believe any other major sports league has done it. Bravo, NHL.

Anyway, this one's gonna be replayed for years, if not decades to come.

What a night of hockey!

More on the NHL in a bit.