- The Ducks made a point of adding offensive depth this off-season but it has yet to pay off, writes Curtis Zupke.
- The Atlanta Thrashers honored their fallen teammates–Daniel Snyder–in Elmira, Ontario on Sunday.
- The Bruins traded Chuck Kobasew to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, writes Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe.
- “These guys have got to understand they’re not going to win if they don’t work hard, it’s just not going to happen,” said former Bruins superstar Cam Neely.
- Lindy Ruff isn’t happy that opposing team’s players are running Ryan Miller in his crease.
- In Calgary, David Moss appears to be improving from whatever injury it is that he has.
- With such a light schedule, the Flames are partaking in a second training camp under Brent Sutter.
- Cristobal Huet may be getting booed at the United Center, but his teammates support him.
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Cristobal Huet's teammates still support the struggling netminder. (Picture courtesy of chicagobreakingnews.com)
- Matt Duchene has clearly done enough good things to stay up with the big club, writes Adrian Dater.
- Heading into the season, many thought the Avs would rely mainly on Paul Stastny, but the American center has yet to get going and the team is still winning.
- Derek Dorsett is relishing the extra ice-time in Columbus right now.
- Meanwhile, Mike Commodore is healthy now, he just needs to get his conditioning back up to normal levels.
- In Dallas, Krys Barch is out to prove he can bring more to the table than just his fists.
- Chris Chelios doesn’t even play for the Red Wings, yet he’s still the team’s player rep for the NHLPA.
- Chris McCoskey of the Detroit News thinks the Wings have to start being more mentally sharp if the team wants to get out of its early season funk.
- Ales Hemsky won’t play for the Oilers tonight when the team takes on the Canucks.
- Patrick O’Sullivan only has one goal on the season, but at least he is getting scoring chances.
- The exact same thing can be said for Oilers center Shawn Horcoff.
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Shawn Horcoff knows he can be better. (Picture courtesy of tsn.ca)
- The Panthers have yet to announce a starting goalie for Wednesday’s game against Buffalo. Well, it appears that uncertainty only lasted so long, as Scott Clemmensen has been announced starter for Wednesday’s game.
- Kings coach Terry Murray wants more offense from his supporting cast.
- Chuck Kobasew’s acquisition means Pierre-Marc Bouchard is going to be out of the Wild’s lineup for a while.
- The Habs are hoping that Marc-Andre Bergeron can help the team’s struggling power play.
- Jacques Lemaire has been experimenting with Travis Zajac off the top line in New Jersey.
- Even though the Islanders are winless, GM Garth Snow still sees positive signs.
- Sure the Ranges are rolling, but coach John Tortorella would love to see better play from off-season acquisition Chris Higgins.
- Staying on Broadway, coach Tortorella wants his team to improve on its puck-posession over the past two games.
- In big Rangers news, Michael Del Zotto is being kept up by the big club instead of being returned to junior hockey.
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Michael Del Zotto will be staying on Broadway. (Picture courtesy of Game On)
- So far this season, the Senators have the second best penalty killing percentage in hockey.
- Frank Seravalli doesn’t understand why the NHL awards teams for losing games.
- Dave Tippett’s team may be playing well in Phoenix, but he is still harping on his players for a number of reasons.
- The Blues come to Pittsburgh tomorrow night and former Blue Jay McKee is certainly looking forward to it.
- Speaking of McKee, he has developed some good chemistry with Alex Goligoski.
- Both Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal took maintenance days on Sunday.
- Sharks forward Jed Ortmeyer makes his return to Madison Square Garden tonight.
- How will Dany Heatley react to being on the second power play unit in San Jose?
- David Perron is still looking for his first point in St. Louis.
- In injury news, Barret Jackman won’t play for the Blues on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
- In Tampa Bay, Vincent Lecavalier has been reunited with long-time linemate Martin St. Louis in an effort to get the struggling center out of his rut.
- Damien Cox of the Toronto Star thinks the Leafs should sign Brendan Shanahan. (Writer’s note: Why? Shanahan was a great scorer in his day but he can’t keep up anymore.)
- Meantime, no trade is imminent, according to GM Brian Burke.
- If the Leafs are going to come out of this funk, it is going to be on the road, writes Rob Longley.
- Kyle Wellwood has struggled with the flu in the early going and is hoping that turns around tonight.
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