Red Wings still the team to beat in NHL West
thestar.com 10/2/2008 — The Detroit Red Wings had no sooner raised the Stanley Cup last spring when talk began of whether any team could stop them from making it two in a row.

Blaming Marian Hossa for fun and profit
blog.mlive.com 10/2/2008 — The Edmonton Oilers lost the services of Curtis Glencross when he signed with the arch-rival Calgary Flames last summer, and Oilers coach Craig MacTavish says that it's Marian Hossa's fault...sort of... October 1, Edmonton Sun: "He was a good player...

Allen's leaning toward the Sharks as his 09 Cup pick
blog.mlive.com 10/2/2008 — USA Today's Kevin Allen says that he's highly unlikely to pick the Detroit Red Wings to repeat as Stanley Cup champions: October 2, USA Today: Although I haven't made my final decision about my pick to win the 2009 Stanley...

Last Cut > emedia.citizensvoice.com > Penguins Insider
emedia.citizensvoice.com 10/3/2008 — While working late on the Penguins preview that will appear in Sunday's paper, I wanted to take a second to update the situation regarding the last cut in Pittsburgh. The rumor out of Sweden tonight is that Finnish scoring sensation Janne Pesonen will ...

Great Wide Open.East Preview
thepensblog.blogspot.com 10/2/2008 — We're only doing this so at the end of the year we can make fun of ourselves about how wrong we were. We didn't finish all the season previews, but who really gives a shit about that now. The East should be a wild ride this season. Here is how we ...

Crosby's 3 assists lift Pens by Jokerit (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 10/2/2008
Sydney Crosby set up three goals in leading the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-1 win over Finnish club Jokerit in a preseason game Thursday. Evgeni Malkin and Ruslan Fedotenko scored first-period goals for Pittsburgh and Tyler Kennedy and Pascal Dupuis added ...

Sens' Alfredsson returns home as winner (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 10/2/2008
Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson scored one goal and set up another against his former team in his hometown Thursday, and the Senators beat the Frolunda Indians 4-1 in a preseason game. Jason Spezza also had a goal and an assist for Ottawa, which ...

Maple Leafs enter season with no expectations — Latest Sporting News Articles for NHL 10/2/2008
TORONTO (CP) -- No one is expecting the Toronto Maple Leafs to compete for the Stanley Cup, which is...

Red Wings set up for back-to-back Stanley Cups — Latest Sporting News Articles for NHL 10/3/2008
DETROIT (AP) -- The Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings have a good shot at being the first team ...

Pang's NHL Preview: Atlantic — FOXSports.com News for NHL 10/3/2008
The Pens can dominate the Atlantic Conference with the help of Miroslav Satan, Darren Pang says. The Devils won't be as lucky.