Saturday's three stars: Welcome to the new season
sports.yahoo.com 10/6/2008 — No. 1 star: Tyler Kennedy , Pittsburgh Penguins With all the offensive stars dotting the roster of the defending Eastern Conference champs, it's easy for Tyler Kennedy to be overlooked. The 22-year-old second-year forward isn't even expected to add ...

Pens and Sens...Part Deux
hockeybuzz.com 10/6/2008 — Preview of game two against the Sens...

Monday Ice Water Cooler
thenhlarenaprogram.blogspot.com 10/6/2008 — The Cooler takes a last look back at Opening Weekend then throws out some really good stuff from The NHL Arena as we enter into a three day break before the NHL season gets underway again and this time for good!

2008-09 NHL Predictions - NHL
sports.espn.go.com 10/6/2008 — HART TROPHY WATCH Our experts weigh in with their preseason top five Hart Trophy finalists. In the coming weeks, we'll revisit their selections and see whose stocks have gone up and whose have tumbled. SCOTT BURNSIDE: 1. Sidney Crosby , Penguins The ...

NHL gets sour review from Czech papers
canada.com 10/6/2008 — The National Hockey League woke up Sunday to a sour review of its opening-night show from the Czech Republic's largest-circulation newspaper after the New York Rangers' 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. "Boring game for thousands of Crowns," ...

Swede win for Dany Heatley, Ottawa Senators — Bruins & NHL - BostonHerald.com 10/6/2008
Dany Heatley scored two more goals and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson had two assists for the Senators, who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-1, yesterday in Stockholm, Sweden,...

Penguins-Senators: Dany Heatley Pleads Guilty...to Being a True Goal Scorer — Bleacher Report - NHL 10/5/2008
For those of you who aren't familiar with Dany Heatley's recent history, he was drinking, speeding, and was eventually deemed responsible for another human being's death in 2003. So, why isn't he in prison? Well, he gave some speeches and served ...

Leafs' Hollweg gets two-game suspension — FOXSports.com News for NHL 10/6/2008
Maple Leafs left wing Ryan Hollweg received an automatic two-game suspension Monday after collecting his third boarding or checking from behind major in a 41-game span. The third penalty came in last Wednesday's 7-3 preseason loss at St. Louis, when ...

Ottawa Senators: Premiere Weekend Recap — Bleacher Report - NHL 10/6/2008
Like a finely-crafted piece of Allen key-assembled IKEA furniture, the Ottawa Senators have arrived home from Sweden in one piece—though there may be a Swiss screw loose. After a weekend that saw Ottawa come home with three of four possible ...

Chris Drury As Captain: Will Destiny Stay on His Side? — Bleacher Report - NHL 10/7/2008
Chris Drury of the New York Rangers has been a winner all of his life.  Since the age of 13, Drury has followed a seemingly paved path to victory.  Destiny has never seemed more pronounced than in the footsteps that Drury so carefully and ...