Consider the Red Wings' Chances to Repeat Officially Dead
goingfivehole.blogspot.com 10/9/2008 — ah the SI cover jinx again

The Versus (Drinking) Game of the Week: Toronto at Detroit
melroserocks.blogspot.com 10/9/2008 — I have drawn the assignment of Thursday writing here at BMR, which, this week, happens to coincide with the day Versus is airing their first pair of games on the season. It won't always be the case, but the Versus games are the only games that us plebeians without the NHL package can share as a ...

NHL Awards - Preseason Predictions
theloveofsports.com 10/9/2008 — The puck drops on the NHL Season in full force tomorrow and E. Spencer Kyte from The Love of Sports breaks down who he sees winning all the major hardware and what team will be hoisting hockey's Holy Grail at the end of the year.

Reminder: The Wings' game starts at 7, not 7:30!
blog.mlive.com 10/9/2008 — DetroitRedWings.com's Lisa Hickock wisely notes that fans must remember that tonight's Red Wings game against the Toronto Maple Leafs starts at 7 PM EDT, NOT 7:30 PM, and fans have been advised to arrive early as the Stanley Cup banner-raising...

Globe on Hockey - The lowdown on ticket prices
theglobeandmail.com 10/9/2008 — According to razorgator.com, a worldwide ticket agency for sports and entertainment events, five Canadian teams have the highest average ticket price for their home openers this season, while the Ottawa Senators rank 10th among the 30 NHL clubs. Here ...

Boston Bruins' Goalie Tandem Both Playing for Contracts — Bleacher Report - NHL 10/9/2008
The Boston Bruins are opening their 2008-2009 regular season campaign tonight at the Pepsi Center in Colorado against the Avalanche with their goalie tandem of Tim Thomas and Manny Fernandez both playing in a contract year. Tim ...

Flames place Warrener on IR, recall Boyd — Latest Sporting News Articles for NHL 10/9/2008
CALGARY (CP) -- The Calgary Flames shuffled players before their season opener Thursday in Vancouver...

Red Wings put 11th Stanley Cup banner in rafters — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/9/2008
The Detroit Red Wings hoisted an 11th Stanley Cup banner to the rafters Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena before their opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Red Wings raise Stanley Cup banner (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 10/9/2008
The Detroit Red Wings hoisted an 11th Stanley Cup banner to the rafters Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena before their opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gordie Howe and other former Red Wings passed the white banner with red stitching to current ...

Five General Managers That Are Better Then Brian Burke — Bleacher Report - NHL 10/9/2008
Even at the beginning of the season, all I hear still on hockey shows is about Brian Burke coming to Toronto. I'll admit, he is a good GM and has made a good team in the Anaheim Ducks, but still he is easily not the best. There are many other GM's ...