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| The only thing worse than making preseason predictions based on what you think might happen is making first-week assessments based on a handful of hockey games played. But that's the nature of the beast after waiting all through preseason to see what teams and players and coaches would do when the games really counted. So, now that the games are counting, here are some conclusions (or should we call them mini-conclusions) that can be drawn.
Guess the Ottawa Senators are over their Stanley Cup finals hangover. While the Anaheim Ducks are in trouble already (see below), the Senators quickly have established themselves as the cream of the Eastern Conference crop with two wins over Toronto and a shutout victory over the New York Rangers, the team most observers picked to unseat the Sens as the top dogs in the East. Granted, captain Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley, newly inked to a long-term deal, have seven of nine goals to prompt questions about scoring depth, but the team seems to have adjusted to new coach John Paddock without missing a beat. And the Sens are 3-0 without No. 1 netminder Ray Emery. Which brings us to Martin Gerber, who is 3-0 with a 1.64 goals-against average and .953 save percentage after being peddled in the press all offseason. Gee, wonder if GM Bryan Murray's phone is ringing a little more loudly these days with teams inquiring about the Swiss netminder who fell from grace last season. Bet Mr. Murray will be extremely reticent about dealing Gerber until he sees for sure that Emery has recovered from wrist surgery. As for the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, the start of their defense has been a stark departure from the start of last season when they recorded points in a record 16 straight games. After splitting games in London with Los Angeles, the Ducks lost to Detroit (shootout), lowly Columbus in the Blue Jackets' home-opener and then Pittsburgh on Saturday. The Ducks twice gave up one-goal leads against the Pens and managed just five shots in the third. |
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