Finally some hockey to talk about on this side of the ocean.

Here are my lists from opening night – feel free to add your own in the comments..

THE GOOD

* A touching tribute celebrating the life of Luc Bourdon
* An inspired performance by the Canucks
* The Maple Leafs playing a system – and staying out of the box
* Tomas Holmstrom on the PP
* First win for Todd McLellan
* Cheechoo gets his hands back
* Captain Luongo’s shutout
* Alex Burrows’ emotional night
* Kulemin the sniper
* Michael Ryder & Blake Wheeler off to good starts
* Gordie, Ted and a classy banner ceremony in Detroit
* The Wings returning with a Cup winning roster – plus Hossa
* Nabokov picking up where he left off
* Dominic Moore’s energy
* Ron Wilson’s undefeated Leafs
* Sedins playing for new contracts
* Patrice Bergeron healthy
* Canucks scoring without adding scorers
* Sakic back for a 20th year, still looking like Sakic
* Marc Savard – all he does is put up points
* Big blueline performances for Sharks

THE BAD

* Def Leppard. Alanis Morisette. 1992 - Is this the year?
* Undisciplined Flames
* Chris Osgood’s puckhandling
* Bertuzzi’s –3
* CBC songs – why do we need a new song that sounds like the old song?
* Leafs in the faceoff circle
* Tony Granato’s night not as good as Cammi’s
* Ducks’ D looking thin
* The need for a fight after a good clean hit

THE UGLY

* The Stanley Cup hoisted by a Rock Star who has seen better days
* The Rock Star placing the Cup upside down on a table
* Colorado goaltending - Budaj + Raycroft = BAD IDEA
* Kipper hung out to dry

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This chart is part of a bigger piece I’m working on, but I thought I’d throw this question out there for discussion:

WHICH TEAMS HAVE THE BEST & WORST BLUELINES?



Danny – dtolensky@hotmail.com

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