Nick Cotsonika has his Three Periods column on Alex Ovechkin and the hoped revival everyone is expecting in Washington.
Senators GM Bryan Murray says his team wont rush into any trades after learning of the back surgery fate awaiting Jason Spezza. Thats a big blow to a Senators team that looked good out of the gate.
Former UMass player Matt Anderson is getting his shot with the New Jersey Devils, and its a great story.
Dont worry about Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Hes getting his offensive chances and hell eventually bust through. This sounds like the same exact thing going on with No. 19 in Boston.
The ongoing saga of a Phoenix ownership search continues as Jamison fails to meet the deadline, but says his journey will continue. Okay then.
The ESPN.com hockey peeps looks at the best of the Eastern and Western Conferences in a video review of the NHLs first few weeks.
For something completely different: Jon Couture has a review of Terry Franconas new book, and Im as interested to read the tome as anybody after covering the team closely during those years.