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    Mike Brophy | October 19, 2009

 
TW LW Team Our Take
1 4
(7-2-0) 		Marian Gaborik has points in all eight Rangers games including four multi-point outings.
2 1
(7-1-0) 		Marc-Andre Fleury is undefeated with a 7-0-0 record as he waits for Sidney Crosby to kick it into gear.
3 2
(5-2-1) 		Grinders such as Rene Bourque, Eric Nystrom and Dustin Boyd continue to save the day offensively.
4 11
(6-1-1) 		One of the most underrated pickups in the off-season was defenceman Kyle Quincy who had a goal and six points in his first eight games.
5 11
(5-1-0) 		Raffi Torres was rumored to be available for trade, but he has three goals in six games.
6 16
(5-2-1) 		Jonathan Toews is one of those potential Canadian Olympians who is off to a slow start.
7 10
(4-2-2) 		Superstar Alexander Ovechkin was on pace for 92 goals and 164 points after eight games.
8 7
(5-2-0) 		Coach Cory Clouston has his team playing solid defence, but Jason Spezza has yet to score in seven games.
9 9
(4-1-1) 		Ryan Miller is doing his best to make sure he is counted among the NHL's elite stoppers.
10 23
(5-2-0) 		Three straight wins has some folks believing this team is considerably better than many imagined it would be.
11 8
(5-3-1) 		With six goals in eight games, Patrick Marleau suddenly looks like an untouchable.
12 24
(4-1-0) 		After recording 35 points in 39 games last season, Rich Peverley is keeping up the pace with seven in five this season. The Thrashers are averaging a league-best four goals per game.
13 25
(5-2-1) 		Dustin Penner has gone from being one of the most maligned players in the NHL to the Oilers top scorer.
14 17
(3-2-3) 		With five goals and eight points in seven games, it is safe to say Brendan Morrow is 100 per cent healthy after last year's crippling knee injury.
15 3
(3-2-1) 		Three of the top five scorers on the Flyers are defencemen which means there are plenty of forwards that need to be better.
16 15
(4-3-0) 		After dropping his first three home games, Martin Brodeur recorded a much-needed win at the Prudential Center.
17 13
(3-2-1) 		After three straight losses, the Blues finally registered their first win on North American soil skunking Anaheim 5-0.
18 6
(5-4-0) 		After a solid start, the Kings have taken a royal tumble losing three straight.
19 14
(3-3-1) 		The slumping red Wings hope the return of Pavel Datsyuk Thursday against Phoenix will shake them out of their funk.
20 28
(3-5-0) 		Roberto Luongo secured a much-needed win over the dreadful Wild.
21 12
(3-3-1) 		Ryan Getzlaf has yet to score in seven games after off-season shoulder surgery.
22 18
(3-4-0) 		The B’s need goalie Tim Thomas to find his Vezina Trophy form…and soon!
23 21
(2-3-2) 		Steven Stamkos has taken over as the team's No. 1 centre from Vinny Lecavalier. That's good for Stamkos, but not for the Lightning.
24 27
(2-4-1) 		Eric Staal has just two goals in seven games for a team that is having trouble finding the net.
25 19
(2-4-1) 		The goaltending tandem of Pekka Rinne and Dan Ellis was supposed to be among the best in the league, but has struggled thus far.
26 20
(2-4-0) 		A predicted slow start has the rumor mills churning with Nathan Horton apparently available for trade.
27 26
(0-3-3) 		At least the kids -- John Tavares, Matt Moulson and Kyle Okposo -- are getting the job done.
28 22
(2-5-0) 		Maybe Marc-Andre Bergeron is the answer? Yeah, right.
29 29
(1-6-0) 		This team has a serious lack of identity, something some good goaltending would certainly help.
30 30
(0-6-1) 		Defenceman Ian White has made more saves than the three goalies the Leafs have used in their winless season.