A freelance writer of all things but mostly sports, music and politics, Brian Rutherford was raised on Long Island, NY and currently resides in a suburb of Dallas, Texas. His favorite teams are the New York Rangers, Texas Rangers, New York Giants and New York Knicks. "So the difference I think, boils down to this: you can either impose yourself on reality and then write about it, or you can impose yourself on reality by writing it." -Hunter S. Thompson "The Proud Highway"
Welcome to the official first month of the NHL season. Of the 12 teams playing seven games in the next 16 days, the following eight are all playing four games this week.
Eight Teams at Full Speed
I'm not sure anyone is all that surprised Nashville (@STL vs. LA @MIN vs. CHI) has been disappointing as not only did they lose Ryan Suter, but their offense is more underwhelming than ever before. To top it off, they will face the defending Stanley Cup champions and three of the strongest contenders for the cup this week.
SLEEPER SIGHTING: 20-percent owned-defensemen-Jonathon Blum has earned the public respect of coach Barry Trotz, who believes Blum could break the lineup sometime soon. Blum had three goals, four assists and six penalty minutes, but a minus-14 in 2011-12 season.
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