from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- This only happens in the world according to Brian Burke. His Calgary Flames were opening at home. His former team, Maple Leafs, were opening at home the same night. Guess which game the president of the Flames attended? Wonder how many other club president’s missed their home openers? ... My prediction: None.

- I fear for the future: We now have analytics on radio ... What’s next, analytics the musical.

- Yet another example of why Mike Babcock has no equal in the NHL: The past five seasons, he has used Darren Helm on the power play an average of 12 seconds a game. In other words, not at all. So in Game 1 of this season, he rewards the veteran Helm with power-play time. Who sets up the winning goal with the man advantage? The historically low-scoring Helm.

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