Big Opening Week Sets the Bar for New NHL Season

Steven Loffredo Oct 13, 2015

Lindberg shows off his 1st NHL goal earning him NHL three star honors in week 1 (via NYR)

The fans had to wait through the long Summer and and a winding September, but hockey is finally here, and of course the opening week did not disappoint.

So lets have a look at some of the big moments of the week. We took a look at some key players and teams who have been heavily anticipated.

Mike Babcock had his first game behind the bench for the Toronto Maple Leafs and used the first Coach’s Challenge in NHL history; a challenge that he won I might add.
Jack Eichel scored his first NHL goal for the Buffalo Sabres.

Connor McDavid played in his first NHL games; he didn’t have a point, but it was great to see him on the ice after such anticipation.
Phil Kessel and Sidney Crosby started their journey together, but were shutout in their first game, and fell to Arizona 1-0 in their second.
The New York Rangers jumped out to a 3-0-0 start and look poised to be a contender in the East.
And the Kings and Bruins have stumbled out of the gate again as both teams were 0-2-0 on Sunday.

The season has gotten off to a quick start and has set in motion several of the key story-line around the game. But even if your team has squirmed out of the gate, we all know that in hockey things change quick, and after-all it is only the first week of the season; remember its a marathon, not a sprint.