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Canadiens up, Blackhawks down and six more takeaways from the NHL’s opening night – ESPN
Expect plenty of offense, a new crew of young players worth watching and more in a season that will look different than any in history.
The NHL dropped the puck on its abridged, 56-game season on Wednesday, and one thing became clear: The next 115 nights — which will cram in 863 games — are going to be doozies. Opening night brought us a little bit of everything: a banner raising without fans, a highly dramatic puck drop, a fight, overtime, a dizzying amount of advertisements and 37 combined goals.
Here are our main takeaways:
1. The Montreal Canadiens should be players in the North Division
In taking the Toronto Maple Leafs –…
