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In a league that favors scoring, Miikka Kiprusoff's Flames will win with defense.
In a league that favors scoring, Miikka Kiprusoff's Flames will win with defense.
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And The Winner Is

As the season opens, five SI.com writers gaze into the crystal ball and pick the winners of the Stanley Cup and six major awards. Not everyone agrees, but the Flames look hot.

• MUIR: 17 predictions to take to the bank
• PREDICTED FINISHES: Eastern | Western
• GALLERIES: Speed demons | The Hot Seat
• SALARY REPORT: Atlantic | N'east | S'east
• SALARY REPORT: Central | N'west | Pacific
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•Davidson begins rebuilding job with Blues
•TRUTH & RUMORS: Sharks in net dilemma
•NHLPA's Saskin: Players lawsuit has no merit
•Devils give leading scorer Gionta 3-year deal
•Preds assign top prospect Radulov to AHL
•Chara named 18th captain in Bruins' history
•Wild assign netminder Harding to AHL squad
•Roundup: Pens, Avs get players off waivers
•Penguins go with teen trio; 'Yotes cut Nash
•Leafs' Kubina suspended for season opener
•More NHL News
Last season, the NHL threw the rule book at obstruction. Diving is the next target. 
The Sabres and Hurricanes open the season looking up at the re-tooled Senators.
The Lightning has lit a fire in Vincent Lecavalier, who has something to prove.
I named my band after a hockey fight, so I'm going to miss Tie and The Twister.
Fantasy Top 50
Fantasy Top 50
The season is here and it's time for Ray Flowers of FantasyHockey.com to reveal his top 50 players in the first installment of The Power Play.
What $44 Million Buys
What $44 Million Buys
Michael Farber explains how he built SI's utimate team -- and made it fit under the $44 million salary cap.
• FARBER: Look at my 23-man roster
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Who deserves to be ranked higher in the first edition of our Power Rankings?
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