Pierre Mcguire's In The Crease

Puck-moving blueliners Paul Martin and Zbynek Michalek will make the Penguins one of the NHL's toughest teams to forecheck... . The Flyers have two young players ready to break out in forwards Claude Giroux and James van Riemsdyk, who could combine for 50-plus goals... . The Devils will be helped by the additions of two young defensemen: Henrik Tallinder, a savvy distributor, and Anton Volchenkov, a physical force... . The Rangers' Marian Gaborik (below) is now surrounded by young, energetic offensive players—including Brandon Dubinsky and Derek Stepan—who will make plenty of mistakes but should be fun to watch... . The only way the Islanders will make the playoffs is if goalie Rick DiPietro can stay healthy and regain the form he had early in his career.