Hi. I am no longer concerned about the future of USA Hockey. In case you missed it, here's last night's highlights courtesy of NBC (Thanks, NBC!).

And here's where we lost in overtime, which Auston Matthews said was "100% his fault." It's, um, it's OK kid. That was your first game.

Leafs News

Recap: Sens 5, Auston Matthews 4 (OT) | PPP
"But then, 12 minutes in to the first period, it was William Nylander making a great move to get the puck deep into the Sens' zone and create a great chance for the Leafs. Then, Zach Hyman, doing some great work down low, flipped a pass out front to none other than Auston Matthews, who scored on his third shift of his NHL career to open the scoring, and a new era, for the Leafs."

Only Auston Matthews can score, Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 in overtime | SSS
"Did you know he scored four goals? Did you know it was his first NHL game? Did you know that’s never been done before? Just thought you should know."

Auston Matthews broke Steve Dangle | LFR
The griot of our era of Leafs fandom has weighed in on game one.

Dazzling performance by Matthews bodes well for future of U.S. hockey | ESPN
"Brett Hull's record for goals scored by an American in the NHL is safe for now. Auston Matthews is still 737 goals behind."

The Aus-dacity of Hope | The Bloggers Tribune
"It’s me, Duncs. I feel like now is a pretty safe time to talk about our Leafs feelings so I thought I’d share how I felt over the last couple years and why last night means so much."

Leafs Postgame: Auston arrives, end of dark ages TBD | TLN
"Amazingly, the Leafs still found a way to let that happen, dominate the flow of play, and still lose."

Matthews shines in memorable NHL debut | TSN
"If Auston Matthews had scripted his regular-season debut in the National Hockey League, it could not have been better than what transpired Wednesday night."

Matthews' debut strikes fear into Roberto Luongo as NHL takes notice | CBC
"Among those taking notice of the accomplishment of the league's top draft pick were current NHL superstars, including Florida Panthers' Roberto Luongo (his Twitter handle is Strombone), who joked he'd rather have teammate James Reimer, a former Leaf, do netminding duties when playing Toronto."

No. 1 overall pick Matthews makes history in NHL debut | USA Today
"I’ve never seen anything like it," Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said to The Associated Press after the game. "He’s a good player. You see that second goal he scored, not many guys do that."

Matthews has modern record 4 goals in NHL debut | USA Today
"In the highest-scoring debut in modern NHL history, Matthews scored four goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but Kyle Turris scored 37 seconds into overtime to give the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 victory Wednesday night."

News about things other than Auston Matthews

NHL’s streaming season kicks off with new Apple TV and ‘Arena’ apps | Tech Crunch
"New this season is Arena, a new app created by streaming partner BAMTech which is designed to supplement the in-person experience at games in the venues of 12 participating NHL teams."

Growth of NHL hockey nationwide boosts apartment markets | Market Watch
"Why a hockey stadium in your neighborhood means higher rent."

Wayne Gretzky’s return to Edmonton Oilers will be good for the NHL — and great for The Great One | National Post
"He needed this as much as the Oilers, as much as the NHL and Gary Bettman, who recently named Gretzky the ambassador for its 100th anniversary festivities, needed him."

Ranking every starting goaltender by tiers | ESPN Insider
Freddy is tied for 15th.

Woe Canada and more: five NHL storylines to watch this season | The Guardian
"A Canadian team hasn’t won the Stanley Cup in 23 years, and last season not a single one made the playoffs for the first time since 1970."

Sportsnet opening night montage | Sportsnet
It's a good one, despite the Paternal Overvoice Syndrome that strikes all hockey montages.

Freddy Andersen concern level:

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