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The Winnipeg Jets hockey club saw their worst attendance since moving from Atlanta back in 2011. Both the Tuesday night game and the home opener on Saturday were concerning lows.

If fans aren't just excited to have a team again – and are finally tired of watching the same sub-mediocre barely-changing roster that's been constructed by the same guy as the year before – they have good justification for it. The Jets in front of their slipping crowd lost 5-1 to Pierre-Luc Dubois and his new team, the LA Kings. Dubois scored and put on a show in front of his former crowd.

The Jets are 1-2-0 to start the season and made sure fans will get to see the mid- to late-30s of Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck.

How well are the new guys doing?

Way too early grading of the new guys
It’s only three games! Yeah, okay, true, and yet no one the Leafs signed this summer is a rookie. So how many games do they need before they start playing the way they usually do? (More than three, but I feel like venting.)
PPP LeafsCathy Squires

The Habs Kirby Dach is done for the season with a torn ACL and MCL. I'm surprised he couldn't just suck up a healthy one and keep going.

Montreal Canadiens’ Kirby Dach done for season with torn ACL, MCL | TSN
Kirby Dach’s season is over after the Montreal Canadiens revealed Tuesday night that he has a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee that will require surgery.
TSNTSN.ca Staff

Here is the reported new logo for the PWHL. I thought it looks incomplete without the right colours behind it, but I think it has potential. Maybe a little too much KHL, though.

Minor trade between the Pens and Canucks.

This is cool. To me, the Islanders are the team with the most "trading cards vibes".

Islanders Install New Trading Card Wall at UBS Arena | New York Islanders
Hockey card wall showcases every player in Islanders history at section 110
UBSRachel Luscher

It's been a start in the wrong direction for a Devils team that had all the expectations for winning a lot this year.

Devils bench Timo Meier, Lindy Ruff calls out team after loss to Panthers: ‘Everyone should be angry’
The Devils coach was not pleased with his club’s performance against the Panthers on Monday.
Yahoo SportsThomas Hall

The NHL desperately wants everyone to get along and doesn't know why they're not.

NHL tells head coaches to simmer down amidst concerns of berating refs
The NHL is hoping to mend some bridges between coaches and officials, with the hopes of improving communication between the two sides.
Yahoo SportsJames O’Brien

Oh, I always love one of these.

The Flyers wasted the best years of Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier
The Philadelphia Flyers ended up with two nearly-elite players in their prime and they just… did nothing.
Broad Street HockeyChris Baud

It must be nice to have 21 players under 21. That's absurd.

Top 21 Under 21 - Anaheim Ducks Prospects - Forwards Edition
The Anaheim Ducks have one of the best prospect pools in the NHL. Let’s take a look at the Top 21 Ducks prospects under 21, starting with the guys up front!
Anaheim Callingeddyjones

23 team rosters are becoming less common as teams are maximizing their cap space.

How the salary cap is squeezing teams and forcing players out of NHL jobs
Twenty of the NHL’s 32 teams set their season-opening roster with fewer than the maximum 23 players.
The AthleticDaniel Nugent-Bowman

Here are the scores from last night.

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