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OTTAWA - There is no denying Daniel Alfredsson is the face of the Ottawa Senators, but at age 40 the team's captain might not be playing that role for much longer.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Brandon Dubinsky was traded from one of the best teams in the NHL to the worst.

TORONTO - Unlike some previous seasons, there is definitely no clear favourite to go first overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

WINNIPEG - The pressure of a compressed NHL season is nothing to worry about, according to Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec. After all, he's been through it before.

TORONTO - After winding down Strikeforce, the UFC has wasted little time matching some of its top talent against the newcomers.

TORONTO - While others are reading the tea leaves for signs of a Roberto Luongo trade to Toronto, Leafs coach Randy Carlyle seems blissfully unaware.

EDMONTON - At the tender age of 23, Sam Gagner has already become one of the Edmonton Oilers' "old guys." Heading into his sixth NHL season, the shifty forward has reason to look at himself as one of the team's veterans and leaders.

SYOSSET, N.Y. - The New York Islanders, one of few teams that made news during the NHL's lengthy lockout, hope to continue to ride the attention wave into the shortened season. And maybe make the post-season along the way.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The headaches are gone. Finally. So are the doubts, the ones Sidney Crosby couldn't outrun as he rehabilitated from concussion-like symptoms that robbed hockey's best player from two years in the middle of his prime.

SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga forward Kelly Olynyk figured he wouldn't get much playing time behind Robert Sacre and Elias Harris last season, so he redshirted. Good move. The junior from Kamloops, sa国际传媒, has emerged as the leading scorer for No.