Good morning hockey fans! There were six games on yesterday’s slate but first, some injury news. Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Fedor Tyutin missed yesterday’s opener with a lower body injury. Anaheim Ducks winger Teemu Selanne will miss today’s game but will play tomorrow according to the Orange County Register. New

Here is our second division preview. The new-look Metropolitan Division! This is by far the weakest division right now in hockey. Our projected division standings at the end of the year look like this: 1.  Pittsburgh Penguins 2. New York Islanders 3. Philadelphia Flyers 4. New York Rangers 5. Columbus

In all honesty, the first week of ‘Peaks and Valleys’ was written with a lot of confidence. Then, James Reimer went down with an injury, Vladimir Tarasenko scored, and Mike Richards got on the score sheet all within 36 hours of the column going live. I guess I did not