October 2004:
Here is opening night roster:
Forwards:
Nash/Cassels/Vyborny
Sanderson/Marchant/Zherdev
Svitov/Hendrickson/Letowski
Shelley/Malhotra/McDonnell
Extras - Jackman, Wright
McGillis/Zhitnik
Klesla/Suchy
Richardson/Lachance
Extras - Wescott
Denis
Irbe
Monthly Schedule:
10-9-04 Sharks H NHL 1-5 17140
Code:
Zherdev
10-11-04 Mighty Ducks H NHL 1-2 16366 Vyborny
10-16-04 Red Wings H NHL 3-1 18136 Wright, Zherdev, Marchant
10-18-04 Predators H NHL 4-1 18136 Sanderson 2, Zherdev, Nash
10-19-04 Blues A NHL 5-3 19022 Nash 2, Zherdev, Vyborny, Shelley
10-23-04 Capitals A NHL 3-1 14893 McGillis, Vyborny, Marchant
10-25-04 Oilers H NHL 0-2 15513
10-28-04 Red Wings A NHL 2-5 20053 Sanderson, Vyborny
10-30-04 Blackhawks H NHL 2-1 18136 Nash, Zherdev
Monthly Standings: 5-4-0-0
Yearly Standings: 5-4-0-0 (9th)
We start off very slow, then we get a nice 4 game winning streak and then settle down back to normal. Rick Nash had a great month, with 4 goals and 7 assists and Nikolai Zherdev had 5 goals as well. We're playing some solid defense as well, but I really feel this team will come down to earth as the season goes on.
On the league front, the biggest surprise is the Red Wings, who find themselves at the bottom of the conference with a 2-8 record, as they are just not clicking at all early on. In the Eastern conference, the Thrashers have yet to win a game at 0-7-1-0, and Kolvachuk has a -11 through 9 games, easily the worst in the league.