Courtesy of NHL.com:

PREVIEW:All 30 NHL teams set for action in a Saturday hockey spectacular

...Ooooh, baby. Here we go...

"Fifteen games … 30 teams … 600* players … 60 officials … 250,000-plus fans.

Just another Saturday night in the National Hockey League? Well, not quite.

For the second time this season and just the fourth time in history, the NHL will have all 30 teams in action on Saturday. Unlike Oct. 3, the previous instance this season in which every team played, there are no games in Europe and none scheduled for the afternoon -- just 15 games scheduled to begin in a three-hour span, beginning a little after 7 p.m. ET."

[*]...actually, it's 690 players (23X30=?)...that's the NHL for you.

Some hot matchups, tonight. Laffs N Nux:

"Perhaps the team most eager to get back onto the ice is the Toronto Maple Leafs, who've been sitting at home all week after a 4-1 home loss to the New York Rangers last Saturday dropped them to 0-6-1, matching the worst start in franchise history. The Leafs have spent a week looking at that goose egg in the win column, so expect them to be revved up when they step onto the ice at G.M. Place for a rare visit to Vancouver (7 p.m. ET, CBC, NHL Network-U.S.)."

Rags N Habs (LAWLZ!...a really juicy one)

"Montreal tries to make it three consecutive victories when the New York Rangers come to town (CBC, RDS). The Canadiens are coming off their best performance of the season, a 5-1 victory over the New York Islanders, while the Rangers have lost their last two -- both at home -- after reeling off seven wins in a row."

Bruins N Sens:

"Boston visits Ottawa in a battle of Northeast Division rivals. The Bruins won five of six meetings with the Senators last season while rolling to the division title; this season, they're only 4-4-1 and have yet to win two in a row. Ottawa is 5-2-1, a far better start than last season when the Senators missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996."

My. Oh, my! This will be one hella night...what to watch? Whom to track...? A beauty, eh?

Stock up. Settle in. And enjoy...(feeds posted as they come available)

I've got a dinner party to go to, so I won't be back until at least 11pm. I'll be catching the Sabres on DVR.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

wow, decisions decisions and it's going to be a long night.

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Dallas - St. Louis
Chicago - Nashville
Colorado - Detroit
AND THE BATTLE FOR ALBERTA

are the games I might take a gander at.

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Proud LGBTQQ Individual

I'll be at a massive metal show tonight, so I'm probably going to miss the Sabres game. Late games, though, I'll probably watch - Battle of Alberta yay!

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mechaphil

What Phil said, verbatim.

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I'll be in Boston getting wasted, while wearing my Yankees hat.

If I don't post in the next 3 days, somebody call the police.

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Wheelhouse

ill be at a minor league hockey game! flint generals ahoooyyyy!

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Actually ice, it is much closer to 600 playing, and not total players teams have.

12 forwards, 6 defenders and 1 goalie, 19 players times 30 teams is 570 players actually playing.

So the NHL is actually right. And that number can fluctuate up 30 players if every team were to play it's backup goalie during the game.

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personally I'll be keeping an eye on the caps/NYI and Bruins/Sens

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Sabres will be primary; Lady Leafs and Canucks as back up for early games. If my cold medicine hasn't kicked my ass, I'll watch a later game as well....

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

Dewwwwwd.

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Miles to go before I sleep

‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

On to The Battle of Alberta!!!

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

I'm watching the Wings Avs game, couldn't find Edmonton and Calgary game online.

But Laffs are 0-7-1 now.

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And Peter Chiarelli is feeling a warm tingly sensation over this....

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

My clags - edm feed quit

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Proud LGBTQQ Individual

Hmm; I'm watching the game on HNIC; I'll see if it's on Center Ice.

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

Game 4 of Center Ice is Calgary vs Edmonton.

1 - 1 near the end of the 1'st.

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

Watching it on Ustream.tv

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/team-teal-channel

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Was a good game heading into the second. Two quick Flame goals to make it 3 - 1. A Moss deflection just made it 4 - 1 Flames.

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.