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Happy Wednesday, Razzball faithful! It’s double duty for your guy, MarmosDad, this week! After writing just under 4000 words on this past weekend’s NHL action, I’m back again for our Tuesday night roundup! I managed to squeeze in a quick snooze before the 7:00 games started up, but I guess I didn’t tune in early enough as the Leafs were already down 1-0 when I turned the game on 5 minutes after puck drop. But don’t worry, fans. The Blue Jackets Fam door was wide open, and the torrential downpour that followed soon after soaked everyone in Leaf showers. Sure, Columbus got the chickens and pigs in before it got too muddy. But they couldn’t get the Cowan.
It was a very difficult start to open the season for the Ducks, opening at Vegas before hosting the Panthers.  Here we are on Sunday night with the Ducks winning both games.  They stormed out to a 4-0 lead against Vegas, holding on to win 4-3, before beatong the Panthers 3-2 in overtime.  Leading the charge?  The man who broke the NHL pay scale this offseason, Leo Carlsson.  Carlsson had a goal and an assist against the Golden Knights before dishing three assists against Florida.  Last season, Carlsson started the year with 34 points in his first 25 games before injury derailed him.  If he can stay healthy and play to his potential, the 21 year old has a chance to reach 100 points.  I had him ranked just outside the top 50 overall because we saw that he could be a fringe top 100 guy for an extended period, but I'd bet on him being inside the top 50 come the end of the season.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the weekend: