- 1) Just a few reminders of the important dates the upcoming season
 - Oct. 6: Start of 2011-12 regular season
 - Oct 7-8 - NHL Premiere Games, at Berlin (Sabres vs. Kings), Helsinki (Ducks vs. Sabres), and Stockholm (Rangers vs. Kings, Rangers vs. Ducks).
 - Oct. 9 - New Winnipeg Jets franchise begins play with a home game against Montreal.
 - Nov. 12: Hall of Fame Game (Ottawa @ Toronto)
 - Dec.1 Last day for RFA's to sign or sit out NHL season.
 - Dec. 26 - 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship begins in Calgary and Edmonton.
 - Dec. 17-Dec. 28: Holiday Trade Freeze
 - Jan. 2, 2012: NHL Winter Classic (New York @ Philadelphia)
 - Jan. 28-29: All-Star Weekend in Ottawa
 - Feb. 29: NHL Trade Deadline
 - Apr. 7: Last day of regular season
 - Apr. 11: Start date of Stanley Cup Playoffs
 - May 4 - 20: IIHF World Championship in Finland/Sweden
 - June 22-23: 2012 NHL Entry Draft Pittsburgh, PA
 
Note: FR2 tells me he is ready to publish our annual 'Rating The Franchises' post next week. He tells me that new this year he will break it up into 3 separate posts as to make it a much more manageable read. Its been a couple of years since our last installment. Enjoy!http://newfaux.blogspot.com/2008/08/rating-franchises-2008.html
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