Steve Downie with a big return to the Colorado lineup, Jonathan Bernier strong in his Maple Leafs debut, Detroit dominated a 2-1 game and more. Cheap Jordan Shoes Free Shipping . 1. After missing nearly all of last season after wrecking his knee, Avalanche RW Steve Downie posted a Gordie Howe Hat Trick (goal, assist, fight) against Anaheim. Downie skated alongside Matt Duchene and Ryan OReilly on Colorados top line, before tangling with Ryan Getzlaf will 1:07 remaining in the third period of Colorados 6-1 win. In leagues that count PIM, Downie is potential gold -- one of three (Steve Ott and Scott Hartnell are the others) to have at least 100 points and 500 penalty minutes since the start of the 2009-2010 season. 2. Speaking of Ryan OReilly, he looked great moving to the wing from centre, generating six shots on goal and playing 19:47. OReilly has 75 points in 110 games over the past couple seasons, but if he sticks with Duchene, that could present an opportunity to raise his offensive output. 3. Jonathan Bernier made his Maple Leafs debut, in Philadelphia, Wednesday and stopped 31 of 32 shots for the win. While Im among those who think that the Maple Leafs will have a hard time matching their percentages from last season, if 25-year-old Bernier is ready to take a step forward, then he and James Reimer could conceivably give Toronto above-average goaltending and that would be half the battle. For now, it appears as though the Leafs have a competition in crease. 4. Avalanche C Nathan MacKinnon had a pair of assists in his NHL debut, setting up LW Jamie McGinn. It was an impressive first game, though MacKinnon could use work in the face-off dot, where he was 2-for-14 (14.3%) on draws. 5. Maple Leafs C Dave Bolland notched a pair of goals at Philadelphia, and while the Leafs juggled lines, Bolland spent more time with Nikolai Kulemin and Joffrey Lupul. 5. Avalanche G Semyon Varlamov delivered a strong performance, turning back 35 of 36 Ducks shots, missing a shutout by seven seconds on a late goal by Jakob Silfverberg. If the Avalanche are going to rise up this season, its not going to be on the forwards scoring, its more likely going to be because of an improvement in goal. Consider, Varlamov had a .903 save percentage last season, but if he managed a .918 save percentage on 1600 shots (approx. 55 starts), that would make a 24-goal difference. Maybe not enough to get them to the playoffs, but enough to make the Avs competitive. 6. Maple Leafs C Nazem Kadri isnt getting any free passes early in the year. After playing 17:38 against Montreal opening night, Kadri played only 11:53 at Philadelphia; he played more than 12 minutes in 46 of 48 regular-season game last season. Kadri did see some time between Joffrey Lupul and Phil Kessel -- an intriguing offensive combination -- but played nearly as much with Mason Raymond and Troy Bodie, so it wasnt a banner night. 7. Detroit dominated Buffalo, taking 80% of the shot attempts when the score was close yet, aside from a pair of goals 36 seconds apart in the middle of the first period, they couldnt get anything else past Ryan Miller. Digging deeper on that 80% number, according to www.extraskater.com, the Wings top two lines didnt surrender a shot attempt against when the score was close. 8. Amid that territorial domination, however, the Sabres did get to within a goal in the third period when rookie LW Zemgus Girgensons lifted a rebound over Jimmy Howard. Girgensons was one of five rookies playing for the Sabres and the two defencemen, Rasmus Ristolainen and Mark Pysyk, tied for the team lead with three shots on goal. Ristolainen also had a turnover that led to Detroits second goal, but its rough business when your 18-year-old defenceman gets stuck out there against Pavel Datsyuk. 9. Flyers C Claude Giroux played 26:02 against Toronto, more than he played in any game last season, though he topped 27 minutes six times in 2011-2012. While Giroux, Brayden Schenn and Scott Hartnell didnt have great possesion stats against the Maple Leafs, Philadelphias second line -- Vincent Lecavalier, Matt Read and Jakob Voracek -- was dominant. 10. With Toronto D Mark Fraser reportedly hobbling after a foot injury, it seems likely that rookie D Morgan Rielly will get to make his NHL debut soon. 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The hard-serving 22-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., became the first Canadian to be ranked in the Top 10 on the ATP World Tour thanks to his runner-up performance at Rogers Cup in Montreal.HARRISON, N.J. - For an MLS team that has seen more change than any other, the New York Red Bulls players are expecting more turmoil this off-season now that they know that Thierry Henry wont return.Two days after being eliminated one goal shy the MLS Cup final - and a day after Henry said he was done, the Red Bulls sat rather glumly in front of their lockers on Tuesday reflecting on the past season and contemplating a possibly more upheaval that has come to mark the club.Theres a lot thats going to happen this off-season, (more) than we could even speculate goalkeeper Luis Robles said, noting the expansion draft, trades and the leagues collective bargaining negotiations with the players union. I really feel there a lot of questions up in the air that may not have immediate answers.The Red Bulls have used 250 players since beginning in 1996, 13 more than the next closest MLS team, the Colorado Rapids. Its roster has been highlighted by some of the biggest names in soccer: Lothar Matthaeus, Roberto Donadoni, Youri Djorkaeff and Rafa Marquez.The departure of Henry, 37, will be felt especially by Bradley Wright-Phillips, who equaled MLS single-season scoring record of Roy Lassiter and Chris Wondolowski this season with 27 goals.Its a sad day. Its a sad day, Wright-Phillips said. I never fully accepted it until I heard it was going to be announced. Its going to take some replacing. I dont think you can replace the man.Neither coach Mike Petke nor sporting director Andy Roxburgh made themselves avvailable to reporters to address possible off-season changes. Cheap Jordans Australia. With Australian international midfielder Tim Cahill starting only three of the final nine games of the regular season and only two of five playoff matches, its unclear whether the teams other designated player signed outside the salary cap will return, despite having a year remaining on his contract.Each team is permitted three designated players.Cahill was seen in the players lounge but did not speak with reporters.Others, like midfielder Dax McCarty, 27, who has been with three teams in nine years — the last 2 1/2 with New York — thinks significant change is inevitable.Weve all heard rumours. But obviously when you lose a guy like Thierry, things are going to change, because he was a big part of this team, McCarty said. And for the last 4 1/2 years he was one of the best players in the league.Henry wouldnt comment on how much he expected the team to change, saying it was not far. He said he will most miss the camaraderie, but was quick to emphasize that did not necessarily mean he was retiring.It was always going to be 4 1/2 years, he said.When asked about a possible return to English club Arsenal, where Henry played for eight years, he was equally non-committal.Thats a wish. Christmas is arriving soon, so its a wish, he said. Its a wish. Everybody knows how much I love the club.Whatever Henry does, he said he will keep his New York home.Hopefully theyll let me come back and watch some games, he joked. ' ' '