What to watch around the NHL - Knights-Flames, Reverse Retro

The first week of the 2022-23 NHL season is in the books, and it definitely was captivating:

There are 11 undefeated teams — including the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, just as everyone predicted. The new-look Ottawa Senators struggled out of the gate going 0-2, as did Johnny Gaudreau and the Columbus Blue Jackets (0-3). The Pittsburgh Penguins have a run up a plus-8 goal differential, while the Blue Jackets are at minus-9.

It's still a little weird to see Darcy Kuemper, who helped lead the Colorado Avalanche to a Stanley Cup, start the season with the Washington Capitals. It wasn't weird at all seeing Jack Johnson celebrate the banner raising with his former Avs buddies as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and the new faces in the Montreal Canadiens' lineup are a lot of fun to watch; Arber Xhekaj, the first NHL player with the last name starting with X, will become a fan favorite very quickly. There were also injuries that shuffled lineups, including Patrik Laine in Columbus and Matt Murray for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

With all that in mind, we are getting set for the second week, and here are five things I've got on my radar:

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Most people didn't envision this ahead of the season, but the Flyers have been a fun team to watch. There was already some built-in intrigue within the walls of ESPN as new coach John Tortorella spent last season as our colleague, but the bigger question was: How will Torts get this franchise back in the right direction?

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