Training-camp cuts are a necessity, but that doesn't make it any easier for the players involved. Just ask the New Jersey Devils' Patrik Elias who was favored to crack the Devil's 1996 lineup straight out of training-camp.

Something to discuss at the Water Cooler -- what will the Penguins do without top defenseman Sergei Gonchar? Also up for debate is the fortune of other teams and players as the start to the regular season creeps ever closer.

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Metallurg Magnitogorsk is planning on giving the Rangers all they can handle in Wednesday night's Victoria Cup matchup. But the Rangers are ready. "It’ll be an intense game and both teams will be fighting to win," says Brandon Dubinsky.

After suffering a broken nose on Sept. 24, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom could possibly return to the lineup Wednesday night against the Atlanta Thrashers.