Can the Bruins repeat as Cup champions? No team has done so since the Detroit Red Wings in 1998. Can the Vancouver Canucks, who came up just one game short of their first title, return Lord Stanley’s Cup to Canada for that country’s first title since the Montreal Canadiens in 1993?

How about Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals? They have been dominant in the regular season the past few years but always seem to choke come playoff time. Is this the year Ovechkin gets the proverbial monkey off his back? And what about the face of hockey, Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby? Can Sid the Kid even play this season after missing the second half of last year with a concussion? Being ready for the Oct. 6 opener is a long shot, but Crosby is confident he will be on the ice sooner rather to try and lead the Pens to another Cup.

Those are just a few of many terrific storylines heading into the 2011-12 season.

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