The offseason is thankfully over.

Training camp is over.

Preseason is over.

It's time for real meaningful hockey.

Follow after the jump for the first meaningful X Ways in about 4 months.

I - A very classy move by the Wings to honor Brad McCrimmon that way.   It brought a tear to my eye watching his son put the jersey on.

II - I don't think you can blame any of these goals on Anderson.  I've seen laundry hung out to dry less than he was.

III - Kinda surprised that Don Cherry has quit working for CBC so that he could wear #11 and play forward for us. 

IV - Happy showing some backhand skills.

V - There was Nick's one goal for the season from inside the top of the circles.

VI - Apparently, the linesmen didn't spend the offseason learning how to drop the damn puck.

VII - Sergei Gonchar makes Dustin Byfugly look like a legitimate Norris contender.

VIII - 8 goals scored, and none the fault of the goaltenders.  Won't see that too often.

IX - Through 2 periods, the Wings were just out hustling, out working and just flat out out playing the Senators.

X - An October with meaningful Lions, Tigers and Red Wings games?  YES PLEASE!!!

Up next: @Colorado State Diving Team, 9pm Saturday.  Which will be DVRd so I can watch game 1 of the ALCS