We've said a fond Stanley Cup-filled farewell to Ray Bourque, and had our brief summer rest. Now it's October, so that means it's time for the start of another NHL season.

Page 2's Hot 'n' Not list for NHL 2001-02
Category		Hot		Not
Art Ross favorite		Jaromir Jagr		Mario Lemieux
Irritating ailment		Tendinitis		Kasparaitis
Vezina front-runner		Olaf Kolzig		Dominik Hasek
What, he's coaching again?		Robbie Ftorek		Mike Keenan
Sweater		Blues		Blue Jackets
Hart and soul		Joe Sakic		Alexei Yashin
Organ		United Center's		Spleen
Expansion team to worry about		Predators		Blue Jackets
Original Six club		Red Wings		Blackhawks
Teen sensation		Ilya Kovalchuk		Jason Spezza
Devoted fans		Sharks		Hurricanes
Celebrity fan		Cuba Gooding Jr.		Kurt Russell
Cruel joke		"Be a Player," with Eric Lindros		Tampa Bay Lightning
Brothers		Pavel and Valeri Bure		Daniel and Henrik Sedin
Sutter		Darryl		Brian
Unstoppable force		Todd Bertuzzi		Rick Tocchet
Pest		Ville Nieminen		Claude Lemieux
Enforcer		Krzysztof Oliwa		Andre Roy
Olympic village pastime		Team-building		Room-trashing
New York team		Islanders		Rangers
Islanders dream		Making playoffs		Yashin not showing up for playoffs
Young gun finally blossoming into superstar		Joe Thornton		Rob Niedermayer
Sincere best wishes in your new home		Adam Graves		Chris Osgood
Fantasy sleeper		Mikael Renberg		Alexei Zhamnov
Fantasy owner		Charles Wang		Bill Wirtz
Big year coming, just in time for unrestricted free agency		Curtis Joseph		Tony Amonte
Cup-less sentimental favorite to root for		Ray Ferraro		Dave Andreychuk
Candidate to move to Portland, Ore.		Oilers		Islanders
Date		March 30, Lemieux scores 700th career goal, at Montreal		Dec. 21, Jagr returns to Pittsburgh
Candidate to fall back to Earth, à la Brian Boucher		Johan Hedberg		Evgeni Nabokov
Gutsy Cup prediction		Blues over Maple Leafs		Devils over Avalanche