A Bit of Squid (October 1st)

Ah, October.  It brings the changing of the leaves, the harvest, Canadian Thanksgiving, and Halloween.  Oh, and how could I forget hockey!  Here's today's links:

• Added: Darcy Tucker is retiring?!?!?!
• Yahoo editors (including the Puck Daddy guys) predict trophy winners for next year.  They still have the Canucks coming up short on a couple things.....
• Speaking of predictions, here are some betting odds on everything this year.
  
• Rick Rypien, Alexandre Burrows and Sami Salo helped out for Raise A Reader Day.  Here's some pics of them at work.
• TSN's Bob McKenzie tells Canucks.com that this year's Canucks are a threat.
• Be sure to check out NHL.com's blog for the Bruins exhibition trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• There's also another NHL.com writer who's going to Mannheim with the Sharks, while another writer will cover the Wild in Helsinki and the Hurricanes in St. Petersburg.
• Last night's scores, and today's schedule.
• Preseason standings and stats.  Anyone else notice how many PIM's Shane O'Brien has?
• Down on the farm, the Moose host the Heat in the first of a pair of preseason games tonight.