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NHL’s East ‘have nots’ hoping to start challenging the elite

Ottawa Senators' Claude Giroux speaks to reporters during the team's NHL hockey training camp in Ottawa, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Columbus Blue Jackets' Jet Greaves, right, makes a save against Buffalo Sabres' Jack Quinn during the third period of a preseason NHL hockey game Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde looks at the scoreboard during the first period of the team's NHL preseason hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

NHL’s East ‘have nots’ hoping to start challenging the elite