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Every year the National Hockey League has its typical occurrences. Detroit has the best record in the league despite forming their team from the local retirement home. Garth Snow’s New York Islanders are bottoming out. Sidney Crosby leads the league in points, and the Leafs give away 12 goal leads in the dying seconds of a hockey game. What often goes unmerited are the players/teams who weren’t expected to do more than coast throughout the regular season. These surprising efforts surface due to hard work, determination, and the will to show up game after game; something fans of the Phoenix Coyotes have yet to learn. Below are ten surprises from the opening 25 games of the 10/11 NHL regular season:

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