Clayton Kershaw's - Los Angeles Dodgers

The day started with the Dodgers in Los Angeles is the only thing they seem to do these days - which is celebrating its glorious past, this time with Fernando Valenzuela throw the ceremonial ground - another promising young left started to create his own legend opening day .

But when the euphoria clears Clayton Kershaw decisive withdrawal of Champions World Series and the Dodgers season-opening 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants before a sellout crowd of 56,000 Thursday at Dodger Stadium, there will be more questions than answers when Kershaw is affected.

They hope that this is the year where those answers start coming with regularity - in the affirmative.
Kershaw, as has become his habit last year or so, went against one of the best starting pitchers in the league, two-time Cy Young Award winner in charge Tim Lincecum. Skeptical, I would like to stress here is clearly not Lincecum at best, not the evening, in which he walked three batters and seemed to be a constant difficulty in the first inning. This is the same skeptical even remember the notoriously free-swinging for the Giants was particularly true in this game, when Kershaw navigate through his seven inning shutout in the bottom 96 places even if he has invested nine batters.

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Brett Hull hit the 86-goal

Not so long ago, asked the former Blue Gino Cavallini his brother, Paul, in his memory to help Brett Hull on 86: e targets, which still exists today as the third highest single season total in NHL history.

"I said," Do you remember the goal? "Gino recalled." And he said: "It was 20 years ago ... how can I remember the goal? It was not like he did not score more. "

On March 31, 1991, Hull took a blue line to blue line pass from Paul Cavallini and supported in position by-step patented slap, ripped a shot between the pads of goalie Brian Hayward Minnesota.

Stanley Cup without a franchise since its inception in 1967, No. 86 remains etched in Blues tradition today. "The goal he represents has been held in real time, but with 29 minutes 59 seconds left in the game, the last game of the regular season, Hull team-mates are not willing to admit that the ultimate goal with his team this season.

"You never think that he will stop at 86," Paul Cavallini said. "He's going to stop at the last minute ... it's the last game, when everything was over. Of course, it was a great result. But then, you're not really."

Hull returned to St. Louis several times in recent seasons, to mark the retirement of his famous No. 16 jersey and his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. These forces behind him, admitted last week, curiously, when a reporter phoned.

"I thought there must have birthday," said Hull. "I did not expect to hear 20 years ago (the season 86-goal). Oh my god, I never thought, but it ' is pretty cool. "

The registration of the NHL - and the first two points for the most goals in a season - owned by Wayne Gretzky. The legendary Edmonton Oilers net 92 goals in 1981-82, and followed with 87 in 1983-84. The third-highest total was 85, set by Pittsburgh Mario Lemieux in 1988-89.

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