Updated: September 26, 2003, 1:51 PM ET

First look at trimmed-down Lemieux

Penguins owner and captain Mario Lemieux is scheduled to make his preseason debut on Friday night.

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By By Jim Wilkie
NHL Insider
Training camps have given way to exhibition games and rosters have been trimmed. Now the competition for roster spots is really heating up around the NHL. Here's a look at some notable preseason news around the league:

Dallas Stars -- After getting a taste of the NHL for 26 games last season, Dallas forward Steve Ott hungers for more in this campaign.

"I think last year was a feeling-out year," Ott told The Dallas Morning News of his rookie year that saw him score three goals and seven points and finish with a plus-6 rating and 31 penalty minutes. "And now I don't want to leave. I want to stay here for good."

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