The early part of the NHL season is always fascinating, as projections based on summer moves meet the reality of games being played. Will strong teams be able to maintain their positions relative to the rest of the league? Will weaker clubs be able to climb the NHL standings?
We've seen a little bit of everything in the early going, including struggles for some of last season's leading lights and some big bumps for a few teams that underachieved in 2013-14. Naturally, it's early enough that these shifts may be temporary, erased within a month or two, but the fact of the matter is that points collected at this stage of the season count every bit as much as ones picked up during the intensity of the stretch drive.
To break down what's happened early and what will happen later, we welcome back our panel of experts: Dave Lozo, Steve Macfarlane, Allan Mitchell, Lyle Richardson, Carol Schram and myself. All of the rankings here are based both on what's happened so far and what we expect to happen in the future and will not mirror the NHL standings (which currently feature the Montreal Canadiens at the top) exactly.&nb ...
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