Ranking the Biggest Surprises at the Start of the 2016-17 NHL Season

October 19th, 2016 by Adrian Dater Leave a reply »
Vladimir Tarasenko had four goals in his first three games for the St. Louis Blues. That's not really a surprise. Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators is off to a great start offensively, with seven points. No surprise. Same for the San Jose Sharks' Brent Burns, with eight points.

Most of the names at the top of the various statistical categories, you expect to see them there. But there have been some notable surprise players through the first week of the season, and we come here to pay them homage. It might be the only time the rest of the season they get their names on a list like this, but better to be a one-hit wonder than never at all.

The following six players made the list, although they are not ranked in any particular pecking order. They're all of equal surprise in our way of thinking. There is no set criteria to make the list either, though rookies who weren't considered blue-chip prospects did get a longer look, along with veterans whose careers seemed in something of a crossroads.

On with the slideshow:

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