The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off a nice couple of wins against the Flyers and Flames, and may or may not have beaten the Sabres last night (this was written ahead of last night’s game, and all stats are current as of Saturday morning).
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in second place in the Atlantic Division, looking to catch the Florida Panthers who started the season with a perfect 9-0 record.
The Lightning are fourth, the Bruins fifth. In the West, Edmonton is almost perfect and the Flames are apparently no longer a joke.
What is going on?
As fun as the start of a new season can be, things tend to usually even out as time goes on. That is why today I thought it would be fun to look at a few teams in the NHL and decide if they are going to have their stocks rise, fall or stay the same over the next five or six months.
Which teams are contenders? Which teams are pretenders? We look at the top ten teams in the NHL and predict their futures. (NHL standings from nhl.com. Stats – except where indicated – from naturalstattrick.com).