Where is the NHL at the 1/4 mark?

Every team in the NHL is at the 1/4 way  mark of this abbreviated season. Having a season this short is a mixed bag. Teams that made big off season acquisitions (eyes on you Minnesota)  found themselves at a disadvantage by not having a get to know you period where the first ten games or so don't mean shit.

Production is at its highest price in this short season, as almost every loss has some divisional implications. The difference between a team with only two regulation losses and a team with only 3 or 4 regulation losses is the team with only 2 losses is hanging on to playoff positions, while the teams with only 3 or 4 are on the outside of the playoff bubble looking in. (Hell, even the Bruins with only 2 regulation losses on the season are 5th in the East.)

As for the power rankings, the West still holds the top spot with the Blackhawks still without a regulation loss on the season. As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, the 'Hawks are red hot and will not be pumping their brakes in the foreseeable future. Kane, Toews and Hossa are some kind of goal train just running down the tracks to lighting lamps. These kids are producing like a seasoned NHL crew of veterans.  Good luck stopping it. They have tied the NHL record for best start in a season. And each team before them to go 16 without a loss have hoisted the Cup. No biggie.

But lets take a second to take a look in at the Bruins. The Bruins have won a fistful of games with only one goal deciding.  The Bruins, thanks in part to their power play, simply aren’t potting goals commensurate with their skill level. The bruins having virtually the worst power play in the league is nonsensical. Not having Seguin and Krejci together more is becoming a bit tiresome too (figure it out Claude).  The B's have tallied only 37 goals  and only five teams have scored fewer. Low scoring means tight games which can become coin flips. Right now those flip are going our way, but one or two the other way and I am writing about how the Bruins need to figure their shit out or revamp.


There are quite a few teams making splashes so far. The Canucks made a strong run to pull themselves out of a terrible start to the season, but have let slip two 3rd period leads putting them into a 3 game spiral. Their usually high scoring offense is still in the dumps, as they only have a +7 goal differential.  I would also like to add that the Canucks are also super douchey, a team full of assholes and divas. The Sedin Sisters better lock it up and Kessler better earn his bucks or they will be looking at another early playoff ass beating (if they can hold on to make it.) Either way, 'nucks fans have shown that they can handle a disappointing season in the past.