ESPN.com · Nov 2
Wyshynski judges one-month NHL overreactions
The first month of the NHL season should not be ignored, dismissed or hand-waved away.
Sure, there are narratives established quickly that seem a little silly by season's end -- it turns out Vancouver's Paul Cotter might have used up all his goals when he scored four in the first four games of the season, for example. But most of the time, what's happening now is prologue: Six of the eight teams that eventually made the playoffs in the West last season were in playoff spots last Halloween.