If there’s one thing sacred to the one-day Thanksgiving NHL break, it’s power rankings. Now that we’re almost a quarter through the season, various publications have been dropping power rankings like they’ll be going out of business. But here’s the thing — I have my own opinions on how the NHL season is shaking out.
Fast starts for chronically under-performing teams, slow starts for top players, and COVID outbreaks have made the start of the season interesting, and hard to evaluate. But while it’s a little early to anticipate who might be in the Stanley Cup Final, it’s not too early to evaluate the top teams in the league.