A lot of the troubles of the last few weeks are behind us (though perhaps not all) and the Taylor Hall trade talk has died down even as we’ve been assured it may or may not happen before the Christmas trade freeze.
So what are people wondering about? All kinds of different stuff, but a lot of it seems to be about teams that are worse than expected. It makes sense on some level because we’re now well into December and if you’re not in a playoff spot by now, you probably won’t be in one at season’s end.