NHL Quarter Mark Shockers: Which Teams Are Surpassing Expectations—and Which Are Crashing Hard?
We’ve just crossed the first big milestone of the 2025-26 NHL season—thanksgiving’s come and gone, and suddenly, the blur of early games starts to snap into focus. Sure, it’s still early days, but enough puck has dropped to start sizing up who’s soaring, who’s sputtering, and who’s somewhere painfully stuck in between. And what better moment to dust off the proverbial red pen, right? This week, The Athletic rounded up their NHL insiders to dish out some candid grades based on expectations set before the season tipped off. Some of these marks will make you grin and nod — maybe even toss your phone to your folks or fire off a quick note to your favorite GM. Others? Well, you might wanna keep those tucked away. Ready for a rollercoaster of surprises and a few disappointments? Buckle up. LEARN MORE.
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