Buffalo’s Surprising Edge: What Early NHL Weekend Rankings Reveal—and What They Conceal
How do you rank that? I’m not really sure. Luckily for me, they looked good enough in week one that I can put them in the top five without any controversy. But at some point, they’re going to be an issue, and I’m guessing they won’t apologize for it.
*Goals differential without counting shootout decisions as the NHL does for some reason.
Not ranked: Boston Bruins — Ho hum, just sitting at 3-0-0, the only team besides the defending champs at that mark.
And no, it doesn’t get them into the top five. It doesn’t get them anywhere close, in fact. (This is your reminder that “not ranked” does not mean “sixth.”) If you’re looking at the long term, you’re not going to pretend that a 76-point team suddenly pushed to the front of the Cup chase based on one good week.
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