No, the Winnipeg Jets have not already gained the Stanley Cup, though one might be excused for feeling that means.
The Jets began the season 12-1-0, turning into the sixth crew in NHL historical past to win 12 of their first 13 video games of a season. They’ve outscored everybody in entrance of the participant whom many take into account one of the best goaltender on this planet in Connor Hellebuyck. Issues are actually trending of their path.
Some early-season tendencies within the NHL stick. Others are a distant reminiscence by the tip of the season: Please recall the Edmonton Oilers’ horrific first month that preceded a resurgent run to the ultimate recreation of the season within the Stanley Cup Closing.
Accidents and slumps occur. Followers get their hopes up, solely to be let down.
Listed below are tendencies for all 32 groups from the 2024-25 season to this point that we’re testing with our patented (OK, patent-pending) “Pattern-o-meter” to see how legitimate they’re — from sure to stay (10) to in all probability only a blip (1).
Leap to a crew:ANA | BOS | BUF | CGYCAR | CHI | COL | CBJDAL | DET | EDM | FLALA | MIN | MTL | NSHNJ | NYI | NYR | OTTPHI | PIT | SJ | SEASTL | TB | TOR | UTVAN | VGK | WSH | WPG
Atlantic Division
Jim Montgomery will maintain his job (by any means obligatory)
Regardless of preseason platitudes from his bosses, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery doesn’t have a contract with Boston past this season. That led to some “sizzling seat” hypothesis when the Bruins stumbled out of the gate, though they have been 6-6-1 by the tip of October.
It is a pressure-packed scenario in Boston, because the optics have underscored. Bruins followers have seen Montgomery tear into captain Brad Marchand on the bench after a turnover and bench main scorer David Pastrnak within the third interval of a latest recreation. Boston gamers, together with Marchand himself, handled the conditions like nothing out of the unusual. But it surely actually feels as if Montgomery is desperately attempting to get the eye of his crew early.
And why not? He isn’t the explanation that Jeremy Swayman is enjoying as if he did not have a coaching camp or that administration felt Joonas Korpisalo may change Linus Ullmark. He is the not the explanation {that a} good complementary participant like Elias Lindholm was imported to be a No. 1 middle or that they did not sufficiently change Jake DeBrusk’s offense. It is his job on the road, although. Do as you’ll, Monty.
Pattern-o-meter score: 10
