Just figured this belongs here... the Athletic's team grades at the season's midpoint.
https://theathletic.com/785449/2019/...ce=weeklyemail
Quote:
Grading all 31 NHL teams at the All-Star break
Calgary Flames: A-plus
GM Brad Treliving and head coach Bill Peters should both be in consideration for some postseason hardware, along with Mark Giordano, who is a contender for what would be his first Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman. The Flames, whose plus-45 goal differential is tops in the Western Conference, far exceeded expectations, opening up a six-point lead on San Jose for the top spot in the Pacific Division and top seed in the Western Conference.
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Edmonton Oilers: F
Sorry, a team with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl shouldn’t be this bad, this dysfunctional. But the Oilers are what they are and that is a mess. The firing of Todd McLellan early in the season didn’t change that and the abrupt firing of GM Peter Chiarelli in the middle of a game this week doesn’t fix that. Maybe they make the playoffs, maybe they don’t, but as president Bob Nicholson noted this week, there’s something in the water in Edmonton that needs to be addressed. Sadly pretty much the same thing has been said for more than a decade.
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The only other team to get an F was Ottawa, and in Ottawa's case I feel like that's a bit harsh... we knew
they'd be this terrible. As far as the A+ grades, it's the Flames, Lightning and Islanders.