^ This.
There are some amazing stories in the NHL this year.
- Tampa on track to be a top 10 NHL team all time in total points.
- Kucherov on pace for 130 points, making him the highest-scoring player since Mario Lemieux in 1996 - 23 years.
- Boston's 19 game point streak.
- The Islanders losing their #1C and somehow becoming a top-tier team.
- The Flames going from out of the playoffs to leading the Western Conference for more than half the season.
- Etc.
How does "bad team becomes mediocre team despite injuries" even warrant a thread?