As the Colorado Avalanche look to regain some positions in the standings, let’s have a look at a few key storylines around the rest of the Western Conference. Particularly, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. The Ugly refering to the Anaheim Ducks who have really begun to fidget and squirm. Everything’s fine down there, right? Well...
Week 15
The Good
It’s taken a while for a lot of media and fans to finally understand this, but the Calgary Flames are good.
They are top-10 in the league in every single basic and advanced goal and shot metric for offense and defense, they have a top-10 power play (but a 21st-ranked penalty kill) while carrying the third-best penalty differential in the league, and more simply; they are second in the NHL’s standings.