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The start of the NHL season is rife with panic and overreaction -- and not just in Edmonton.
Players get benched. Teams get called out. Fans start to wonder if their championship dreams have been shattered after a month of hockey. Others fans hope surprising starts are more inspiration than aberration.
Not all of these reactions are going to turn out to be unwarranted. Every season, a trend or two established early becomes a through line to the end of the season. Like the Boston Bruins' hot start or Connor McDavid's early point production last season.