Just like that, the NHL's regular season is halfway done.
And now that the calendar has hit February, the hockey-writing types here at Bleacher Report have reconvened to discuss all things pucks, skates and sticks that have occurred in the first four months of this season.
From great starts in Alberta and the Southeastern United States to disappointment in Chicago and Montreal, all narratives were taken into consideration as we analyzed who is trending up and down and assembled the definitive list of winners and losers through the first 40-plus games of the 2021-22 season.