Perhaps the worst thing you can do when it comes to thinking about the NHL is take the first week of action as concrete evidence of things going well or terribly. The Edmonton Oilers being 0-3-0 after a trip to the Stanley Cup Final, and the Calgary Flames earning a 3-0-0 start after being projected as one of the league’s worst teams, are two perfect examples of the first couple of games not telling the complete story — and that’s just what is happening in Alberta.
Assuming that the same trends will continue that are occurring in the very first instances of hockey that actually maters going on in the NHL, is just a little foolish.