Most surprising impressive and poor starts?

aceofpace

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Most surprising impressive starts
Winnipeg (they were good last year too but still 12 and 1??)
Washington (back from the dead)
Minnesota (not sure they can keep this up though)

Most surprising poor starts
Boston (not sure what's going on here)
Nashville (disappointing after so many signings)
Colorado (not sure what's going on here too)
 

Grifter3511

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For me

Most surprising impressive starts
Winnipeg (they were good last year too but still 12 and 1??)
Washington (back from the dead)
Minnesota (not sure they can keep this up though)

Most surprising poor starts
Boston (not sure what's going on here)
Nashville (disappointing after so many signings)
Colorado (not sure what's going on here too)
I'm not surprised that they came out with a chip on their shoulder after how last season ended. But they've looked flat out possessed.
 

The Management

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Knew Winnipeg would be good, wouldn't have expected such a hot start.

Would not have predicted Edmonton and Columbus to have the same points percentage. Also expected much more from Nashville, and thought Philadelphia would look a bit feistier.
 
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NyQuil

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Washington and Nashville both have some significant personnel change but one of them seems to have meshed relatively quickly while the other hasn’t.

The Capitals have been a bit of a surprise I think. Maybe Nashville too but I thought Stamkos was a bit of an odd addition.
 

StumpyTown

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Colorado will be fine. They were down 3 or 4 of their top 6 forwards for a while. The only really scary thing for them is their goaltending which isn't likely to improve. When they get healthier they'll start winning some high scoring games again.
 

BB79

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Washington is probably the most unexpected. They barely made the playoffs last spring, Ovi looked cooked and I think everyone had them pegged as going into a rebuild for a while. Pretty crazy how they turned on a dime with some good off-season moves.
 
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