The Four Nations Tournament is starting soon and the Hawks only have 2 games remaining until the break. We've got the "Around the NHL" thread but that's mostly for news and clips so since we all hate the main boards I wanted to hear what you all think about the pulse of the league right now. We could use a break bickering about KD and such for a while. Some discussion points for you all...
1) Who do you think are the award winners and nominees so far based on the 50ish games we've seen?
2) What do you think happens at the Trade Deadline?
3) What teams are looking like Cup contenders and what teams are pretenders?
4) What are your thoughts on how the league has changed these last few years?
5) What do you like and dislike about the current state of the game?
