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What has been each team's biggest surprise so far, good, bad or ugly? The Athletic posed that question this week to its NHL staff.

For our first installment of the 2024-25 season, we included one bit about each team that's piquing our interest.

A slow start can absolutely torpedo a season. But it doesn’t have to, as history often reminds us.

For this exercise, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across the sport, and tabulated their results to build front-office report cards.

Enough games to have narratives! But is it still too early in the season to believe them? Absolutely.

Whether it’s a star player’s resurgence or the solution to a hole in the lineup, there's plenty to take away from a team’s first few games.

In the final part of this year's re-drafting series, time elapsed offers a clearer picture of who the real players are in the 2020 class.

With a defenseman, a winger, a goalie and two centers with matching AAVs on trial, Cap Court is back in session.

Utah an offensive powerhouse? Pierre-Luc Dubois deal pays off? The Athletic asked its NHL staff for their 2024-25 bold predictions.

There are many interesting names heading into the season. Here are the ones we're especially interested in tracking.

A deep dive into each team’s current place in the league, future trajectory and projected upside over the next five years.

Corey Pronman and Harman Dayal provide analysis of the top players placed on waivers as the regular season approaches.

The NHL’s best blue lines have gotten worse and many of last year’s below-average defensive units have significantly improved.

The methodology is simple as ever. One question: Are you optimistic about your team … or are you not?

For the third year in a row, we examine the state of every NHL team’s top-six centers ahead of the upcoming season.