But I have one gripe with the Avalanche, and I\u2019m curious what my partner-in-crime believes: those Quebec Nordiques sweaters, and having the audacity to write QUE in the scorebug during their game against the Canadiens on Saturday. I know we love throwback jerseys and that both the Nordiques and Hartford Whalers sweaters look beautiful on a sheet of ice, but it pains me to see the franchises that replaced them wearing them. Seeing them worn on Saturday perturbed me, and until the league makes the Jets wear Atlanta Thrashers jerseys, I think we should retire the practice.<\/p>\n
Scott: I see where you\u2019re coming from. I\u2019ll personally take any excuse to see those beauties on the ice, but I can understand why the people of Hartford and Quebec City would take issue with it. The QUE in the scorebug is definitely sacrilegious.<\/p>\n
Record: 17-5-4 , +22
Last Week: 4th (+2)
Hunter\u2019s Rank: 2nd
Scott\u2019s Rank: 3rd<\/p>\n
Hunter: The Stars are in the midst of one of their patented hot streaks, having won four straight and 11 of their last 14. The coaching staff has shown lots of trust in backup netminder Casey DeSmith, who started three of their five games and gave up two or fewer goals in each appearance. In fact, DeSmith finished the month with a 5-0-0 record and a .935 SV% and 8.37 goals saved above expected. Don\u2019t get it twisted: Jake Oettinger is still the team\u2019s No. 1 netminder, and could very well be the U.S. National Team\u2019s starter for the Olympics, but having a legitimate stud in the backup role can do wonders for a team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oh, and both Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston are in the top five for goals in the league. Combine all that with the Cowboys beating the Chiefs and everything is great in Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Record: 16-7-2, +16
Last Week: 2nd (-1)
Hunter\u2019s Rank: 5th
Scott\u2019s Rank: 2nd<\/p>\n
Scott: The Hurricanes had a bit of a rough patch when they dropped five of eight games in the mid-November stretch, but they strung together back-to-back wins for the first time in 11 games when they routed the Jets and bested the Flames in overtime. That said, for a team that is as trigger happy as Carolina, getting only 15 shots on goal in regulation against Calgary is a tad bit concerning. Still, this team continues to dominate play, and if they can get some consistent (and healthy) goaltending, they\u2019ll go on a run and put themselves in the same conversation as Colorado and Dallas soon enough.<\/p>\n
Record: 16-7-2, +19
Last Week: 5th (+1)
Hunter\u2019s Rank: 3rd
Scott\u2019s Rank: 5th<\/p>\n
Scott: It\u2019s honestly incredible that the Lightning have won seven games in a row considering all the injuries they\u2019ve dealt with this season. Right now they have three of their top four defensemen out in Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh and Erik Cernak, along with Brayden Point (even if he\u2019s underperformed this season), and that\u2019s not including that more players like Nikita Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli have left games early and missed some time. If this is how they\u2019re playing now, how deadly will they be when they\u2019re healthy?<\/p>\n
Hunter: It\u2019s amazing how after such a dreadful start, it feels like a Lightning win on any given night is a mere formality. They are 15-3-0 since Oct. 23 and only in the last week and change is Kucherov entering \u201cpsycho production mode.\u201d Take the time this week to watch a full Lightning game and watch every Brandon Hagel shift closely: He does so many little things so well. All the talk of him losing his spot on the Canadian Olympic team may have been premature.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Record: 11-6-8, 0
Last Week: 3rd (-2)
Hunter\u2019s Rank: 6th
Scott\u2019s Rank: 4th<\/p>\n
Hunter: The Golden Knights have lost four of their last five games, and Leaf fans are having a field day over Mitch Marner only having five goals through 25 games. But here\u2019s the thing about hockey: it\u2019s a cruel, cruel sport, and the gods will mock those who actively root against the teams those same gods cheer for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The real test of this Vegas squad will be whether Carter Hart, who is expected to get his first NHL start in nearly two years this week<\/a>, is capable of keeping up at this level. If he can\u2019t, then we can start to speculate whether the Golden Knights are in trouble.<\/p>\n Scott: Speaking of gods, if they\u2019re real, please let Hart\u2019s stint be short and hilariously bad.<\/p>\n Record: 12-6-7, -2 Scott: The Kings now have points in nine of their last 10 games, even if they only have six wins in that span (6-1-3). As other playoff teams in their division are either just establishing themselves (Anaheim, Seattle) or are figuring things out (Edmonton, Vegas), Los Angeles just keeps consistently putting together points and performing at the same level as they have in past seasons. Of course, that also leaves the concern of how much noise they\u2019ll make in the playoffs, but we\u2019ll cross that bridge when we get there.<\/p>\n Record: 15-9-1, +9 Hunter: Despite a loss to the lowly Canucks, the Ducks earned a hard-fought two points against the Kings after coming back from a 4-2 deficit late in the third period. While there may be some concerns giving up a 3-0 lead to the Blackhawks and losing 5-3, the hockey fan in me is selfishly excited to see hockey\u2019s Western Conference rekindle the fire that fueled the 2010s, when staying up to watch any combination of the Ducks, Sharks, Kings and Blackhawks was mandatory.<\/p>\n Bonus stats to tell your friends at the bar: Leo Carlsson, Troy Terry and Beckett Sennecke have points in at least six straight games, with Terry and Sennecke reaching the seven-game mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: If only the Kings got the memo to actually go all the way with their rebuild.<\/p>\n Record: 16-8-1, +6 Scott: The last five games have been pretty good for the Devils\u2026 unless they\u2019re playing the Flyers. They squeaked away wins over the Red Wings, Blues and Sabres, but bookending that three-game win streak was two brutal losses to the Flyers by a combined score of 11-6. Of course, the biggest story regarding New Jersey last week wasn\u2019t even about something the Devils did, but about the Canucks starting to make veterans available, which of course led to some more discussion about Quinn Hughes joining his brothers. It doesn\u2019t sound like Hughes is being dealt any time soon, but it feels like we\u2019re getting closer and closer to seeing three different Hugheses in Newark.<\/p>\n Record: 12-9-4, -5 Scott: Last week wasn\u2019t a great one for the Senators after we gave them the front page for our power rankings, as they dropped three of four games (highlighted by a blowout 6-1 loss to the Stars) and needed a shootout to beat the Golden Knights in their lone win. At the very least, Brady Tkachuk is back in the lineup, and while he hasn\u2019t really stood out yet, he\u2019s likely just getting warmed up. He\u2019s one of the most effective physical players<\/a> in the game right now, so he\u2019ll be a big piece on a Sens team that still looks really strong and may just be the best Canadian team this season.<\/p>\n Hunter: It was nice seeing Shane Pinto find his game in the second half of November after a timid start to the month. Part of me wondered if his half-season suspension in 2023-24 would have stunted his development, highlighted by an underwhelming 2024-25 campaign, but he\u2019s shown strong flashes of being a top player this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 13-12-2, +1 Scott: For the first time all season, the Rangers offense has actually started to match their underlying numbers, as they now rank 18th in 5v5 expected goals per 60 minutes. Their 5v5 xG against per 60 is fifth in the league, but with Adam Fox set to miss several weeks with an upper-body injury<\/a>, there\u2019s no guarantee that New York can even hold that part together either. It\u2019s also a shame that Fox\u2019s injury may be the nail in the coffin for his spot at the Olympics, with him already seeming to be on the outside looking in. Why USA would want to leave out their at-worst third-best defenseman is beyond me, but they\u2019ve made stupid decisions before<\/a>.<\/p>\n Record: 12-7-5, +4 Hunter: Call me Agent Scully, because I want to believe. I want to see Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang lead this team to a playoff run, to see Kyle Dubas and co. trade for assets and go on one last run, \u201898 Bulls style. We don\u2019t ask for much in this life. But I just can\u2019t see it happening, especially when you\u2019re badly outplayed by a pair of underperforming teams in the Sabres and Leafs. At some point, Tristan Jarry will be acquired by the Oilers and Malkin will be a Panther. It\u2019s easier to just accept it.\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 15-9-2, +19 Scott: For three straight seasons, the Capitals\u2019 on-ice performance is vastly different from their record. In 2023-24, they were a subpar squad that snuck into the final playoff spot and were easily swept. Last season, they were a good team, but not Presidents\u2019 Trophy-contending good, and went about as far as they were expected to in the playoffs. But this season, their record hasn\u2019t been nearly as good, and yet their underlying numbers have been much improved, with the second-best 5v5 xGF\/60 and a more middling 17th-best 5v5 xGA\/60. I\u2019m surprised Hunter has them as low as he does, especially when they\u2019re in the top 10 in the standings and are tied with the Stars in regulation wins. Not enough overtime losses to suit your fancy, Mr. Crowther?<\/p>\n Hunter: Hey now, I\u2019m playing by the league\u2019s rules! It is something to see Alex Ovechkin fight father time and Tom Wilson produce like the elite power forward everyone pegged him to be (he\u2019s scored more than 24 goals just once). It\u2019s also nice to see Jakob Chychrun play so well that he may be a Norris Trophy finalist for the first time in his 10-year career. But there\u2019s a part of me that feels like they\u2019ve been riding a hot hand in blackjack and, at some point, it will catch up and trigger a losing streak that cuts their place in the Metropolitan Division. I know they\u2019re good and that they will likely compete for a playoff spot in the spring, but I think it\u2019ll be closer to a wild card spot than for one of the top three in the division.\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: I don\u2019t know, outside of Carolina, I just don\u2019t see another team really running away with a top-three spot in the Metro, and I think the Capitals have the play to at the very least keep them in the running. Like, their 15-9-2 record is the regression from last year, they should be better than that!<\/p>\n Record: 14-7-5, +5 Hunter: I said last week that the Wild\u2019s two games against the Blackhawks and Avalanche would be important barometers for how good Minnesota is. The result? Two wins, all the more impressive when you consider it was Colorado\u2019s first loss of any kind since Nov. 1. There\u2019s the part of you that knows the harsh truth, that their 5-on-5 play isn\u2019t that good, that it\u2019s a steep drop beyond Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy in terms of goal scoring, and that Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt can\u2019t keep this up forever. But hey, let\u2019s enjoy it while it lasts! And for god\u2019s sake, dump the bear logo and make the green and yellow sweaters their permanent uniforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: Look, I love the Subway jerseys as much as anyone, but the bear logo is one of the most intelligently designed logos in sports.<\/p>\n Hunter: Cram it, Anna Wintour, and save it for the spring edition. If I can\u2019t see the bear logo in great detail on my television from home, then let me enjoy the highlighter sweaters!!!\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 13-8-3, -5 Scott: A lot was made about the Canadiens\u2019 big win over the Leafs last week and whether that would be the beginning of the end of their slump in November. To some extent, it was. They followed up the 5-2 win over Toronto with a 4-3 win over the Mammoth and a 4-1 win over the Golden Knights, and while the loss to Colorado was an ugly one, the Avalanche have been obliterating everybody, so the Habs can\u2019t even be disappointed in that result. Heck, they ended Mackenzie Blackwood\u2019s shutout streak! Overall, it was a good, but not great week for Montreal.<\/p>\n Record: 14-7-3, +6 Hunter: With wins in three of four games this week, two against division rivals in the Islanders and Devils, the Flyers currently hold on to the first Wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference. Of course, it\u2019s Dec. 1 and there are plenty of games to lose, but they feel like a team that\u2019s right in the mushy middle, which, weirdly, doesn\u2019t feel like the worst thing? I know some fans would want to see them play worse and get a better draft pick, but a healthy and motivated Trevor Zegras is the next-best thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 12-11-1, -2 Scott: It\u2019s the same old story for the Panthers this season. On one hand, you could be concerned about how they haven\u2019t really strung together a good streak and have a four-point gap to a playoff spot right now. But on the other hand, their underlying numbers are still fine, and you know this team can improve when they get healthier. On a positive note, after starting the season with just 10 points in 21 games, Carter Verhaeghe has started to pick up the pace with six points in his last three games. He\u2019s a guy Florida needs to step up if they want to keep up with the playoff race.<\/p>\n Hunter: I don\u2019t understand how Sam Bennett can seem invisible in some of these games, generating little to nothing for chunks at a time, then in March and April he becomes a sleeper cell and engages beast mode. Must be nice to sign long-term contracts and work three months of the year. Ah, salute!\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: I love the irony in Sam Bennett, a player many blue collar workers seemingly identify with, actually being a capitalist and working the minimal amount for the most money.<\/p>\n Record: 13-11-2, -12 Hunter: I went on one helluva rant last week<\/a> regarding the Oilers and their goaltending woes, and how GM Stan Bowman needs to get out of his own way and find someone new. We\u2019re getting to that point with the Red Wings, who gave up six goals in two of their games last week and are right there with Edmonton when it comes to goals against. Cam Talbot and John Gibson have a combined save percentage of .877, and unless the organization wants to call up Sebastian Cossa and his .942 SV% in the AHL, they better start building trade packages.\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 12-11-3, 0 Scott: As much as I\u2019ve been riding the Mammoth bandwagon this season, it is a bit concerning that they have just four wins in their last 16 games. The underlying play is still there, even if their defense occasionally leaves a bit to be desired, but the slump has gone on for a concerningly long time. It almost got worse too with the injury to Logan Cooley, but it seems like he shouldn\u2019t be out as long term as Utah first feared.<\/p>\n Record: 11-7-6, -7 Hunter: The Kraken had a bit of a weird schedule this week with only two games, both at home and both losses in regulation. They continue to confound me, which feels like a running trend every edition of the power rankings. When I watch them play, I can tell that they\u2019re better than last season, and their defensive game is among the best in the league, tied with the Avalanche for the least amount of goals against.\u00a0<\/p>\n The problem? They can\u2019t score. Like, at all. With only 36 5-on-5 goals through 24 games, an average of 1.5 per game, that\u2019s not enough to do much of anything. It\u2019s not even that they\u2019re getting caved in PDO wise \u2014 with a 101.6 rate, their above-average goaltending is getting them better results than what would be expected. We\u2019re nearly a third into the season and not one Seattle player has reached double digits in goals. They need to be better.\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 13-10-3, -1 Hunter: After an emotional week with Patrick Roy basically threatening to drop Mikko Rantanen like third period French<\/a>, the Islanders followed that up with three losses to the Bruins, Flyers and Capitals. It\u2019s nice to see Bo Horvat get his first goal in nearly two weeks, which puts him tied for fifth among all NHL skaters. As for our obligatory Matthew Schaefer mention \u2014 yes he\u2019s continuing to produce, but he\u2019s played at least 25 minutes in five straight games. At what point does the wear and tear of an NHL season crush him? Or are we talking about a unicorn who can throw on his skates and have the endurance of Scott Niedermayer?\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: How could you fail to mention the baller play that Kyle Palmieri made on Saturday, where, after tearing his ACL in a collision in the Flyers zone, he sneaks up behind Emil Andrae, strips him of the puck, and gets the secondary assist on Emil Heineman\u2019s goal. I\u2019m not one for being idiotic about playing through injuries, but this is just Palmieri making the most of a bad situation.<\/p>\n Hunter: I wrote about said baller play<\/a>, damn it!\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: So did I<\/a>! Checkmate, atheist!<\/p>\n Hunter: I was sitting in the fourth row last Sunday, I didn\u2019t see YOU there!\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: Oh boy, I just got flashbacks to monthly mass in elementary school.<\/p>\n Record: 13-11-0, +6 Scott: The Jets finally got their first win in the post-Hellebuyck injury era, and it only took five tries to get there. After dropping games to the Hurricanes, Wild, Capitals and Hurricanes (again), they managed to squeeze out a 5-2 win (4-2 if you exclude the empty net goal) on Saturday. Except, it was against the Predators, which isn\u2019t exactly an accomplishment. The Jets have at least improved analytically (they\u2019re only ninth-worst in 5v5 expected goal share at 47.83% thanks to the return of Dylan Samberg), but this is what should be expected from a team without their one weapon that can overcome their poor performance in front of him.<\/p>\n Record: 11-10-5, -14 Scott: Another week goes by, and it\u2019s another week where the Oilers haven\u2019t really made up any ground in the playoff race. Suddenly, their typical slow start in October has carried over into November, and there\u2019s a lot more to be concerned about with this group. They didn\u2019t exactly have a busy schedule this week (only two games) to start on that, but an 8-3 loss to Dallas being one of the two isn\u2019t exactly an encouraging start. The worst part? The solution isn\u2019t even as easy as finding a goalie, which isn\u2019t even easy. They lack scoring depth beyond the usual crew and Jack Roslovic, and Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse have struggled, so Edmonton may need help on the back end, too. I still think Connor and Leon drag the team to the playoffs, but it\u2019s getting far too close for comfort.<\/p>\n Hunter: Speaking of Roslovic, the Oilers will be without him for the next several weeks<\/a> after he blocked a shot against the Stars. I don\u2019t know how this group allowed itself to go into the season with almost nothing in their bottom six beyond a last-minute signing of said Roslovic. If he\u2019s going to be in this lineup, then he better start doing more than scoring two measly goals or getting fine tuned by Mathieu Olivier.\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: Just like their goaltending plans, the Oilers\u2019 bottom-six plans involved hope, only this time it was in Issac Howard and Matt Savoie.<\/p>\n Record: 11-9-5, -9 Scott: Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers posted a couple of interesting stats regarding the Blue Jackets on Twitter last week, pointing out that they haven\u2019t outscored their opponent in the third period in 19-straight games<\/a>, and they\u2019ve lost six points in games where they had a third period lead and lost<\/a>. That is\u2026 not good, especially after four-straight losses. They\u2019ve got a few injuries that they\u2019re dealing with, most notably Kirill Marchenko, but for a team looking to build off of last season, this isn\u2019t a great start.<\/p>\n Record: 11-9-5, +7 Hunter: I got so caught up with the emergence of Connor Bedard, capped with another two-goal, four-point performance Sunday against the Ducks, that I forgot they lost five straight games going into their win over Anaheim. After a red-hot start, Frank Nazar is goalless in 13 games, and I think I\u2019ve seen enough from Oliver Moore to say he needs to be back in the AHL with Rockford. Some baked goods need a little longer in the oven.\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 10-11-4, -10 Hunter: On one hand, the Sabres losing by a combined score of 9-2 to the Penguins and Devils is bad. On the other, snapping the Wild\u2019s seven-game winning streak in a dominant possession performance is good. On the third hand, Buffalo has won five of their last eight games. On the fourth hand, they lost eight of nine games before that. There\u2019s much to consider. Where did these arms come from?\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: It\u2019s no coincidence that the Sabres have seen a spike in their play again after Zach Benson returned. The man is a surprisingly great defensive player, and he\u2019s poised to breakout offensively this season playing with Tage Thompson. I\u2019ve long considered him to be the in-house replacement for JJ Peterka, and if Benson can be, look out.<\/p>\n Record: 15-12-0, -3 Scott: How are the Bruins still in the playoff picture? They\u2019ve played horribly but have managed to hang on thanks to David Pastnak, Jeremy Swayman, and Morgan Geekie, the latter of whom is somehow going toe-to-toe with Nathan MacKinnon for goals. We spent so long last year scared to bag them and tag them, and once again, Boston is inevitable. To be fair, this team is outside of a playoff spot based on points percentage, but it really shows the state of the Atlantic that the Bruins are one of the top teams.<\/p>\n Record: 11-11-3, -4 Scott: See, I\u2019m a real hater of this Leafs team. Hunter here sees two wins last week and thinks everything is okay again. I know they\u2019re still bad. If not for the five-point rule, they would have been 31st for me. They\u2019re still the sixth-worst team in 5v5 xGF%, they only have seven regulation wins (as many as the Sabres and Flames!) and their losses seem to be more alarming than their wins are rewarding. Maybe the two wins is the start of a turnaround, especially with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies healthy, but I\u2019m still pessimistic.<\/p>\n On a more optimistic note: I was very surprised to see that Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 20 points right now. Where has that come from? He\u2019s tied with Morgan Rielly and Lane Hutson for 10th in defenseman scoring! I don\u2019t know about you, but if the Leafs keep sliding, that\u2019s a great player to sell high on.<\/p>\n Hunter: This guy thinks he\u2019s the real hater? Did he even read my blurb on them last week? Scott throwing them in the 30-spot is just overcompensating, like wearing a leather jacket or driving a Ford F-350s. I have them 23rd, and that\u2019s nowhere near a playoff spot or anything worth respecting. I have no illusions of what this team is and where they could end up by the end of the calendar year. The only hesitation I have to put them lower is that this league is so damn finicky that they\u2019re four points out from third place in the Atlantic. In fact, if it weren\u2019t for Matthews\u2019 vintage goal on Saturday against the Penguins, they\u2019d be in the 26-28 range.\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 9-10-7, -23 Hunter: Fun fact: All nine of the Blues\u2019 wins this season have come in regulation, meaning if they won even just three of their seven overtime\/shootout appearances, they would have a Wildcard spot. Wait \u2026 I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s a \u201cfun fact,\u201d but it\u2019s still a fact. Ah! Well, nevertheless \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 12-11-3, -10 Hunter: Holy boats, I skipped plans Wednesday night to watch Sharks-Avs, just for it to be over five minutes into the second frame. Hey, at least, uh, ahem \u2026 at least we\u2019re having fun! They beat a lowly Canucks squad and gave the Golden Knights a half-decent fight this weekend. I think we can temper those \u201cThe Sharks will be competitive in March\u201d predictions, but they have flashes of brilliance where they look like they\u2019re flying in the offensive zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: The five-point rule is keeping them afloat for now, but my model is trying their absolute hardest to stick the Sharks in last place based on their underlying numbers. I wouldn\u2019t hold my breath on this being a clear-cut next step for them.<\/p>\n Record: 10-13-3, -16 Hunter: It really felt like the conversation around Quinn Hughes and whether the Canucks will trade him spiked this week. Of course, team president Jim Rutherford made that clear in an interview with the Vancouver Province last week<\/a>, but he left it cryptic when it came to Hughes, saying: \u201cI believe Quinn and his agent are aware of the direction we want to go \u2026 they\u2019re aware of the direction they want to go. Everybody wants to play on a winning team. But there\u2019s different reasons why people make decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n Let\u2019s cut the foreplay and get to the point: Hughes, the best defenseman in franchise history, is on his way out. And while fans may not want to hear this, trading him sooner than later will give them the best possible return. Teams will be happy to trade their whole damn cupboard of picks and prospects if it promises them two postseasons with a Norris Trophy-winning defenseman.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBut who has the cap space? And won\u2019t he just walk and sign with his brothers in two seasons?\u201d Um \u2026 who cares? For two playoff runs, you\u2019ve got arguably the second-best defender in the world. Besides, if you can prove you\u2019re a winner, wouldn\u2019t that create an interesting scenario for brothers Jack and Luke?<\/p>\n Scott: Considering the rumour that a potential deal to Detroit could involve Lucas Raymond, I would probably look to move Hughes ASAP if the Canucks are rebuilding.<\/p>\n Record: 9-14-4, -17 Hunter: All things considered, it was a half-decent week for the Flames, who earned points in two of three games and have a chance to earn points in four of their five games on this road trip. Devin Cooley closed out a strong November with a 3-1-0 record, a .934 SV% and a 7.99 GSAx, and he only gave up more than two goals just once in seven games. It will be interesting to see how the Flames deploy Cooley and Dustin Wolf through the holiday season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Record: 8-13-4, -28 Scott: The Predators had something to be happy about with back-to-back wins last week over the Red Wings and Blackhawks, but those are two of just three wins in their last 12 games. At this point, it\u2019s a waiting game as to which shoe drops first. Does Andrew Brunette get fired? Does Trotz swing a deal and move on from one of the veterans? Maybe Trotz gets fired, who knows? At this point, it\u2019s a matter of when, not if.<\/p>\n Hunter: I really feel like ownership will let Trotz move out some pieces to get as much as possible, then clean house completely in the offseason. Then again, why not just rip the damn band-aid off after the holidays?\u00a0<\/p>\n Scott: Considering Trotz\u2019s legacy in Nashville, I have full expectations that he\u2019s going to survive this chaos and get one more chance at retooling the team, but if a general manager should be fired, it\u2019s probably him.<\/p>\n _____<\/p>\n Introducing Off The Roster\u2014Toronto Sports, Unfiltered! Toronto sports fans, your new favourite conversation has arrived. 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