The Vegas Golden Knights aside
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Posted by xing wang11 - Filed in Sports - 69 views
The Vegas Golden Knights aside, how about two teams that are hitting their stride ahead of schedule: the New Jersey Devils and Winnipeg Jets. We knew the Devils would have a young roster with a ton of NHL Coins upside. Who expected them to be competing for a playoff spot in late March? And sure, the Jets might have been a trendy breakout pick, but to display this much firepower and assert themselves as one of the best two teams in the Central Division (and really, one of the best two teams in the Western Conference) is quite impressive.
Obviously it's the Golden Knights, but more specifically it's William Karlsson. I've always liked the way that Karlsson plays, but I did not anticipate that he would become a 40-goal scorer, even in an expanded role. He had 18 total goals during his first 183 NHL games. I don't know that Karlsson will become a 40-goal scorer for the long term, or maintain the absurd 23.1 shooting percentage he has this season, but before this year, he looked like he'd never hit that mark in today's NHL.
