Streaking Leafs look like a different team

Erik Karlsson denied reports he wouldn’t re-sign with a Canadian team, but could you really blame him if that were the case?

The Minnesota Wild looked incredible at the start of last season. Not many people expected them to get off to such a hot start, but at one point, it looked like they were going to run away with the Central Division. Not only did the Wild not win the division, they also suffered an ugly first-round exit at the hands of the St. Louis Blues, who took them down in just five games.

Ottawa has signed Thomas Chabot — who is coming off a stellar second season in the NHL — to an 8-year, $64 million extension.