I'm Ryan Lambert from Elite Prospects.

I'm Sean McAnew from The Athletic.

And folks, one of the things that's happening a lot in the NHL these days is there's a lot of focus on,

why is this team so bad?

Why is that team so bad?

And I want to just explain to you really quickly why people are focusing on that sort of thing.

First of all, everybody just kind of acknowledges the way the standings look right now, that's bullshit.

That's not real.

Yeah.

To an extent that we've, I feel like we've not seen in many, many years, if ever.

Somebody posted a, like a chart on some social media where it was, like, the standings

and the range and the little bar showing you where everyone's fitting in, and it was

Colorado, and then, like, everyone else is separated by three points, and it was

extremely historically unusual.

That makes sense.

So let me put it to your point, Sean.

Colorado Avalanche, they have 37 points from 22 games.

The next closest two teams have 30 in 22.

So they're just flat out running away with it.

The apps have a plus 38 goal difference.

The next highest in the entire league is plus 13.

These guys are going to win the president's trophy in a walk unless like something

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