We are still in the very early stages of the 2024 NHL season, making it hard to get a handle on just how good every team is. Every year, we seem to see a couple of surprise teams come storming out the gate, just as the Calgary Flames did, but it is generally only a matter of time before normal order is resumed, and the preseason favorites begin to get on a roll, while those surprise teams generally sink back to the level we expected.