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The Haters Guide to the 2025/26 NHL Season: Western Conference Olympic Break Edition

Right before the buzzer! I don't know why this keeps taking me so long to do. I'm probably getting lazy ("probably" doing a lot of heavy lifting, let's be real), but the NHL certainly isn't for the faint of heart. The Western Conference has two different dynamics; a yin and yang of teams and skill. You have the sheer talent at the top of the Central, with three groups running away as surefire cup contenders. Then there's the Pacific. It's a gongshow, and that's putting it lightly. Either teams that don't have goaltending or maddeningly inconsistent or worse. At least with the Central, you…

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