The Blue Jackets have stunned everyone in hockey after a 76-point season a year ago. Unlike some of the other teams that drafted high last June, the rise of Columbus hasn’t even been fuelled by a fabulous freshman. While Pierre-Luc Dubois (third overall) toils away in junior hockey, John Tortorella seems to have convinced a star-less lineup that they’re all a bunch of Gretzkys.

-Damien Cox of the Toronto Star where you can read more on surprise teams and disappointing teams too.