from Dave Naylor of TSN,

In Columbus, the headline reads “Better Start, Puck Possession Big Keys for Blue Jackets.”

Down in Texas, “Puck Possession, Defense, Among Five Key Questions for Dallas Stars’ Season.”

And in Vancouver “Winning board battles, gaining support and puck possession and then transitioning into a quick-moving offence are imperative if the Canucks expect to improve on a 28th-ranked offence and return to the NHL playoffs.”

You may not be shocked to learn that “puck possession is a key to Lavy's system” in Nashville.

Or that in Buffalo, where the Sabres have looked awful so far, “the biggest, most notable issue early in this season has been … puck possession.”

Out in Edmonton, a headline in the Journal reads “Taylor Hall sees puck possession, battling hard as keys to Edmonton Oilers success.”...

Okay so you get my point.

It’s a little like deciding to paint your house blue, then waking up one morning to discover that every one of your neighbours has already painted their house blue. So now you’re just keeping up with the Joneses, or in the case of the NHL, the Babcock’s.

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