SMC 12/4/2016   RELEVANT I hope everyone had a good week… A full week of work is always tough to get back into the swing of things. If he knows it or not, Chris Kreider is going to be a huge part of the Rangers offense and how they perform this year. Patrice Bergeron is just too good to be only having 7 points in 22 games.  I expect his production to increase starting in the near future. Philly beat Chicago!   Ivan Provorov to the rescue with 2 goals.  Richard Panik sure has slowed down a bit since his early season explosion out of the gate. Taylor Hall with 3 points last night against Nashville just shows you how important he is to the Devils offense.  Weird saying Hall and Devils offense in the same sentence still. This Michael Cammalleri is hotter than a pistol at the moment with the run he is on since returning to the lineup.  Ride him while he’s hot! Travis Zajac as well while we are on the subject of red-hot Devils. One thing fantasy owners must hate about Ryan Johansen is the intermittent offensive display around periods of invisibility.  Our prayers go out to Craig Anderson and his wife in this trying time. I really like Kyle Turris, I just wish he would put up more points consistently. I’m telling you that Washington is just going to play hard enough to reach the playoffs then make a good run for the Cup. One day Jonathan Drouin is going to start producing like a superstar.  I hope that day comes soon for his, and Tampa Bay’s, sake. Anthony Mantha is playing a pretty good NHL game at the moment. With everyone getting healthy in Pittsburgh, it seems like D-man Justin Schultz is stringing together some points lately.  He’s got 4 points in past 3 games. Alex Steen is back in the Blues lineup and making an immediate impact. As is Winnipeg’s Btyan Little. Rumors floating around of JVR being traded?  Unless they get a great return, why do it? And with the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, here are the Colorado Avalanche.  Maybe. Just when you thought the Islanders couldn’t win to save their lives, they go out and beat Pittsburgh and Washington after edging out Calgary to make it 3 wins in a row.  That bides a little time for Capuano. Columbus is going to ruin someone’s plans on making the playoffs this year. I still don’t know why Jack Capuano is still behind the bench in Brooklyn. The Ranges will be playing 8 of their next 13 games for December on the road.   This will be telling. Connor McDavid, WOW!  He is kicking ass!  Even if he didn’t score against Anaheim. I hope all your fantasies come true this week!