It comes a day late, but we think it's still OK to say Happy New Year, which, of course, means it's also still OK to make some New Year's resolutions.
The teams ranked this week in the Super 16, and the 16 who aren't, all have at least one resolution they can make to make 2025 better than 2024, or in the Florida Panthers case, at least as good considering 2024 will forever be theirs to cherish as Stanley Cup champions.
So from the top down, here are some resolutions for each team in the Super 16 this week, which, by the way, are the exact same 16 teams that were in it last week.
As a reminder, to come up with the Super 16 each week, the 15 voters put together their own version of what they think the rankings should look like and a point total is assigned to each, with the team selected first given 16 points, second 15, third 14, and so on.
Here is the New Year's resolution edition of the Super 16:
Vegas Golden Knights (25-9-3)
Total points: 232
Last week: No. 2
"Vegas has the best record in the NHL (.716 points percentage). The Golden Knights are fourth in goals per game (3.51), seventh in goals against per game (2.73) and tied for seventh on the power play (25.0 percent). They're 14th on the penalty kill (81.0 percent), but they've taken the fewest penalty minutes in the League (205). For them, making a New Year's resolution is like a Vegas showgirl aiming to lose weight." -- Nicholas J. Cotsonika, columnist
