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As we hit the Christmas break in the NHL and the end of the calendar year Womens Charlie McAvoy Jersey , it makes sense to give report card grades to some of the biggest stories.Taking聽most of the school grades 鈥?A+, A, B, C, D and F聽鈥?and assigning teams to them, we can see where some NHL franchises are succeeding and others are miserably failing. Where do clubs like the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Louis Blues, and other clubs fit into that picture?Here is an end of the year report card for 2018 in the NHL.A+: Tampa Bay Lightning via NHL.comThe Lightning is easily the class of the NHL. In first place in the NHL standings, the club is 28-7-2 and eight points up on the next closest to team to them. The organization is clicking on all cylinders and kept winning despite losing their starting goaltender for a chunk of the season to kick things off.advertisingThe only problem for Tampa is that they're almost too good. They have so much depth Authentic Louis Domingue Jersey , there's no way for them to keep everyone after the season comes to an end. This won't affect them this season and they should be favorites to win the Stanley Cup this season.A: The Toronto Maple Leafs via SportsnetIt's not surprising the Maple Leafs are doing as well as they're doing. Tied for second in the NHL standings with the Winnipeg Jets, the Leafs are quickly becoming a team you want to bet on as they head into the postseason.There was a hiccup when it came to William Nylander and his contract impasse to start the year, but the Leafs got him signed to a fair contract and he's back with the team. The only reason the club isn't an A+ is that Nylander hasn't been terribly effective since coming back and the team could still use improvements on defense.advertisingB: Calgary Flames via SportsnetThe Flames might be the positive surprise of the season. They're leading the Pacific Division with a record 22-12-3 and aren't far from the top of the pile in the NHL standings. This was not a team people expected to struggle, but few would have guessed the club would be this hot coming out of the gate.They've got a number of players in the top-50 in scoring and they just seem to keep on winning.Related:聽Leafs Not Worried About Mathews & Marner Getting Offer SheetsC: Pittsburgh Penguins via TSNFor some reason, the Penguins are not as strong a team as people might have envisioned and the club has been one of the busier franchises on the trade market since the start of the season in an attempt to shake things up.advertisingThere have been rumors of trades for players like Phil Kessel 鈥?which is crazy when you consider his production levels 鈥?and behind the scenes stories of rifts between star players and coaches. Not all is lost, however. Most people believe they'll still make the playoffs.D: Philadephia Flyers via Last Word on HockeyThey've fired their coach, fired their GM, have not had a good season and are looking to make more changes in a major way. The biggest issue for the Flyers is that few people know them as a team people recognize. There is "Flyer way" about the franchise that just isn't there this season and some of the stars are struggling.advertisingIt's not been a good year for the club who may find it's far too late to turn things around. Not even Joel Quenneville seems to want to join the team as the new coach.Related:聽Joel Quenneville Rumored To Coach Flyers After Unexpected Blackhawks FiringF: St. Louis Blues via NHL.comIf there was an award for a hot mess of the season, it would go to the St. Louis Blues who have been nothing but a disaster. While the Chicago Blackhawks might be close, the reason the Blues take the prize is that almost everyone expected big things out of the organization who made significant changes over the offseason and http://www.officiallightningprostore.com/authentic-adidas-mikhail-sergachev-jersey , on paper, should be a very good team.advertisingAt this point, every player is up for grabs in trade and that's not where the team expected to be heading into the Christmas break. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A drama-filled day for the Columbus Blue Jackets started with the public reprimand and benching of the No. 1 goaltender and ended with an overtime goal in a game that nearly slipped away.Sergei Bobrovsky, who has rebuffed the Blue Jackets’ efforts to re-sign him, was scratched for Thursday’s game for disciplinary reasons, with the team citing an unspecified “incident” but making it clear in a public statement that he failed to meet team “expectations and values.”That put backup Joonas Korpisalo in the net and required the call-up of another goalie from the AHL team in Cleveland.Some 12 hours later, Artemi Panarin scored his second goal of the game 1:22 into overtime to lift the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators, who had surged back from a two-goal deficit in the third period to tie the score and force the extra time.“It’s just a funny league,” said Columbus coach John Tortorella Nikita Kucherov Jersey , who picked up his 600th career NHL win. “There’s nothing safe. You go up 3-1 with five, six minutes left, you think you’re going to get things finished but you just never know. But I like the way we just kept our composure, and found a way to win in overtime.”Boone Jenner also had two goals, Zach Werenski had a pair of assists and Korpisalo had 32 saves for the Blue Jackets, who had lost five in a row to Nashville dating to November 2015.“We had a fun tonight, and I think a lot of guys chipped in and played really well,” said captain Nick Foligno, who returned after missing four games while he was at the side of his 5-year-old daughter who had heart surgery in Boston.The game was marked by offensive surges by both teams.Panarin and Jenner scored in an 11-second span of the third period, only to have Nashville’s Viktor Arvidsson and Mattias Ekholm answer with quick goals to knot the game.In overtime Ondrej Palat Jersey , Panarin ripped a shot past Pekka Rinne from the left circle on a 4-on-3 power play to snap a three-game winning streak for the Predators.Rinne, who was forced to play on consecutive nights because his backup was sick, had 29 saves.“It was not what was scheduled, but those are the cards we were dealt,” Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. “And I thought he played great.”The Predators stayed in first place in the Central Division, one point ahead of Winnipeg.The team hasn’t provided any more details of Bobrovsky’s situation, but Tortorella said he’s pleased with the way the team has managed to gel despite the contract situations of the Vezina Trophy-winning goalie and Panarin both hanging in the air. They are in playoff contention in the rugged Metropolitan Division.“There’s stuff around our team,” Tortorella said. “It started right from camp when (Panarin) and Bob stated they’re not sure if they want to be here. We’ve been very honest in that locker room about the situations that have come our way, and I think that’s the best way to do it so players aren’t tip-toeing.”NOTES: Nashville recalled G Troy Grosenick from Milwaukee of the AHL to back up Renne … Columbus recalled G Jean-Francois Berube from Cleveland after the announcement that Bobrovsky would be benched. … Blue Jackets forwards Brandon Dubinsky (hamstring) and Markus Hannikainen (elbow) were put on injured reserve Thursday. Both are expected to miss about a week. …A Columbus restaurant put up a billboard offering Panarin free meals for life is he re-signs with the Blue Jackets. … Columbus is 12-0 on Thursday nights this season.UP NEXT:Nashville: At Carolina on Sunday.Columbus: At Washington on Saturday night.