<p>Even though the 2025-26 NHL season is just 10 days old, there are already some people who are questioning their preseason picks. </p>



<p>While it’s still early this season, some fans are already firing up alarm bells with how good or bad their teams have been playing. Teams like the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/carolina-hurricanes/line-combinations">Carolina Hurricanes</a> have been playing well, but other teams like the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/tampa-bay-lightning/line-combinations">Tampa Bay Lightning</a> and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/los-angeles-kings/line-combinations">Los Angeles Kings</a> have been rather disappointing. On the other side of things, the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/detroit-red-wings/line-combinations">Detroit Red Wings</a> and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/chicago-blackhawks/line-combinations">Chicago Blackhawks</a> have both been playing well above expectations.</p>



<p>On <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gE337m7Or0">Friday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE</a>, Tyler Yaremchuk and Carter Hutton discuss which of their early prognostications they would like to have back.</p>



<p><strong>Carter Hutton:</strong> I thought the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-york-rangers/line-combinations">[New York] Rangers</a> would have started better than they have, and I don’t think they’re playing horrible hockey by any means. Again, another loss last night to Toronto in overtime. They get the point. But maybe the lack of, not that I didn’t think that there was going to be this outburst of offense coming from the Rangers, but I thought we were going to see something different. The change in the captain, JT Miller being the leader, [Mike] Sullivan coming in. [Igor Shesterkin’s] been really, really good. But I guess I just thought they would get off to a better start than they have.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="226"></div>



<p><strong>Tyler Yaremchuk:</strong> I predicted the [<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations">Washington Capitals</a>] would miss the playoffs. They’re 3-1-0. That’s great, but they only have nine goals in four games and my concern there was offense. I don’t like the Red Wings, still. I mean, they’re 3-1-0. [Cam] Talbot’s playing great. I don’t know if I’m willing to go as I like. I don’t want to take anything back yet, so…I think my lame answer to you is, it’s too early for me to truly pull back on anything I predicted to start the year.</p>



<p><em>You can watch the full segment and episode here…</em></p>



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