Seasoned Thoughts.

It is really difficult to find the time to have the energy to post all the things i'd like to post.

This season is rocking so far. Many surprises and a lot of good new talent has accumulated over the past few seasons as well. There is this feeling, for me - meaning whether it is realistic or not, I have a feeling it's the beginning of the changing of the eras.

So many seasons have been Crosby and Ovechkin and Malkin with some also-rans like Perry and Stamkos and such.

But now it looks like we are seeing the next wave of elites. Edmonton has two potentially elite forwards in Hall and McDavid - if Draisaitl continues his play, who will stop that forward depth in upcoming years. If they get a defense top four (without selling too much youth), they are on the cusp of great things. Buffalo with top lines boasting O'Reilly who is stepping up and those Eichel and Reinhart kids, are heading in a good direction. Arizona's group of kids - Max Domi, Anthony Duclair and Tobias Reider - is fun to see. Colorado has regrouped this season and those young boys, Duchene and McKinnon and Landeskog, are shining. Taransenko with St Louis is showing he isn't a fluke. And, of course, Dallas's top two Benn and Seguin - not as young as the others, but still a lot of future left for them. And I guess Johnny Gaudreau can't be ignored - when he's healthy Calgary's attack is difficult to contain for 60 minutes.

To not mention the other new names that are looking like impact players would be missing the point. Artemi Panarin and Dylan Larkin are adding good depth to some old regimes in Chicago and Detroit respectively. John Klingberg in Dallas seems to be channeling Paul Coffey in moments. Evgeny Kuznetsov at Washington might be one of those impact players for years to came, too.

It is fun to watch all these younger players and see the potential. Of course, not all of them are going to be the elite. And the old regime isn't done - even Jaromir Jagr is leading his young team in scoring. Jarome Iginla is still a positive producer. Shane Doan is captaining and producing for the Coyotes.

And of course, Chicago and Los Angeles aren't done. Stamkos and Ovechkin and Crosby have a lot of good seasons ahead of them, as well.

It's a fun time to be a fan.