Early grades: Connor McDavid is flying high, Blackhawks' penalty kill has been brought low

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So what have we learned so far? What kind of grades would we hand out for each course if we were the grading type (which, of course, we are)? Here goes:

Stargazing 101

It seems a bit unfair to pile on the pride of Herning, Denmark, but facts are facts -- and the fact is Andersen, fresh off signing a five-year deal to backstop the Leafs into the future, has been a mess. He has a goals-against average of 4.29 and a save percentage of .851. He'll get better. Won't he? Sure he will. Unless he doesn't, in which case this is the first true test of the Leafs' management team, which is enjoying an extended honeymoon with a squad that finished 30th last season and seems destined to finish near the bottom of the standings again if the goaltender of the future doesn't buck up.