KL Week in Review: Week 17

Anyone else shocked that we're already 17 weeks into the season? 

Notes:

• We're on the verge of a new 1st place GM for the first time in weeks. The Micahleks pace is probably unsustainable but if they can get enough of a head start it may not matter. 
• I'm really excited to see the Winter Claassics and the Teeyotes in 4th and 5th place (and both GMs have been pretty active of late - the lure of a top 4 finish is still an incentive in this league which is awesome)
• The Powder Rangers have had the worst week in the league, followed by the Quebec Rordiques and the G-Phil's Flyers. The top 8 is getting very interesting as the Stamkos injury and the Flyer's reliance on Russians is finally starting to be reflected in the standings
• No team has had more points this week than the Mackhawks - they are getting healthy and could make a quick return to the top 4
• On the other side of the ledger, not a heck of a lot has changed - in fact the standings are identical to last week. 
• The Patrik Stefans have been stuck in 12th place since week 12. They may actually be the most consistent team in the league, not having moved higher than 8th or lower than 13th. Their average position over 17 weeks is 10.26th.