As the clock ticks inexorably toward the 2019 trade deadline and most teams now having roughly 30 games left on their schedules, the annual NHL All-Star break is a natural point at which to take stock.



Which teams have exceeded expectation? Which teams are miserably failing to live up to preseason prognostications? Which stars are hitting their stride? Which ones need a shot of adrenalin to carry their respective teams forward over the final third of the season?



Here’s our All-Star break report card for all 31 NHL teams.



Anaheim Ducks: C-minus



The Ducks, not unlike Arizona, battled injury from the get-go. And were it not for the otherworldly (at least on most nights) goaltending provided by John Gibson, the Ducks would be thinking draft lottery not wild card. Still, the fact GM Bob Murray had to publicly throw his support behind head coach Randy Carlyle tells you that this Ducks team is very much in transition.



Arizona Coyotes:...