One of the great joys of my job is that when I’m not at a hockey game, I get to pick among several on television during nightly viewings. I get to call it work. It’s great. I’m not going to lie.

And every season, different teams emerge as irresistible lures to watch when browsing games.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks have fallen into that category for years. The Tampa Bay Lightning emerged when the electric "Triplets Line" was born. The Dallas Stars were last season's runaway winner.