The answer is absolutely yes. Necas has nine points in five games to lead the team and his chemistry with MacKinnon continues to look electric. There, problem solved. Now to log onto PuckPedia to see how long Necas is signed for …

But the fact that it's early means it's also not too late to find some values on futures bets. As part of our updated set of 1-32 Power Rankings this week, ESPN analysts Sean Allen (Eastern Conference teams) and Victoria Matiash (Western Conference teams) also came up with a captivating futures bet for every club.

With the hockey prospect world changing so much over the past year, it felt like time to bring everything together. Junior hockey and the college game are more intertwined than ever, even if they are competing for the same talent in many instances.

In our weekly look at where each team in the ACC sits, Miami remains on top, while the Demon Deacons continue their march upwards.

Erling Haaland and Harry Kane seem to be Mbappe's biggest competition at the moment, but keep an eye on Bayern Munich's Michael Olise

Texas football picked up a huge win over Oklahoma last Saturday. Here's how it impacted the Longhorns' place in our weekly SEC power rankings.

Sunday might've marked the best outing of Bryce Young's career. For my money, that's still the Carolina Panthers ' Week 18 victory over the Atlanta Falcons last year when Young had five total touchdowns, but he was excellent against the Dallas Cowboys.