Hey Skates! Glad you took a stab at this; I just couldn't call it! LOL!
After seeing a few top teams loose games they should have won, it reminded me that "Any Given Sunday" if a team doesn't show up, they can loose. Both the Ducks2 and Bears had a taste of that. With that said, I would bet that more shoes are going to drop as the 2nd half schedule for many teams at the top gets much harder.
Here is a breakdown of the top 10 teams and how many games they have had against "Top 8" teams in the current standings.
Bears - 5
OCHC2 - 2
Eagles - 1
Ducks2 - 2
Kings1 - 3
Ducks1 - 4
Leafs - 3
Wave1 - 4
OC1 - 3
OC3 - 4
I think this shows that some teams at the top will have a much tougher schedule after the holidays. Including OC2 which is giving up 4.5 goals per game against the 2 top 8 teams teams they played. They are a good team for sure, but just not buying into the "defensive/point record" theory.
Enjoy the holidays everyone!