Another week another shakeup in the weekly Power Poll. We saw some teams make some big moves while other teams I expected to be better are either bad or stuck in neutral. If you are bad your season is probably over, if you are stuck in neutral then time is running out to get it going.
Here is the weekly poll. Any disagreements feel free to let me know who should be ranked where.
1. (1) Los Angeles 10-3-0 20 points
Ryan Smyth gets a goal in his 1,00th game
2. (5) Washington 10-4-0 20 points
Braden Holtby wins his NHL debut in ending the Flyers win streak
3. (6) St. Louis 9-1-2 20 points
Jaroslav Halak is 8-1-1 in net for the Blues this season
4. (8) Philadelphia 9-4-2 20 points
Had won six in a row before defeat in Washington
5. (21) Vancouver 8-3-2 18 points
3rd line of Raffi Torres, Manny Maholtra & Jannik Hansen has 19 points in last six games
6. (7) Detroit 8-3-1 17 points
2-1 trip through Western Canada last week.
7. (3) Montreal 8-5-1 17 points
Brian Gionta's goal against Ottawa on Saturday was his 1st in eight games
8. (4) Chicago 8-8-1 17 points
They are near the top of the league in points but they have also played a lot of games.
9. (2) Tampa Bay 7-4-2 16 points
Lost all three games in California last week.
10. (22) Minnesota 7-4-2 16 points
Finished 3-1-1 during their last homestand
11. (13) Columbus 8-5-0 16 points
Mathieu Garon (4-1 1.28 GAA) has made his claim for the starting goaltender
12. (14) Dallas 8-5-0 16 points
This might be the biggest surprise so far this season
13. (12) Boston 7-3-1 15 points
Huge division battle with Montreal coming this Wednesday
14. (9) Colorado 7-5-1 15 points
The fate of the season is in the pads of Peter Budaj
15. (18) NY Rangers 7-6-1 15 points
The Rangers have lost 39 total man-games to injuries or illness this season.
16. (24) Ottawa 7-6-1 15 points
Has won five of their last six games
17. (10) Pittsburgh 7-7-1 15 points
Crosby drooped the gloves last week against Dallas.
18. (25) Anaheim 7-7-1 15 points
2nd line is starting to score more frequently
19. (16) Atlanta 6-5-3 15 points
Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager & Andrew Ladd each scored a point against the Blackhawks in Shootout loss on Saturday.
20. (20) Carolina 7-7-0 14 points
Eric Staal two goals help Carolina win the 2nd of a back-to-back against Florida
21. (17) San Jose 6-5-1 13 points
Won't catch Los Angeles the way they are playing
22. (11) Nashville 5-5-3 13 points
in the middle of a five game losing streak
23. (19) Toronto 5-5-3 13 points
3rd from last for goals in the league with 31.
24. (15) Calgary 6-7-2 12 points
three game road trip might be what they need to turn it around
25. (26) Phoenix 4-5-4 12 points
Shane Doan is week to week with a lower body injury.
26. (27) Florida 5-7-0 10 points
David Booth (5G, 5A) is leading the team with 10 points
27. (28) Edmonton 4-6-2 10 points
Nikolai Khabibulin may have had the save of the year against Edmonton.
28. (23) NY Islanders 4-8-2 10 points
John Tavares is a minus nine this season.
29. (29) Buffalo 4-9-2 10 points
Could Lindy Ruff be in trouble as head coach?
30. (30) New Jersey 4-10-1 9 points
Losing Zach Parise for three months due to injury is another dark moment in the season.
Are you adhering to a rule that says a 17-point team can't be better than an 18-point team? (random example)
ReplyDeleteOr is that just how it shook out?
No, right now I believe that Vancouver is better than Detroit, Montreal & Chicago.
ReplyDeleteOnce we get into December and teams start separating from each other things will look a little more clear.
Right now it's such a cluster that point total is my biggest factor in the poll