The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. Here
are the LGS NHL Power Rankings for this week:
Rank |
Rank Last Week |
Team |
Record |
Last 10 |
The Skinny |
1 |
1 |
|
26-7-5 |
8-1-1 |
Exacting their dominance and they're
deservingly at the top of the rankings. |
2 |
2 |
|
25-8-2 |
7-2-1 |
Pretty good week for the Canes, but they
still sit a smidge below the Panthers. |
3 |
3 |
|
26-9-5 |
6-3-1 |
The Lightning wiped out three teams they
should wipe out this week and are starting to solidify their spot at the top.
|
4 |
5 |
|
24-9-3 |
7-2-1 |
That Matthews kid is pretty good! But
they need to clean up their own end to make some real noise. |
5 |
4 |
|
25-10-4 |
6-3-1 |
The Rangers acting tough? Well, it was
against the Sharks, but still |
6 |
10 |
|
24-8-3 |
8-1-1 |
Only an overtime loss to the Predators
blemished the new king of the hill in the West. |
7 |
4 |
|
21-8-9 |
4-3-3 |
Matt Irwin is back! |
8 |
9 |
|
22-10-5 |
8-2-0 |
Getting it cranked up for one more
playoff run |
9 |
8 |
|
24-12-3 |
6-2-2 |
Losing to a red hot Boston is one thing,
but dropping a game to Buffalo was a stain on the Preds recent winning. |
10 |
11 |
|
22-11-5 |
7-3-0 |
Good enough to beat scrub teams but
Toronto knocked up back into reality this week. |
11 |
7 |
|
23-14-2 |
5-3-2 |
Two games postponed this week, but losses
in 4 of their last 5 has the Knights wishing Eichel was ready now. |
12 |
12 |
|
22-10-2 |
5-4-1 |
Two postponements and a win over Anaheim,
keep the Wild just out of the top 10. |
13 |
15 |
|
22-11-2 |
8-2-0 |
Smoking hot week for the Bruins this
week, including wins over Washington and Nashville. |
14 |
16 |
|
20-13-5 |
7-3-0 |
The league needs to take notice of the
fact that this team beat the Rangers and Penguins in back to back games. |
15 |
13 |
|
17-11-6 |
2-7-1 |
Two games postponed and a loss to Ottawa.
Mediocre is mediocre. |
16 |
14 |
|
19-15-7 |
2-6-2 |
The Cinderella start slipped on a banana
peel the last two weeks and the Ducks go Quack! |
17 |
17 |
|
17-12-5 |
5-4-1 |
A shutout of Detroit and two
postponements has us wondering what we're really going to see from the Jets.
|
18 |
21 |
|
20-17-2 |
5-4-1 |
Does every goaltender plays like Ken
Dryden against the Sharks, or do the Sharks just have some weakness when it
comes to scoring? Three regulation-time goals in their last three games. |
19 |
18 |
|
18-15-2 |
2-6-2 |
Something is wrong in Edmonton. They
aren't as bad their recent record, but can Ken Holland afford patience? |
20 |
19 |
|
18-15-2 |
5-5-0 |
Will they be buyers or sellers at the
trade deadline? |
21 |
20 |
|
16-18-3 |
6-3-1 |
Three losses. albeit to East Coast power
houses cot the Canucks a spot in the rankings. |
22 |
22 |
|
17-17-5 |
3-5-2 |
The Wings should have been punished for a
1-3 week, and that only win came over Buffalo. |
23 |
23 |
|
17-18-1 |
3-7-0 |
Like the Wings, the Jackets should have
paid the price for their 1-2-0 week. |
24 |
24 |
|
11-13-6 |
6-3-1 |
Starting to heat up a bit on the Island.
Do they have the big streak in them though? |
25 |
27 |
|
15-18-5 |
4-3-3 |
The Hawks jump two spots after sweeping
the week with wins over Columbus, Montreal and Anaheim. |
26 |
25 |
|
14-18-6 |
4-6-0 |
The Hawks week the only reason the Devils
lose a spot. |
27 |
26 |
|
13-17-7 |
2-5-3 |
Lost a bunch of games? Check. Criticism
from past legends? Check. Players tuned out? Check. Welcome to rock bottom
Philly! |
28 |
28 |
|
11-20-6 |
3-5-2 |
Rough week for the Sabres, who had to
face Tampa and a resurgent Detroit. |
29 |
30 |
|
11-18-2 |
6-3-1 |
Looking better, when they are able to
play |
30 |
29 |
|
10-23-4 |
1-8-1 |
Kracken sinking to the bottom of the
standings, as is right and just for an expansion team. |
31 |
32 |
|
8-24-4 |
3-5-2 |
Have the Coyotes improved, or have the
Habs and Kracken make them look better by comparison? |
32 |
31 |
|
7-24-5 |
1-7-2 |
The good news is that the Front Office
hirings are beginning. But it's a long road back to respectable in the years to
come. |
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