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 |
6 |
 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
That Crosby kid sure can play. The agelss
Pens still find ways to get it done. |
| 2 |
4 |
 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
Two wis over teams they should beat help
ring in the new season in Miami. |
| 3 |
17 |
 |
3-0-0 |
3-0-0 |
Logan Thompson looks like the real deal.
If he is, watch out for Vegas! |
| 4 |
3 |
 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
The Canes slip a spot purely because
other teams had bigger wins. Their triump over San Jose should not have been
that close. |
| 5 |
7 |
 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
Big wins over the defending champs and
rivals Oilers help the Flames move up two spots. |
| 6 |
5 |
 |
2-1-0 |
2-1-0 |
Nice wins over Tampa and Minnesota
tarnished by a loss to Winnipeg. |
| 7 |
9 |
 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
Creji returns, They have the band back
together. |
| 8 |
1 |
 |
1-1-0 |
1-1-0 |
Championship hangover or just a late
starte. The Avs beat a beatable Blackhawks team, then drop a big test against
Darryl Sutter and the Flames. |
| 9 |
14 |
 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
This may be the sleeper pick in the West.
Two dominating wins over Nashville set the tone early for the Stars. |
| 10 |
8 |
 |
2-0-0 |
2-1-0 |
Every games is a referrendum on Kyle
Dubas. Don't believe me? Try listening to 5 minutes of Leafs coverage. The fans
better pace themselves because it's a long season! |
| 11 |
2 |
 |
1-2-0 |
1-2-0 |
Two losses to power house opponents have
the Bolts looking up in the East early. |
| 12 |
13 |
 |
1-0-0 |
1-0-0 |
Still a mystery team, we'll see what this
team is made of in late October when they play 5 games in 8 days. |
| 13 |
11 |
 |
2-1-0 |
2-1-0 |
Note to Edmonton: The 1st Period counts
too. Try to start on time. |
| 14 |
23 |
 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
If the Wings have a good october, they
start planning a Stanley Cup Parade |
| 15 |
10 |
 |
2-2-0 |
2-2-0 |
Two cup cake games against San Jose
offset by two bad losses. |
| 16 |
18 |
 |
1-0-0 |
1-0-0 |
Only a loss to the Rangers to show for
the week. |
| 17 |
20 |
 |
1-1-0 |
1-1-0 |
Was it Trotz? Was it the schedule?
Islanders fans are going to find out quickly. At least Matt Barzal will be
sticking around for a while... |
| 18 |
15 |
 |
1-2-0 |
1-2-0 |
Only a win over lowly Montreal out of the
game for what appears to be an aging also-ran in the East. |
| 19 |
16 |
 |
1-2-0 |
1-2-0 |
A pair of losses to division foes
accented by the fact that one of them was Seattle. We'll see if last season was
a fluke. |
| 20 |
28 |
 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
It's sad when Gritty is the second most
unhinged, disturbing, and entertaining caricature in Philly. Maybe he and Torts
should swap places. |
| 21 |
24 |
 |
1-1-0 |
1-1-0 |
Lots of work left to do in Buffalo, but
you can start to see the frame of where they are going. Sabres are no longer an
easy 2 points. |
| 22 |
12 |
 |
0-2-0 |
0-2-0 |
Cap Hell is real. The Wild are in tough
with no way to find reinforcements. They better hope Fleury finds his form.
Quickly! |
| 23 |
22 |
 |
1-1-0 |
1-1-0 |
This has all the makings of another tough
year in Orange County. |
| 24 |
19 |
 |
0-2-0 |
0-2-0 |
Not a lot to look forward to in B.C. this
season. The loss to Edmonton was not a suprise, but dropping a game to Philly
does not set the bar very high. |
| 25 |
27 |
 |
1-2-0 |
1-2-0 |
The torch has officially been passed to
Suzuki and the youngsters. There is lots of pain ahead, but on certain nights
you swear the old ghosts are starting to stir again in Montreal. |
| 26 |
29 |
 |
1-1-0 |
1-1-0 |
This is a second year franchise that has
some building to do. They'll surprise some teams here and there, but this isn't
a playoff team. |
| 27 |
25 |
 |
0-2-0 |
0-2-0 |
Slow start once again in Ottawa. Losses
to Buffalo and Toronto kickoff another miserable season. |
| 28 |
21 |
 |
0-3-0 |
0-3-0 |
We didn't pick them to win the Stanley
Cup, but the Blue Jackets were blown out in their first three games. |
| 29 |
31 |
 |
1-2-0 |
1-2-0 |
The Hawks are bad, but not as bad as San
Jose. The Bedard Cup entry will be fun to watch this season. |
| 30 |
26 |
 |
0-2-0 |
0-2-0 |
Like the other bottom end teams on our
list, the Devils are losing by wide margins. They are not a good team. |
| 31 |
30 |
 |
0-4-0 |
0-4-0 |
The Sharks are turning out to be exactly
who we thought they'd be. No scoring up front and a backline that may be the
worst in the NHL. |
| 32 |
32 |
 |
0-2-0 |
0-2-0 |
Quite possibly the worst collection of
talent to grace the NHL since the early 90's. Have the Coyotes cut too deeply?
Will they be able to recover from this in the years ahead? |
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