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 |
 |
57-11-5 |
8-2-0 |
Cruise control until the playoffs. Can
they flip the switch when it matters? |
| 2 |
2 |
 |
47-16-9 |
5-4-1 |
The Hurricanes gave the Bruins a good
game on Sunday. What a Eastern Conference Final that would be!! |
| 3 |
4 |
 |
46-21-6 |
8-2-0 |
The Quick Revenge tour rolls onwards. Can
he possibly hold up as 'the guy' for one last dance? |
| 4 |
5 |
 |
43-20-10 |
8-0-2 |
Kings are just not losing at all lately.
Peaking too early, perhaps? How long can they keep this up? |
| 5 |
3 |
 |
46-19-8 |
5-3-2 |
Devils, with the way they're trending
downward lately, could be one round and done if they have to face the rising
Rangers. |
| 6 |
6 |
 |
43-20-10 |
8-1-1 |
Some ESPN commentators had a discussion
on which New York sports team was most likely to win a championship. The
Rangers were mentioned. |
| 7 |
8 |
 |
44-20-9 |
6-3-1 |
It's all about tweaking and staying
healthy in Toronto as they prepare for a 3rd go at the Lightning in Round 1.
|
| 8 |
10 |
 |
43-23-6 |
8-2-0 |
The biggest question is whether they will
be healthy enough to mount a real Cup defence come April? |
| 9 |
9 |
 |
42-22-9 |
6-1-3 |
The Wild are actually playing better
without Kirill Kaprisov in the lineup |
| 10 |
12 |
 |
46-26-6 |
4-5-1 |
Tampa should be thankful the post-season
is only 3 weeks away and not 3 months. There game has fallen apart and the only
thing that saves them may be there's not enough time for other Atlantic clubs
to catch up. |
| 11 |
11 |
 |
41-23-9 |
7-2-1 |
A great game between Vegas and Edmonton
on Saturday night, perhaps a sneak peek at the 2 vs 3 Pacific Division first
round? |
| 12 |
7 |
 |
39-20-14 |
5-4-1 |
This roster shouldn't be struggling at
this time of the year. |
| 13 |
13 |
 |
40-24-8 |
5-3-2 |
Has the Kraken started to awake? They
looked to be sleeping for the last few weeks |
| 14 |
16 |
 |
41-30-3 |
5-5-0 |
Like the Islanders, the Jets have a
goalie that should scare and first round opponent. But can they hold on to
their spot? |
| 15 |
15 |
 |
37-28-9 |
6-3-1 |
Ilya Sorokin should terrify any team that
has to play the Isles in the first round. You know the Bruins and Hurricanes
don't want anything to do with him come mid-April |
| 16 |
14 |
 |
36-30-7 |
6-3-1 |
Never has a team craved a decent back-up
goalie more than the Panthers! Bobrovsky need a night off if they're going to
continue their playoff push |
| 17 |
17 |
 |
36-27-10 |
4-5-1 |
Gasping. Scraping. Clawing towards the
playoffs. But will they have anything left if they make it? |
| 18 |
18 |
 |
36-28-8 |
5-4-1 |
Looks like David Poile will retire after
four decades as an NHL GM sans a single Stanley Cup championship. |
| 19 |
20 |
 |
33-26-15 |
5-3-2 |
Flames still could make the post-season
even after losing Matthew Tkachuck and Johnny Hockey. But can they get a new
arena? |
| 20 |
23 |
 |
35-31-6 |
3-5-2 |
Meanginful games into April is a huge
step forward for the Sabres. Their future will be charted this offseason. |
| 21 |
22 |
 |
34-34-5 |
8-2-0 |
Canucks are red-hot, But it's probably
too late to matter. |
| 22 |
24 |
 |
33-33-6 |
6-3-1 |
So, Joel Hofer is no worse than Jordan
Binnington and 1/3 as nuts. Seems like the Blues may have found their new
tender moving forward. |
| 23 |
19 |
 |
35-33-5 |
3-6-1 |
Losing Chychrin for the rest of the
Regular Season pretty much ends their post-season aspirations. Still, this
season just feels like a success in Ottawa. |
| 24 |
21 |
 |
34-32-8 |
3-5-2 |
We're still trying to figure out if Ovi's
absence was the straw that broke this season't back for the Caps. |
| 25 |
26 |
 |
31-32-9 |
3-7-0 |
The Wings really are preparing for the
offseason by floating through March. |
| 26 |
25 |
 |
27-34-13 |
5-2-3 |
If the Coyotes end up with the top pick
in the draft, imagine how many dumped contracts they could get for it! Their
seven hundred fans must be thrilled. |
| 27 |
27 |
 |
28-32-12 |
5-4-1 |
The first drama-less week for the Flyers
in a while. |
| 28 |
28 |
 |
29-38-6 |
3-5-2 |
At this point who from the Opening Night
roster is still playing? The Habs are shutting another regular down every
couple days, it seems. |
| 29 |
29 |
 |
23-40-10 |
2-6-2 |
The Ducks record 6 of 20 points in their
last 10 games and this was a good stretch for them. |
| 30 |
30 |
 |
24-43-6 |
2-7-1 |
Pre-season favorite in the
Tank-for-Bedard has gotten surprising competition from Columbus and the Sharks
|
| 31 |
32 |
 |
23-42-7 |
3-6-1 |
One better than the Sharks this week.
We're banking on a tight race to the basement this last full month of the
season. |
| 32 |
31 |
 |
19-39-15 |
1-6-3 |
Sharks at this writing are dead-last in
the league, which bodes well for the draft lottery. Yay? |
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