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 |
|
28-9-5 |
7-2-1 |
Tops in the league but still near the
bottom in attendance. And no covid restrictions to blame. (But Joe Thornton
still picked the right speeding train to hop on for a chance at that elusive
Stanley Cup ring.) |
2 |
3 |
|
28-10-5 |
7-3-0 |
Tampa: Wins Cup in '04, collapses so
quickly they end drafting first overall and then second overall within 5 years,
getting Stamkos and Hedman. Just doesn't seem right. |
3 |
2 |
|
27-9-2 |
7-2-1 |
The Storm Surge is back! Will Justin
Williams make a cameo and chase one last ring? |
4 |
4 |
|
25-10-3 |
7-2-1 |
Leefs not able to take advantage of lots
of rest. Better than the Isles, but dropped a key matchup to the Rangers. |
5 |
6 |
|
28-8-3 |
9-0-1 |
Four games last week, all wins. 6 wins in
a row. This team is white hot right now. |
6 |
5 |
|
27-11-4 |
7-3-0 |
Can't take the Rangers seriosuly until
they can beat the elite. |
7 |
8 |
|
26-10-5 |
8-2-0 |
Crosby, Malkin, and Letang: Song as old
as time! |
8 |
7 |
|
23-10-9 |
4-4-2 |
If Ovechkin wins the Rocket Richard does
qualify as a successful season for the Capitals? |
9 |
10 |
|
25-11-5 |
8-2-0 |
How many years left on that fat contract
to Binnington? Did he have Martin Jones' agent? |
10 |
12 |
|
24-10-3 |
5-3-2 |
A pair of wins over Chicago blemished
with a shootout loss to Colorado. |
11 |
9 |
|
26-14-3 |
6-3-1 |
Losses to Vancouver and St Louis
overshadow wins over Detroit and Winnipeg. Not quite elite. |
12 |
11 |
|
24-15-2 |
4-4-2 |
Knights slip a spot after dropping one to
Pittsburgh. |
13 |
13 |
|
24-12-2 |
8-2-0 |
Moving Pastrnak down a line may light
something under Taylor Hall. A cell phone flashlight would be an improvement at
this point. |
14 |
14 |
|
21-16-5 |
6-4-0 |
The Sharks, Bolts and Avs cool off the
resurgent Kings. Three losses last week helped Anaheim and SJ stay within
striking distance. |
15 |
15 |
|
18-12-6 |
3-6-1 |
The Sutten bump appears to be over. Now
we find out justhow good the Flames really are. |
16 |
16 |
|
20-16-7 |
3-7-0 |
The Ducks had dropped 4 straight before
shocking the Lightning last week. |
17 |
17 |
|
17-14-7 |
4-4-2 |
Losses to Washington, Nashville and
Boston not a great week for the perrenial midfielder. |
18 |
18 |
|
21-19-2 |
4-5-1 |
Lost twice to Seattle and were completely
embarassed by Tampa Bay. But tell us about that wonderful spirit in the
dressing room. |
19 |
20 |
|
20-16-2 |
6-4-0 |
Could be a lot of younger faces in the
dressing room after the trade deadline, and not because of Botox. |
20 |
19 |
|
19-16-2 |
3-5-2 |
Nothing will ever truly be fixed in
Edmonton without a real #1 goalie |
21 |
21 |
|
18-19-4 |
4-4-2 |
Is Bruce Beaudreau the greatest coach in
NHL Regular season history? Discuss amongst yourselves. And text him if you
have a set of goalie pads, a negative covid test, and are free on evenings this
week. |
22 |
22 |
|
18-18-6 |
3-4-3 |
The Wings still struggling to climb out
of the bottom 10. |
23 |
24 |
|
14-14-6 |
7-2-1 |
The Islanders push back to contention
continues. But is the road too long? |
24 |
23 |
|
18-20-1 |
3-7-0 |
The Jackets splt the Pennsylvania
two-step last week. |
25 |
25 |
|
15-19-7 |
4-3-3 |
Losses to Seattle, and back to backs to
Minnesota not a great week for the Hawks. |
26 |
26 |
|
15-20-5 |
5-5-0 |
With guys like Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier
and Ty Smith, it should only be a matter of time before this team stops all the
losing. |
27 |
26 |
|
13-21-7 |
3-5-2 |
For day at least, Peyton Krebs showed the
Sabres a vision of what they could become. |
28 |
29 |
|
12-20-3 |
4-4-2 |
Sends swept last week, including a 3-1
decision to fellow dishrah Buffalo. |
29 |
27 |
|
13-20-8 |
0-8-2 |
The only team that makes Edmonton's
goaltending look good. |
30 |
30 |
|
13-24-4 |
3-7-0 |
2-0 against the Sharks, 11-24-4 against
everybody else. The Sharks should be embarrassed. |
31 |
31 |
|
10-26-4 |
4-5-1 |
Word is that Jakob Chychrun is heading
out, and not at the price Arizona had hoped to extract. How many blows can this
franchise absorb before they reach the point of no return? |
32 |
32 |
|
8-25-7 |
2-4-4 |
How the mighty have fallen. |
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