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 |
 |
16-2-0 |
9-1-0 |
Still on top, still rolling through thei
schedule. Not musch to alter with this team right now. |
| 2 |
2 |
 |
14-4-1 |
7-2-1 |
Could being in the same division as
McDavid inspire Jack Eichel? So far, it has. |
| 3 |
5 |
 |
15-3-0 |
10-0-0 |
Another loss-free week by the Devils.
They have to lose eventually, right? |
| 4 |
12 |
 |
11-6-1 |
7-2-1 |
The Bolts make a big jump this week on a
turnaround that has this perennial playoff team heading in the right direction.
|
| 5 |
9 |
 |
11-5-2 |
6-3-1 |
The Stars continue to impress in the
West. |
| 6 |
10 |
 |
10-5-4 |
6-1-3 |
So Jake Muzzin is hurt now? Maybe the
plan to sign only 30+ year old d-men wasn't well thought out. |
| 7 |
11 |
 |
10-5-3 |
7-2-1 |
Seattle borrowed Vegas' plan to build up
a contender with young players. Unlike the Knights, they are actually following
it. |
| 8 |
8 |
 |
11-8-2 |
5-3-2 |
The Kings hold the 8 spot even though
they have a mediocre week. |
| 9 |
4 |
 |
10-5-3 |
5-3-2 |
The Canes slip 5 spots on a less than
stellar week and up and coming teams in the Pacific that are getting it done.
|
| 10 |
6 |
 |
10-5-1 |
7-3-0 |
Despite losing Landeskog to injury, the
Av's keep on humming |
| 11 |
7 |
 |
10-5-1 |
7-2-1 |
The most scary aspect of the Jets is that
you never know which team you're going to get on any given night, or any given
period. It does keep their opponents - and fans - off balance. |
| 12 |
3 |
 |
11-8-0 |
6-4-0 |
The Isles slip 9 spots on a weird set of
games. |
| 13 |
16 |
 |
9-5-4 |
5-3-2 |
The rebuild has progressed nicely. Can
the Sharks learn from it? |
| 14 |
15 |
 |
9-6-4 |
5-3-2 |
NY's third best team is still pretty
good, but that won't be enough to satisfy their fans. |
| 15 |
13 |
 |
10-8-0 |
5-5-0 |
Skinner in net. McDrai up front. If the
Oilers ever get the guts to trade for a legit #1 D, they will run the Western
Conference. |
| 16 |
21 |
 |
9-7-3 |
5-3-2 |
Suddenly the Pens are back to winning.
Maybe they just need a little longer to get limbered up and rolling, due to
their 'advanced' age? |
| 17 |
14 |
 |
9-8-2 |
4-5-1 |
Last season, when the Panthers won their
first 8 and 10 of their first 11, must seem like a lifetime ago. |
| 18 |
17 |
 |
9-8-1 |
5-4-1 |
Nice bounceback by the Habs so far this
season. |
| 19 |
28 |
 |
9-8-0 |
6-4-0 |
Streaky team is streaky. Who are the real
Blues? |
| 20 |
25 |
 |
8-8-2 |
5-4-1 |
The Preds starting to awaken from their
early season slumber? |
| 21 |
19 |
 |
8-7-2 |
3-5-2 |
Darryl Sutter has to be second guessing
some of the moves the Flames made in the off season. |
| 22 |
20 |
 |
8-8-2 |
5-4-1 |
Mid-pack team playing like an
underachiever. |
| 23 |
18 |
 |
7-7-4 |
2-5-3 |
Maybe letting Claude Giroux wasn't the
smartest thing to do. |
| 24 |
29 |
 |
6-9-3 |
5-4-1 |
Still no coaching change? Is Rutherford
actually going to hold the players accountable for playing like hot garbage?!
Novel approach!! |
| 25 |
22 |
 |
7-10-3 |
2-6-2 |
Future Hall of Famer Alex Ovechkin still
lights the lamp, but he was at -14 through Sunday. |
| 26 |
24 |
 |
6-9-3 |
2-6-2 |
So now the Hawks don't want to trade
Patrick Kane? Who's running the joint? |
| 27 |
32 |
 |
7-10-1 |
4-5-1 |
It must be fun to watch Johnny Gaudreau
play hockey. That's all most of his teammates seem to be doing. |
| 28 |
27 |
 |
6-11-3 |
3-4-3 |
EK65 sure is fun to watch! The problem is
that he's both too good for this current Sharks team, and too expensive to
trade. |
| 29 |
23 |
 |
7-11-0 |
2-8-0 |
It was fun while it lasted, but a losing
culture is hard to shake. They need a gamebreaking talent to fight against the
tide. The Sabres ("Buffalo Charge") made the cover of The Hockey News. Umm,
should have waited to write that story. |
| 30 |
26 |
 |
6-9-1 |
4-5-1 |
About halfway through a (yikes!) 14 game
road-trip to allow their arena to be finished. Maybe this is also a "cunning
plan" to maximize the number of games during the snowbird season. |
| 31 |
30 |
 |
6-10-1 |
2-7-1 |
We thought those guys the Sens got from
the Sharks in the Karlsson trade (Josh Norris, and, via draft pick, Tim
Stutzle, were going to turn that frnachise around. But it hasn't happened yet.
|
| 32 |
31 |
 |
5-12-1 |
4-6-0 |
Wonder how many 'Michigan' goals it will
take for Trevor Zegras to forget about all the losing? Or how many losses
before he just stops trying? |
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