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 |
Team |
Record |
Last 10 |
The Skinny |
| 1 |
 |
5-0-0 |
5-0-0 |
Is Florida for real? Guess we'll find
out. Wins over Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Colorado are no joke. |
| 2 |
 |
5-0-0 |
5-0-0 |
The power play has been on fire. Three
wins have come against underachieving teams like Vegas and Calgary. |
| 3 |
 |
4-0-0 |
4-0-0 |
Surprise of the season so far. They've
outscored their opponents 18-6 in their 4 wins. |
| 4 |
 |
4-1-0 |
4-1-0 |
Sufferred heir first loss on Sunday.
Three of their four wins have come against the bottom end of the Pacific
Division. |
| 5 |
 |
4-0-0 |
4-0-0 |
Needed a year to regroup. No one-goal
wins for a Blues team that has been putting the puck in the net. |
| 6 |
 |
3-1-0 |
3-1-0 |
The B's have been money at home. |
| 7 |
 |
4-1-1 |
4-1-1 |
Will the hot start hold? Year of
underachieving have to pay off sooner or later, right? |
| 8 |
 |
3-0-2 |
3-0-2 |
No Crosby, Malkin, or Letang? No
problem |
| 9 |
 |
3-0-2 |
3-0-2 |
These guys love hockey so much they like
playing in OT as much as possible |
| 10 |
 |
4-1-0 |
4-1-0 |
Who saw this start? Not you. Now they
need to beat a U.S. based team. All four wins have come against Canadian teams.
|
| 11 |
 |
2-2-1 |
2-2-1 |
Rough start for a preseason favorite |
| 12 |
 |
3-2-1 |
3-2-1 |
Essentially a .500 record, all on the
road. This team will benefit once they get home. |
| 13 |
 |
2-2-1 |
2-2-1 |
Stenley Cup hangovers are nothing new,
but this roster is too good to linger midpack for long. |
| 14 |
 |
2-1-1 |
2-1-1 |
The Flames will likely climb once they
start to play more games. |
| 15 |
 |
3-1-1 |
3-1-1 |
Overachiving or are they actually a real
threat this season. Time will tell. |
| 16 |
 |
3-1-0 |
3-1-0 |
See: Sharks, re: expectations. This team
with Jack Hughes (2 goals already) and Dougie Hamilton is picked to do nothing
this season. |
| 17 |
 |
3-2-0 |
3-2-0 |
The Stars have gone .500 on the road and
will get a chance to rack up points at home. |
| 18 |
 |
2-3-1 |
2-3-1 |
Fans are already calling for a coaching
change. |
| 19 |
 |
3-2-0 |
3-2-0 |
Columbus has taken advantage of a home
heavy start to the season. |
| 20 |
 |
2-3-0 |
2-3-0 |
The Jekyl & Hyde Avalanche have to
decide if they're for real or not. |
| 21 |
 |
3-2-1 |
3-2-1 |
Isles will be fine. Just gotta survive
until they get into theri new arena. |
| 22 |
 |
1-4-0 |
1-4-0 |
Yes, they traded the wrong goalie and
fired the wrong coach |
| 23 |
 |
2-3-0 |
2-3-0 |
This franchise can't hold on to talent
long enough to let them build. Management needs more patience. |
| 24 |
 |
2-2-1 |
2-2-1 |
They signed Martin Jones to improve their
goaltending??!! |
| 25 |
 |
2-3-1 |
2-3-1 |
Two wins is actually a plus for this aged
lineup that is in need of an overhaul. |
| 26 |
 |
3-2-1 |
3-2-1 |
Wings off to a better start than many
expected. The long rebuild may finally start to pay dividends. |
| 27 |
 |
1-3-1 |
1-3-1 |
The Kings just can't string together
wins, and they will hover near the basement all season because if it. |
| 28 |
 |
1-4-1 |
1-4-1 |
Kraken coming back down to earth after
all the hoopla of their unveiling has worn off. |
| 29 |
 |
2-4-0 |
2-4-0 |
Preds have been terrible at home and if
you can't win at home, you're not going to be challenging anyone. |
| 30 |
 |
1-5-0 |
1-5-0 |
How this team won a game is bewildering.
They are bad bad bad. |
| 31 |
 |
0-5-1 |
0-5-1 |
Fleury will give the fans a reason to pay
attention as long as he is healthy |
| 32 |
 |
0-4-1 |
0-4-1 |
This is only the start of what will be a
long painful season for the Coyotes. |
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