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 |
 |
50-10-5 |
8-2-0 |
Can the Bruins be stopped or will they
run out of gas come playoff time? The President's Trophy curse is real. |
| 2 |
3 |
 |
44-16-6 |
7-2-1 |
A dozen games or so to work Timo Meier
into the lineup |
| 3 |
2 |
 |
43-14-8 |
6-4-0 |
Canes laid an egg in New Jersey on
Sunday, shut out 3-0. |
| 4 |
4 |
 |
41-20-6 |
7-2-1 |
How many goalies do you need for a
playoff run? Apparently five |
| 5 |
5 |
 |
40-17-8 |
7-3-0 |
Toronto vs Tampa Bay- another sequel?
|
| 6 |
8 |
 |
38-21-8 |
7-0-3 |
No regulation losses in their past 10
games through Sunday, including a win in San Jose this past weekend. |
| 7 |
6 |
 |
38-20-9 |
6-2-2 |
Mixed feelings among Kings fans about the
Jonathan Quick trade, but a win for Sharks fans who have another reason to boo
Vegas |
| 8 |
10 |
 |
36-17-13 |
6-3-1 |
Can Joe Pavelski finally get that elusive
Stanley Cup, like other former Sharks who went elsewhere to win? Sandis
Ozolinsh and Jeff Friesen come immediately to mind. |
| 9 |
7 |
 |
36-22-6 |
6-3-1 |
Hit by injuries all season, and not
looking forward to a first round matchup against a physical Minnesota Wild team
|
| 10 |
9 |
 |
37-19-10 |
4-5-1 |
Injuries and losses coming at the wrong
time. |
| 11 |
11 |
 |
37-22-7 |
5-4-1 |
Somehow, someway, the Kraken finding a
way to stay in the hunt. |
| 12 |
12 |
 |
39-22-6 |
3-5-2 |
League parity and and aging base finally
exposing the Bolts? |
| 13 |
13 |
 |
36-23-8 |
6-4-0 |
Scoring galore, but the defense still
makes this team a long shot to do damage this spring. |
| 14 |
18 |
 |
34-22-10 |
7-2-1 |
Pens turn things around and make a push
in the right direction. |
| 15 |
14 |
 |
34-26-8 |
6-3-1 |
The Islanders slip a spot, mainly because
the Pens are surgng. |
| 16 |
15 |
 |
38-26-3 |
3-5-2 |
The Jets looked like world beaters a
month ago. Reality setting in. |
| 17 |
20 |
 |
33-27-7 |
6-3-1 |
Not a bad stretch but is this team going
to actually do something when it counts. |
| 18 |
19 |
 |
33-24-7 |
7-2-1 |
A strong push after they became sellers
three weeks ago. |
| 19 |
17 |
 |
33-29-4 |
6-4-0 |
Too little, tool last as usual for the
Sens. |
| 20 |
16 |
 |
32-28-5 |
4-5-1 |
Still the Sabres. |
| 21 |
22 |
 |
30-24-13 |
4-4-2 |
Daryl Sutter starting to wear out his
welcome in Alberta. |
| 22 |
21 |
 |
32-28-7 |
4-5-1 |
The passing of Ovi's father just took the
wind out of the Caps sails. |
| 23 |
23 |
 |
30-27-9 |
3-6-1 |
Stevie Y positioning for the future.
|
| 24 |
24 |
 |
29-32-5 |
3-5-2 |
Sellers looking like sellers. |
| 25 |
26 |
 |
28-32-5 |
7-2-1 |
Where was this performance a month
ago? |
| 26 |
25 |
 |
26-34-6 |
3-5-2 |
Les disasters |
| 27 |
28 |
 |
24-32-11 |
4-4-2 |
The Coyotes still dealing with Chikrun
drama. |
| 28 |
27 |
 |
24-31-11 |
2-7-1 |
GM Chuck Fletcher fired, this is the
other NHL team that's forbidden from using that r*bui*d word |
| 29 |
29 |
 |
22-35-10 |
5-2-3 |
Ducks playing themselves out of the
Bedard sweepstakes. |
| 30 |
30 |
 |
22-38-6 |
3-6-1 |
Looks like Jonathen Toews is done. |
| 31 |
32 |
 |
20-38-7 |
3-4-3 |
The one team the Sharks should have
beaten took the extra point in the Battle for Bedard. |
| 32 |
31 |
 |
19-36-12 |
2-7-1 |
Sharks are really starting to figure
prominently in the, well, Connor Bedard Derby. Or maybe Adam Fantilli as a
consolation prize. |
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