NHL Week 9 Power Rankings

#1 - Boston (14-7-1) E
#2 - Pittsburgh (14-6-4) Up 4
#3 - Philadelphia (13-7-3) Dwn 1
#4 - San Jose (13-6-1) Dwn 1
#5 - Detroit (14-7-1) Up 4
#6 - N.Y. Rangers (12-5-3) Dwn 1
#7 - Chicago (14-7-3) Dwn 3
#8 - Toronto (14-8-2) Up 8
#9 - Phoenix (12-7-3) Dwn 1
#10 - Florida (12-7-4) Dwn 3
#11 - Vancouver (13-9-1) Up 7
#12 - St. Louis (13-8-2) Up 3
#13 - Edmonton (12-9-2) Up 1
#14 - Washington (12-9-1) Dwn 3
#15 - Buffalo (13-9-1) Dwn 3
#16 - Minnesota(13-7-3) Dwn 3
#17 - New Jersey (12-9-1) E
#18 - Nashville (10-8-4) Dwn 8
#19 - Dallas (13-9-1) Up 2
#20 - L.A. (11-8-4) E
#21 - Tampa Bay(11-9-2) Up 2
#22 - Ottawa (11-10-2) Dwn 1
#23 - Montreal (10-10-4) Dwn 4
#24 - Winnipeg (9-10-4) E
#25 - Colorado (10-12-1) E
#26 - Calgary (9-12-1) E
#27 - Carolina (8-13-4) E
#28 - Columbus (6-14-3) Up 3
#29 - Anaheim(6-13-4) Dwn 1
#30 - N.Y. Islanders (6-11-4) Dwn 1

Who's Hot?

Vancouver, Toronto, Detroit, and Pittsburgh

Who's Not?

Nashville and Montreal

NHL Week 8 Power Rankings

#1 - Boston (11-7-0) Up 3
#2 - Philadelphia (11-5-3) E
#3 - San Jose (12-5-1) Up 7
#4 - Chicago (12-6-3) Dwn 1
#5 - N.Y. Rangers (10-4-3) E
#6 - Pittsburgh (11-6-3) E
#7 - Florida (10-6-3) Up 5
#8 - Phoenix (10-5-3) Up 3
#9 - Detroit (11-7-1) E
#10 - Nashville (10-5-4) Up 4
#11 - Washington (10-7-1) Dwn 10
#12 - Buffalo (12-8-0) Dwn 4
#13 - Minnesota (12-5-3)Up 3
#14 - Edmonton (10-7-2) Up 4
#15 - St. Louis (10-7-2) Up 5
#16 - Toronto (11-8-2) Dwn 1
#17 - New Jersey (10-7-1) Up 5
#18 - Vancouver (10-9-1) Dwn 5
#19 - Montreal (9-8-3) Up 4
#20 - L.A. (10-7-3) Dwn 1
#21 - Ottawa (10-9-2) Up 3
#22 - Dallas (11-8-0) Dwn 15
#23 - Tampa Bay (9-8-2) Dwn 6
#24 - Winnipeg (8-9-3) Up 3
#25 - Colorado (9-11-1) Dwn 4
#26 - Calgary (8-9-1) Dwn 1
#27 - Carolina (7-11-3) Dwn 1
#28 - Anaheim (6-10-4) E
#29 - N.Y. Islanders (5-9-3) E
#30 - Columbus (4-13-2) E

Who's Hot?

San Jose, New Jersey, St. Louis (2)*, and Florida

Who's Not?

Tampa Bay, Washington, and Dallas

* = Second straight week on the "Who's Hot?" list.

NHL Week 7 Power Rankings

#1 - Washington (10-4-1) E
#2 - Philadelphia (9-4-3) E
#3 - Chicago (11-4-3) Up 2
#4 - Boston (8-7-0) Up 14
#5 - N.Y. Rangers (9-3-3) Up 3
#6 - Pittsburgh (10-4-3) Dwn 2
#7 - Dallas (11-5-0) Dwn 4
#8 - Buffalo (10-6-0) Up 2
#9 - Detroit (9-5-1) Up 10
#10 - San Jose (9-5-1) Dwn 4
#11 - Phoenix (8-4-3) E
#12 - Florida (8-5-3) Up 4
#13 - Vancouver (9-8-1)Up 2
#14 - Nashville (8-5-3) E
#15 - Toronto (10-6-1) Dwn 8
#16 - Minnesota (9-5-3) Dwn 4
#17 - Tampa Bay (8-6-2) Dwn 4
#18 - Edmonton (9-6-2) Dwn 9
#19 - L.A. (8-6-3) Up 1
#20 - St. Louis. (8-7-1) Up 5
#21 - Colorado (8-8-1) Dwn 4
#22 - New Jersey (8-6-1) Dwn 1
#23 - Montreal (7-7-2) E
#24 - Ottawa (8-9-1) Dwn 2
#25 - Calgary (7-8-1) Dwn 1
#26 - Carolina (6-8-3) E
#27 - Winnipeg (5-9-3) E
#28 - Anaheim (6-8-3) Up 1
#29 - N.Y. Islanders (4-7-3) Dwn 1
#30 - Columbus (3-12-1) E

Who's Hot?

Detroit, St. Louis, and Boston (2)*

Who's Not?

Colorado (3)**, Edmonton, and Toronto

* = Second straight week on the "Who's Hot?" list.
** = Third straight week on the "Who's Not?" list.

NHL Week 6 Power Rankings

#1 - Washington (9-3-0) E
#2 - Philadelphia (8-4-2) Up 2
#3 - Dallas (10-3-0) Up 3
#4 - Pittsburgh (9-3-3) Dwn 1
#5 - Chicago (8-3-3) Dwn 3
#6 - San Jose (7-4-1) Up 2
#7 - Toronto (9-4-1) Dwn 2
#8 - N.Y. Rangers (7-3-3) Up 14
#9 - Edmonton (8-3-2) Dwn 2
#10 - Buffalo (8-5-0) Dwn 1
#11 - Phoenix (7-4-2) Up 1
#12 - Minnesota (7-3-3) Up 9
#13 - Tampa Bay (7-5-2) Up 2
#14 - Nashville (7-4-2) Up 4
#15 - Vancouver (7-7-1) Up 1
#16 - Florida (6-4-3) Dwn 3
#17 - Colorado (7-6-1) Dwn 6
#18 - Boston (5-7-0) Up 10
#19 - Detroit (6-5-1) Dwn 2
#20 - L.A. (6-4-3) Dwn 10
#21 - New Jersey (6-5-1) Up 4
#22 - Ottawa (7-7-1) Dwn 8
#23 - Montreal (5-6-2) Dwn 4
#24 - Calgary (6-6-1) Dwn 4
#25 - St. Louis (6-7-1) Dwn 1
#26 - Carolina (5-6-3) Dwn 3
#27 - Winnipeg (5-7-2) E
#28 - N.Y. Islanders (4-5-2) Dwn 2
#29 - Anaheim (5-6-3) E
#30 - Columbus (2-11-1) E

Who's Hot?

N.Y. Rangers, Minnesota, and Boston

Who's Not?

Colorado (2)*, L.A., and Ottawa 

* = Second straight week on the "Who's Not?" list.

Shanahan laying down the law

The new enforcer for player's safety in the league, Brendan Shanahan, has laid down a 4 game suspension to Buffalo Sabres winger Patrick Kaleta after delivering an intentional headbutt to Philadelphia Flyers winger Jakub Voracek. See for yourself and judge whether or not he deserves it:



He's a repeat offender and for shots like that you need to serve time.

NHL Week 5 Power Rankings

#1 - Washington (7-2-0) E
#2 - Chicago (6-2-2) Up 8
#3 - Pittsburgh (8-3-2) Up 4
#4 - Philadelphia (6-4-1) Up 4
#5 - Toronto (7-3-1) Dwn 1
#6 - Dallas (8-3-0) Up 3
#7 - Edmonton (7-2-2) Up 8
#8 - San Jose (6-4-0) Up 3
#9 - Buffalo (6-4-0) Dwn 3
#10 - L.A. (6-3-2) Dwn 5
#11 - Colorado (7-4-0) Dwn 8
#12 - Phoenix (5-3-2) Up 4
#13 - Florida (6-4-0) Up 1
#14 - Ottawa (7-5-0) Up 12
#15 - Tampa Bay (5-4-2) Dwn 2
#16 - Vancouver (5-5-1) Dwn 4
#17 - Detroit (5-4-0) Dwn 15
#18 - Nashville (5-4-1) Up 7
#19 - Montreal (4-5-2) Up 10
#20 - Calgary (4-4-1) Up 8
#21 - Minnesota (4-3-3) Dwn 3
#22 - N.Y. Rangers (3-3-3) Up 1
#23 - Carolina (4-4-3) Dwn 2
#24 - St. Louis (5-6-0) Dwn 5
#25 - New Jersey (4-4-1) Dwn 3
#26 - N.Y. Islanders (3-4-2) Dwn 6
#27 - Winnipeg (3-6-1) E
#28 - Boston (3-7-0) Dwn 4
#29 - Anaheim (5-5-1) Dwn 12
#30 - Columbus (2-9-1) E

Who's Hot?

Chicago, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Montreal

Who's Not?

Colorado, Detroit, and Anaheim 

Incredible night!

Though my Panthers lost in the last 2.5 seconds tonight, we had an incredibly wild match-up between the new Jets franchise and the feisty Flyers:

NHL Week 4 Power Rankings

#1 - Washington (7-0-0)
#2 - Detroit (5-1-0)
#3 - Colorado (6-2-0)
#4 - Toronto (5-1-1)
#5 - L.A. (5-1-1)
#6 - Buffalo (5-2-0)
#7 - Pittsburgh (6-2-2)
#8 - Philadelphia (4-2-1)
#9 - Dallas (6-2-0)
#10 - Chicago (4-1-2)
#11 - San Jose (3-3-0)
#12 - Vancouver (4-3-1)
#13 - Tampa Bay (3-3-2)
#14 - Florida (4-3-0)
#15 - Edmonton (3-2-2) ***[Data is skewed]
#16 - Phoenix (3-3-1)
#17 - Anaheim (4-3-0)
#18 - Minnesota (3-2-3)
#19 - St. Louis (4-4-0)
#20 - N.Y. Islanders (3-3-0)
#21 - Carolina (3-3-2)
#22 - New Jersey (3-2-1)
#23 - N.Y. Rangers (2-2-2)
#24 - Boston (3-5-0)
#25 - Nashville (3-3-1)
#26 - Ottawa (3-5-0)
#27 - Winnipeg (2-4-1)
#28 - Calgary (2-4-1)
#29 - Montreal (1-4-2)
#30 - Columbus (0-7-1)