1) Welcome to the highly anticipated inaugural installment of FAUXRUMORS Power rankings.
We will rank each team from 1-30 with a brief sentence/paragraph as to why they are where they are using record, strength of schedule, and other 'intangibles':
1 BUFFALO SABRES - Tied for best start of all time. Best skating team in NHL. Dumont-who?
2 ANAHEIM DUCKS - The 'Norris Twins' doing the job. Another great skating team
3 ATLANTA THRASHERS - Finally has goaltending to go along with offense
4 MINNESOTA WILD - Finally has offense to go along with their defense
5 DALLAS STARS - Early season surprise. Can Lindros stay healthy?
6 SAN JOSE SHARKS - Thorton-Cheechoo duo keeping sharks biting
7 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - If their defense holds, can compete for playoff spot
8 EDMONTON OILERS - If they could play as well on road as home, they'd be unbeatable
9 VANCOUVER CANUCKS - Luongo carrying team as expected
10 NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Some nights look awful, others like Cup champs
11 NEW YORK RANGERS - Defense has to worry Blue Shirt management
12 DETROIT RED WINGS - Finally coming on after slow start
13 NASHVILLE PREDATORS - See above
14 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS - Seems to be better team away from pressure of ACC
15 MONTREAL CANADIENS - Despite Samsonov, team still looks like a playoff calibre team
16 OTTAWA SENATORS - Another team inexplicably playing poorly at home
17 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Some nights look like finally improving, but too seldom
18 FLORIDA PANTHERS - Away from south Florida these cats loose their claws
19 LOS ANGELES KINGS - Off to shaky start as expected.
20 CAROLINA HURRICANES - Seem to be improving after slow, Cup hangover start.
21 COLORADO AVALANCHE - Slovaks: Budaj, Statsney and Svatos have Av's improving
22 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING -After good start are slipping. One of the big 3 available?
23 CALGARY FLAMES - Still can't score goals!
24 WASHINGTON CAPITALS - New Alex in town carrying team
25 NEW YORK ISLANDERS - Old Alex in town carrying team
26 BOSTON BRUINS - Another year, more changes, same result
27 ST. LOUIS BLUES - Treading water not bad for this squad
28 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS - Any fans left in Chicago?
29 PHOENIX COYOTES - The Great One must have a Great head ache watching this team
30 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS- Underachieving would be an understatement. Dreadful start!
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6 comments:
1) We don't believe there is anything contradictory with the ranking.
2) The ranking is simply a snap shot in time. Right now we feel the Pens are the 7th best team. 3) Whether their defense/goaltending can hold out will determine if they stay at that lofty position, and therfore make the playoffs
Editors Note: For our loyal readers this Power Rankings List will be updated on a biweekly or monthly basis. We feel a weekly poll is too often/soon
SO where is the twist? About all you present here is yet another list of the teams! You promised a twist!
Once again Faux lets down his readers!
4 - Minnesota Wild
Offense? Yes, the offense has been good this year, but what about the last two games?
Yesterday, against the Avalanche, the Wild offense could not put on enough pressure.
The game against the Ducks was one of the best games defensively for both teams, but the Wild's offense was still weak compared to the first eight games they've played.
1) Dusty, our rankings were more about what each team has done over the last couple of weeks, and not in one particular game.
the laffs, ahead of my habs...come on, switch them please, for my sake.
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