The Winter Classic has come and gone but the NHL season still rolls on (just without HBO’s NHL 24/7). That may not be a good thing for the Penguins who continue sliding down the Power Rankings while the Caps move on up. However, for the second week in a row, the Vancouver Canucks are the best team in the league. Continue reading
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NHL Power Rankings: Week 13
For the last time in 2010, it’s time for the weekly NHL Power Rankings. For the first time this season, a Canadian team tops the rankings and it’s probably obvious who it is. Meanwhile, ahead of the Winter Classic on Saturday (or maybe Sunday depending on the weather), the two teams are heading ever so slightly in opposite directions in the Power Rankings. Continue reading
NHL Power Rankings: Week 12
I warned you that I was going to do a gimmick edition of Power Rankings right before Christmas. This week, I look at the NHL’s Christmas wish lists. Every team wants something for Christmas but most deserve something completely different. We also have a new team on top of the rankings followed closely by their state rival. And a division rival of our top two teams finds its way back to last place. Continue reading
NHL Power Rankings: Week 11
Another week in the long, cold NHL season has come and gone. Not coming or going is the #1 team in the rankings. The Penguins’ winning streak ended at 12 games in a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers but they’re still the best team in the league right now. Mind you, none of the top three teams changed spots but I’m not convinced that the cream has risen to the top already. Continue reading
NHL Power Rankings: Week 10
We have another swap at the top of the Power Rankings this week. It shouldn’t be unexpected because the Pittsburgh Penguins have won ten straight games heading into last night. I also put two teams that I didn’t expect to make the playoffs into the top ten. And the Leafs still managed to move down in the standings despite winning two games against top Eastern Conference opponents. Just life as usual for the Make Believes. Continue reading
NHL Power Rankings: Week 9
There’s a lot of change in this week’s Power Rankings. We have one team make a huge jump of 15 spots into the top ten while a top five team from last week plummets 14 spots in the rankings. Not surprisingly, though, the bottom five saw very little change in the order. But, once again, a new team reaches the top of the Power Rankings. I’m actually surprised that I’m willing to risk the Power Rankings jinx on these guys too. Continue reading
NHL Power Rankings: Week 8
Just because it’s Thanksgiving in America doesn’t mean that we don’t have this week’s Power Rankings. Today, all our American readers can be thankful for the NHL and our Power Rankings which has another team on top. When it came to picking the top team of heading into this week, I had two teams in mind but when one topped the other in a shootout, they clinched the top spot in the rankings for the first time this season. Continue reading
NHL Power Rankings: Week 7
Another week, another round of the Power Rankings as we head into the 7th week of the 2010-11 NHL season. I figured that I would have given up by now but people are actually reading this. Actually, if you Google NHL power rankings, we’re the 1st site to come up… Well, at least when I checked on Monday monring before anyone else came out with theirs for the week. It’s a stretch to say that we can be mentioned in the same breath as TSN, CBC, ESPN, Sportsnet and Yahoo but if we’re occasionally number one in Google’s NHL Power Rankings Power Rankings, I’ll take it. Mind you, on Tuesday we were on the second page so I can’t really gloat. Anyhow, we have a familiar face at the top of this week’s rankings. Continue reading
NHL Power Rankings: Week 6
For the second week running, there’s a new team a top the Power Rankings. Finally, my faith in one goalie (and his team) has paid off and they’ve assumed top spot in the NHL and The Lowdown Power Rankings. Along with the top spot, just about every other slot in the rankings changed hands as early season hot and cold streaks sort themselves out and we get a clearer picture of who are contenders and who are pretenders this season. Continue reading
NHL Power Rankings: Week 5
The first month of the NHL season is in the books and we’re no closer to separating the pretenders from the contenders. What we do know is that the Kings and Lightning are contending teams this season. The Devils, Sabres and Senators, on the other hand, have done complete 180s from last season. One thing that hasn’t been settled yet is who won the Halak trade but I’ve ranked one team ahead of the other in each rankings list. Continue reading
The Lowdown 