NJayDevil Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Faceoff.com Rankings Updated Jan. 20 Rank LW TEAM Record Bottom Line 1 1 Ottawa Senators 30-10-5-1 You feel they're never going to lose again. 2 2 Dallas Stars 26-10-10-1 Deep team gets deeper by adding Lemieux. 3 7 New Jersey Devils 27-12-3-3 Elias, Gomez have their games back. 4 3 Philadelphia Flyers 26-11-8-1 Cechmanek, Esche battling for No. 1 status. 5 4 Vancouver Canucks 28-14-5-0 Cloutier not as solid as earlier in the season. 6 5 Detroit Red Wings 26-13-7-1 Lucky Luc seems to be on last hockey legs. 7 6 St. Louis Blues 25-13-5-4 Deadly in 3rd period with NHL-leading 66G. 8 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 25-17-4-1 Belfour's great play rubs off on Trevor Kidd. 9 9 Edmonton Oilers 22-14-5-6 Only the Panthers have more OT losses. 10 12 Chicago Blackhawks 21-15-8-3 Game goes south when Zhamnov gets hurt. 11 10 Minnesota Wild 23-16-7-1 Are 11-13-6-1 when Gaborik doesn't score. 12 13 Washington Capitals 21-18-5-3 Wasted all their goals on the Panthers. 13 14 Colorado Avalanche 17-14-9-5 Not winning at home for Granato either. 14 11 Tampa Bay Lightning 18-18-6-4 At least Boyle is back to ignite offence. 15 16 New York Islanders 21-18-5-2 Jason Blake pushing Yashin for scoring lead. 16 15 Boston Bruins 23-18-4-1 Either score in bunches or not at all. 17 20 Anaheim Mighty Ducks 19-17-7-3 Would be lost without shutout king Giguere. 18 17 Montreal Canadiens 18-19-5-5 Can't win for any coach if you're not scoring. 19 23 Florida Panthers 14-15-9-8 Luongo worth price of admission alone. 20 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 20-19-3-5 Always find a goalie to stop the bleeding. 21 19 San Jose Sharks 16-19-6-4 Nolan, Selanne goalless in last eight games. 22 21 Los Angeles Kings 18-20-4-4 Underrated D keeps hurting crew in games. 23 18 Carolina Hurricanes 16-21-6-4 Hard to believe they won the East last year. 24 26 New York Rangers 19-22-6-1 Dunham, Holik, Kaspar start to prove worth. 25 24 Nashville Predators 14-20-8-4 Johansson-Legwand-Orszagh unit a keeper. 26 25 Phoenix Coyotes 15-20-7-4 No all-stars here. Well, maybe Johnson. 27 29 Buffalo Sabres 14-23-6-2 Go broke. Go unbeaten. Go figure. 28 30 Atlanta Thrashers 14-25-2-4 Responding to Hartley, at least for now. 29 27 Columbus Blue Jackets 17-23-4-2 Weren't allowing 6 goals/game under King. 30 28 Calgary Flames 15-22-7-3 Proving hard work won't always get you W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 What a crappy PR! How can Dallas be ahead of the Devils? They have played four more games and have less wins. They also lead the league in ties because they can't get the job done. Pure BS. Dallas is good, but not that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresa25 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 "Elias, Gomez have their games back." WOOHOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanity_gallops Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Nice to see the Devils up that high in the power rankings. It'd be nicer to see them higher in the Division and Conference rankings. Let's hope they stay in the tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Here is a far superior Power ranking: http://hockeytraderumors.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2412&mode=&order=0&thold=0 1 (1) Ottawa Senators: The NHL's best keeps rolling: Sens have a 5 game winnning streak which includes Lalimes three shutouts! Hossa #2 in NHL with 30 goals. 2 (5) New Jersey Devils: Since forming new lines Devils are unbeaten in 7 (6-0-1). Gomez, Frisen, Elias, Nieuwy and Rupp scoring at will. Brodeur has to be considered a Hart candidate (Wins games even when team can't score). 3 (2) Vancouver Canucks: In spite of 2-1 week, Canucks are starting to cool off (3-3 in last 6). Bertuzzi the best power forward in the game; Another great Milbury trade. 4 (4) Detroit Red Wings: Wings holding steady (2-1) doesn't stop the rumor mill: Robitaille on the block; Federov out of Detroit (UFA) and hobbled Yzerman to return after All-Star game. 5 (3) Dallas Stars: Stars (1-0) lead the league in ties (games they should have won). The acquisition of Lemieux will allow them to win those types of games and make them the best in the west for the remainder of the season. 6 (7) St.Louis Blues: Even week for Blues (2-2). Rucinsky 14 G's, 5 in his last 6 games. Injury to rookie Cajanek hurts. Are the Blues better without Pronger??? 7 (6) Philadelphia Flyers: 6 game winning streak snapped (by Atlanta?). Recchi gets Brendl promoted to top line. Williams left knee injury is day-to-day 8 (9) Toronto Maple Leafs: Leafs (3-1) still playing well, despite injury to Mogilny. If Belfour's back injury is more serious than reported, can Trevor Kidd continue the standards set by the Eagle in Toronto? 9 (10) Minnesota Wild: Although catching up on the Canucks, have not played as well in new year (3-5). Kuba placed on IR. PP QB Zholtok also hurt. 10 (8) Boston Bruins: Once the cr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 That is much better Manta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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