Eric Duhatschek
From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Saturday, Dec. 06, 2008 1:12AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009 9:24PM EDT
Eric Duhatschek's weekly NHL power rankings:
CURRENT/TEAM/PREVIOUS
1. SAN JOSE SHARKS (3)
On pace for one of the best NHL seasons ever.
2. DETROIT RED WINGS (1)
Power-play humming along at record levels.
3. BOSTON BRUINS (9)
How did Devils/Habs ever let coach Claude Julien go?
4. MONTREAL CANADIENS (5)
Not bad, considering Kovalev's slow goal-scoring start.
5. NEW YORK RANGERS (2)
Righting the ship after late November hiccup.
6. MINNESOTA WILD (4)
Recent play has fans asking: Marian who?
7. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (20)
Toews slowly finding his range in sophomore season.
8. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (8)
All this, without Gonchar and Whitney, too.
9. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (12)
All this, without Green, Semin and Fedorov, too.
10. VANCOUVER CANUCKS (16)
Holding their own, despite Luongo's absence.
11. NEW JERSEY DEVILS (7)
Ditto for Devils with Brodeur sidelined.
12. CALGARY FLAMES (10)
Need to figure it out on the road now.
13. ANAHEIM DUCKS (11)
The new Brian Burke-less era under way.
14. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (15)
Carter quietly following the Mike Richards path to stardom.
15. CAROLINA HURRICANES (17)
Paul Maurice coaching hire should pay early dividends.
16. NASHVILLE PREDATORS (22)
Can someone explain how coach Barry Trotz does it?
17. BUFFALO SABRES (6)
Desperately need secondary scoring from Afinogenov, others.
18. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (29)
Starting to develop chemistry after so-so start.
19. FLORIDA PANTHERS (24)
Don't look now, but Panthers suddenly in playoff contention.
20. COLORADO AVALANCHE (13)
Sakic's illustrious career now being dogged by injuries.
21. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (23)
Grabovski looks like a keeper with 18 points in 26 games.
22. EDMONTON OILERS (18)
Gagner, Cogliano showing signs of life.
23. PHOENIX COYOTES (25)
Getting closer, but not quite there yet.
24. OTTAWA SENATORS (21)
Is Auld the answer in goal after all?
25. NEW YORK ISLANDERS (30)
McDonald for Vézina Trophy? No, seriously …
26. DALLAS STARS (19)
Avery's absence will be major boon.
27. LOS ANGELES KINGS (27)
Finally seeing a dim light at the end of the tunnel.
28. ST. LOUIS BLUES (14)
Weirdly inconsistent on the attack.
29. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (26)
The new Rick Tocchet coaching era off to creaky start.
30. ATLANTA THRASHERS (28)
Can't play a lick of defence by the looks of it.
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