NHL Power Rankings

Now we have another new feature here at the Inquisitr. Each Thursday we shall take a look at the team rankings for the NHL. While the NHL season is but a week old we will have a lot of comers and goers over the next six months of NHL hockey. In fact through the opening games of the season we have already seen a few teams get off to slow starts. With all of that being said here is a look at the NHL power rankings for week one of the NHL schedule.

1. Pittsburgh Penguins- Sidney Crosby is off to a good start

2. Washington Capitals- Both their goalies have gotten wins

3. Calgary Flames- In his first two games Miikka Kiprusoff had 70 saves

4. Philadelphia Flyers- The Eastern Conference better watch out for this team

5. Chicago Blackhawks- Off to a strong start in Finland, this team can claim the Central with a win against Detroit

6. Detroit Red Wings- The trip to Sweden was not good

7. San Jose Sharks- Heatley and Thornton are getting attention from top defenders

8. Boston Bruins- Patrice Bergeton has a goal and two assists in two games

9. St. Louis Blues- two players coming back from injuries look good

10. New York Rangers- Top line is clicking

11. Montreal Canadiens- Injuries are starting to pile up

12. Vancouver Canucks- 77 shot in first two games only net three goals

13. Columbus Blue Jackets- Managing Steve Mason’s starts are now the concern

14. Anaheim Ducks- Goalie Giguere is being showcased early

15. Carolina Hurricanes- Erik Cole’s injury has forced a slow start

16. New Jersey Devils- Patrick Elias will start skating this week, and the Devils need him

17. Buffalo Sabres- Only one start so far

18. Toronto Maple Leafs- Vesa Toskala’s time here could be coming to an end

19. Florida Panthers- Randy Sexton’s GM promotion was long over due

20. Dallas Stars- Loul Erikson needs to improve to justify his 4.25 million cap number

21. Nashville Predators- Dan Ellis has started in goal, kind of a surprise

22. Los Angeles Kings- Sloppy play led to boos

23. Minnesota Wild- With a new coach there will be a learning curve

24. Edmonton Oilers- Their goalies gift wrapped a winning goal for the Flames

25. Atlanta Thrashers- 11 different players scored a point in their opener

26. Phoenix Coyotes- This team is distracted

27. Colorado Avalanche- This is a team rebuilding

28. Tampa Bay Lightning- They will not ease Victor Hedman into the NHL

29. New York Islanders- relocation distraction will last the season

30. Ottawa Senators- Alex Kovalev needs to shoot more