THN Power Rankings - Oct. 29
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1. Ottawa
Strong team defense works wonders
2. Detroit
Zetterberg-Holmstrom form lethal duo
3. Minnesota
Wait ’til Gaborik, Demitra catch fire
4. Carolina
Canes boast three of top six NHL scorers
5. Philadelphia
See what dependable goaltending gets you!
6. Montreal
Not sure how long this will last
7. Columbus
Hitchcock early leader for top coach award
8. Colorado
Oh, oh…Statsny starting to slow down a bit
9. Calgary
Avs have Flames number
10. St. Louis
How did three teams let Boyes get away?
11. Boston
Playing with an edge under Julian
12. Dallas
Defense leads the way
13. Los Angeles
Kings need to be better on road
14. Tampa Bay
Prospal, not Lecavalier is top Vinny
15. Toronto
Who needs McCabe, Tucker anyway?
16. San Jose
Six goals combined for Thornton, Cheechoo. Yikes!
17. Pittsburgh
Early pressure for Fleury to be better
18. NY Islanders
Surprisingly competitive in early going
19. Buffalo
Goals-against a huge concern
20. Chicago
Reality starting to set in
21. Vancouver
No secondary scoring, no playoffs
22. Edmonton
And so the rebuilding begins
23. Anaheim
Cup champs ravaged by injuries
24. Washington
Expected more early from this club
25. Florida
Cooling down after decent start
26. Nashville
Competitive against fellow weak sisters only
27. NY Rangers
Psst! The seasons has begun boys
28. New Jersey
Team defense is atrocious
29. Phoenix
Can’t score, so wins will be few
30. Atlanta
God couldn’t coach this team out of last place
