Week 2 Power Rankings
by Cuban
#1 Arizona 8-1 for week 2
Week 2 for the Coyotes started with a matchup vs NJ which was their only loss for the week. They bounced back nicely winning out and finishing the week at the top spot
Week 3 with only 2 games against winning opponents STL and Tor it seems to be a easy week for the best team in SP
Quick Hits:
Fwds- Tommy (70P 16GP) Fluri (55P 12GP) and Fish (61P 16GP) are scoring machines and have been giving opposing Goalies nightmares
Def- Iam-beanzy (34P 11GP) Xtracts07 (20P 10GP) are benefiting from the amazing play of those forwards
Goalie – Dophares and TopCheeseNeon statistically not put up strong numbers but in the ice they have been more than solid for this team and made timely saves when needed
#2 St. Louis 8-1 for week 2
With no drop off from week 1 STL had a great week 2. They settled in defensively and went to work this week allowing only 2 games with over 5 goals ( Sea W 7-5 and Ari L 6-4) the rest of their opponents had to really battle to find the net on this squad. They may be #2 this week but this team is very close to #1
Arizona and STL will be battling all season for the top spot
Week 3 sets up a matchup of the top 2 teams which could flip these two teams next week
Also their schedule for week 3 contains some other matchups against top teams such as Toronto and New Jersey and tough middle teams of NYI and MTL
If a early week loss to Arizona and maybe a Loss to one or both top East teams could spill into a hard week for this squad
Quick Hits:
Fwds- Talk about some scoring from Arizona St. Louis isn’t far behind
Kid (68P 16GP) PistolPete (67P 16GP) and XKonecny11X (50P 10GP) then sprinkle in cpenn (32P 6GP) and that’s a recipe for lots and lots of goals
Def- The pair of curtisx18x (18P 16GP) and ExE-_-53 (10P 13GP) have been obviously solid for this group
Goalie- Polar-1387 and Jeiel9876 have 13 total games between the two of them and Jeiel9876 posting the better record at 6-0 but this maybe the question mark for this team moving later into the season
#3 Toronto 7-2 for week 2
The Maple leafs are in the 3 spot after week 2 and these guys have been in close games versus the top teams and winning by the slimmest of margins BUT winning!!! (It’s not about the flash it’s about the W!!!!)
Week 2 was a bit easy for the Leafs with only one game against a winning opponent in NJ which they won. They dominated the rest of their opponents this week except for their two losses to FLA (5-0) and MTL (3-2)
Week 3 is big for Toronto with games against all the top teams in NJ STL and Arizona and if they win those games it will lead to a great week and some serious momentum for this team going into week 4
Quick Hits:
Fwds- GrammyHands (48P 10GP) and toslick (40P 10GP) carry the load for this team and add in contributions from Kakkox24x (27P 9GP) and shepard-88- (24P 7GP) they put enough goals up to get the job done
Def- Uberpwned_6969 (19P 10GP) and Sugarcoatz (12P 10GP) and shepard-88- (8P 7GP) are a perfect trio at the blue line making things as difficult as possible opposing teams
Goalie- one name says it all and is the driving force for this team
chadkillz134
#4 New Jersey 6-3 for week 2
After week 1 most were saying that this team will own the East but then week 2 happened and that’s why we play a full season. Week 2 started strong for NJ with a win against top Arizona (4-1) and then went on to finish the night at 3-0 to then go 3-3 the rest of the week with losses to Toronto, Montreal and Florida. NJ will need to clean it up for week 3 to make any moves in the rankings and separate themselves from the pack.
Week 3 will provide them opportunities with games versus Toronto and Montreal Monday and Friday they finish the week with games against St. Louis and Arizona.
Quick Hits:
Fwds- True (69P 18GP) and bstieboydp (48P 14GP) are among the top duos in SP this season. Now add in cHELIOS-7x (31P 9GP) NTyrrell14(23P 7GP) and MayhemX113 (17P 6GP) and there is plenty of able bodied that are able to put the luck in the net for these Devils
Def- The pair of DetAjax17 (17P 9GP) and Cuban (9P 15GP) have shown that they don’t look as good as they did 3years ago but they aren’t as bad as most thought either
Goalie- Arguably the best pick and steal of the draft in my opinion thrice01
He is carving a name for himself every night out. Definitely staking his claim for Rookie of the year and Goalie of the year
#5 Montreal 5-5 for week 2
Now I know everyone is going to wanna talk about this but Hey…these are week 2 power rankings and these guys had an amazing week 2
Now with El Rookie at the helm this long time vet has turned things around and if they keep this trend up they find themselves in the hunt come playoff time
As for their week they did struggle in losses to STL (9-1) ARI (12-6) and TOR (8-2) they did beat NJ (2-1) and avenged that loss to TOR with a win (3-2) They outplayed their lower ranked teams but they will need to build off those wins against NJ and Toronto if they want to compete the rest of the season
Week 3 hold matchups vs NJ STL ARI which wins against any of them plus the wins against the lower teams on the schedule could turn out to be another solid week for these guys and even if they lose all 3 and win out 6-3 is still a solid week by any teams standards (Except maybe ARI or STL)
Quick Hits:
Fwds- The scoring machine known as xHAC_Rambo (32P 10GP) is leading this group which consists of Xx_Kapanen_Xx (22P 10GP) and SE7ENTEE (22P 11GP) This group will need to build more chemistry in the weeks to come to be able to keep up with the higher scoring teams
Def- Royalkc85 and EL_R_O_O_K_I_E will look to also build some chemistry going forward with hopes to help their goalies out when playing those higher ranked teams
Goalie- KQ31 is solid in net but will definitely look for some more support from this team if they are to make any sort of push to the playoffs
#6 NYI 4-5 for week 2
These guys finished week 2 with a losing record but that doesn’t take away from how dangerous this team can be when they play that physical style of hockey. They struggled week 2 and didn’t play well in the games they should have won landing them in the 6 spot. Solid win against COL (3-1) but losses to NJ (5-2,7-6) TOR (8-3) MTL (4-3) and FL (4-2) set these boys back for the week
Week 3 they will need to come out strong to show they are a playoff team. They play all the top teams and even games against MTL and FL but if they stumble it will be a long fall with the rise of MTL and FL looming
Quick Hits:
This team is the SP version of the Broad Street Bullies. They will literally go after you the second you touch the puck
Fwds- Randymarsh2012 (92H 35P) Pfarrcyde23 (54H 40P) then you have Lo-Maximus (35P) these boys will take that puck and put it in the net faster than you can make your outlet pass
Def- Mpurch (80H 15P) and PghFANATIC (54H 11P) are proving to be a up and coming pair
Goalies- IceyAsylum23 and Eddie2708_ are paying the price for this teams aggressive style but they will need to stand on their heads in net to really make a push for this squad to be truly dangerous in the playoffs
#7 Colorado 4-5 for week 2
At the 7 spot are Plisk and his Avs
This team started week to with some potential but ultimately a 4-5 week lands these guys in the middle of the pack. With all 4 wins coming from lower teams PHI LA x2 CHI
Their losses to ARI x2 (5-2, 6-5) SEA (6-3) STL (6-2) NYI (3-1)
Week 3 for this team is a defining week with games versus all the top teams STL NJ TOR then sprinkle in NYI MTL FL and it can get ugly quick
Quick Hits: If there is one thing I spotted quickly about this team is depth.
Fwds- NJs-XCVI (51P 18GP) Whitetees41 (41P 13GP) Heedlessjem420 (21P 6GP) illbe_Backe (20P 7GP) as you see the top 2 guys are carrying the load for this lineup until illbe_Backe is up front which this could turn them into something to lookout for
Def- Teamrun420 (9P 12GP) SA_Pliskin (7P 8GP) captstalechips (4P 7GP) illbe_Backe (9P 6GP)
Teamrun seems to be the anchor here with a mixture of partners throughout the week. Definitely something to watch for as lack of chemistry later could be a issue
Goalie- ItsFatDino (10GP 74SV%) and SA_Pliskin (8GP 75SV%) have shared the duties here and are statistically average but with the right lineup out front could be lights out
#8 Florida 3-6 for week 2
Florida finds themselves in the 8 spot after 2 weeks. They came out flat early in the week with 4 losses in a row SEA, STL, MTL, NJ but finished Friday with 2 big wins in convincing fashion against TOR (5-0) NJ (5-2)
Now did Cook figure out his lineup going forward or was it just one good night of hockey for these guys? We will find out week 3 with games versus NYI TOR ARI STL. If they can gets some wins against these teams and they aren’t on the rise anymore. They are HERE! Lose them and any of the other games on the schedule and week 4 might turn into a fire sale
Quick Hits:
Gui (Guiskiii/waitxr-30P 8GP) and newly acquired Triix (LL_CHIEF2STEP_LL 28P 14GP) Are the top scorers and time will tell if they find more chemistry out on the ice
Note: (Name changes are stupid)
With added help from Dxrk9ness (23P 6GP) and I_am_bruce_lee69 (22P 9GP) and even add in Cook_Da_Monster with (15P 5GP) there should be more consistent lineup coming soon now with Triix added
Def- there is a mix of Fivestarcoock (how’s the weather in Chicago little bird?)
IceColdCaptain (9GP 6P) and eXecuti0n80 (7GP 6P)
Can’t say anything bad about this bunch but honestly a quite group so far but potential for more
Goalie- ROLLaBACKWOODS (6GP 74SV%) should see more time between the pipes as he is the best goalie currently rostered
Shootersteele19 (4GP 3-1 record) needs to play more to show he’s the better option
#9 Chicago 3-6 for week 2
This teams under performance is by far the biggest surprise thus far into the season. On paper they appeared to be a team to be reckoned with but so far they have not even come close to these expectations. Week 2 was rough for this squad losing 5 games versus top teams NJ (3-2) ARI (16-2, 8-6) STL (3-0, 8-3) but they did find wins against NYI (3-2) SEA (7-2) LA (6-4)
Week 3 has potential for these guys with a lot of winnable games early in the week before it gets tough at the end of the week. If they get some early chemistry against SEA LA MTL FL it could lead up to some wins when they face TOR or NJ later in the week
Quick Hits:
Fwds- Hype leads the team with (29P 10GP) followed by X-_-Pulver-_-X (25P 6GP) and
i9i-stamkos-i1ic (19P 8GP) rounds out the top scorers but Heroic_veil2 (12P 4GP) and Fialah (11P 3GP) have better points per game and maybe should see some more ice time
Def- Bostonbruins_4_ is a hitting machine that destroys anything that moves (92 hits) along with HoneyBakes (43 hits)
Rookie Dedstarks (23 hits) needs to pick up the pace ( just kidding Rook. Keep up the good work)
Goalie- in net Bmarche2001 (78.5SV%) and Spencer_Knight30 (75SV%) are doing what they can to keep this team in games
#10 Seattle 3-6 for week 2
Reapers team barely made it out of week 2 and except for wins against FL (7-2) LA (4-2) COL (6-3) this team did not perform to par when facing the higher teams with losses to TOR (6-3) STL (7-5) ARI (6-4) and then a loss to CHI (7-2) to top it off. Good thing for this team is there is always next week and week 3 gives them a chance to avenge that CHI loss and then put some pressure on teams like ARI NJ TOR but they also play risers MTL and FL which with losses to the top teams and to these other 2 could spell the end for this team
Quick Hits:
Fwds- As always Reapz2313 (17GP 43P) and LeCupidon (15GP 41P) are hoping that Yesc__ (8GP 25P) can be the missing link for them to create a top scoring lineup
Def- CaptCanada_ (13GP 11P) and X_beaster_x (10GP 8P) are managing the blue line for this team which I’m sure most of the time do a great job but need to put it together against the better teams moving forward
Goalie- Bufford80 (5GP 76.9SV%) and Matrikstl (5GP 71SV%) have shared the time in net and also spent some time on Defense with each playing another 5 games there when not in net. Don’t statically see anything bad with this pair other than a possible lack of consistency upfront from the fwds which hopefully was addressed with adding Yes
We will see
#11 LA 2-7 for week 2
With 2 wins PHI (4-3) SEA (2-1) this team was loss the rest of the week and except for a really bad game versus COL (12-1) they were competitive the rest of the games (losses by 2 or less goals in 5 games) and maybe a lucky bounce here or there and they’d sneak a couple wins out. Week 3 is not shaping up to be real promising with only games versus CHI and PHI looking as potential wins and then 7 games against top teams looking to make sure LA does not get that lucky bounce against them.
Quick Hits:
Not really going to get into too much statistically here just pure observation and opinion
The fwds don’t seem to have much chemistry there and Sports may be looking to build something there or just looking to finish the season with guys who want to play
Def is where Sports and his partner DrWally playing most of the games
Goalies SgtVandoos and Duckyy315 are just looking to do the best they can night in and night out while Sports looks to figure out this lineup up front
#12 Philadelphia 0-9 for week 2
This last place team is going through some changes and things may be looking up if the guys still on the roster build some chemistry
Week 2 did not show much promise and week 3 with games versus LA CHI SEA all which can be won and give this group a much needed shot of confidence and even toss in the we don’t care and we will ruin your week win against teams like MTL FL COL and they could end up with 4 wins
Quick hits:
Just want to shout out Sergein for taking the squad and hopefully you can turn things around for PEACEKEEPER500-
Also props to probablekoz for being the only guy still left from the draft on the team
So there you have it Cuban’s week 2 Power Rankings
Let the debate begin and obviously Mr. K.O.D may have put his hex on a few squads but hey what fun would it be if I just went down the standings and let that decide the ranks
Now on to week 3