West Week 3 Power Rankings
by Cuban
After 2 great Write ups by me and Tommy boy we’ve decided to split the power rankings into an East and West Tommy will do the East Cuban will do the West so here guys are this weeks Western Conference power rankings after week 3 enjoy
#1 Arizona 8-1 for week 3
Another great week for xToxiCBoY-_- and his Coyotes. Their only loss was to SEA 5-1 in a game that xToxiCBoY-_- didn’t have his top lineup at fwd. For the rest of the week they pretty much dominated everyone scoring 54 goals and allowing 14 goals in their wins
Week 4 is shaping up to be more of the same except for 2 games versus Seattle who beat this team week 3 it could be a 9-0 week
Week 4 Predication: 9-0
#2 Seattle 6-3 for week 3
Seattle moves up big time this week but to be honest the number 2 spot this week is a toss up for me but I gave it to Reapers team for a win against Arizona 5-1 and a strong finish Friday night scoring 31 goals in 3 games allowing 12
Obviously the additions of Yesc__ and XKonecny11X have given the Kraken some much needed fire power.
Week 4 they get to see how much fire power they have when they play Arizona twice, STL twice, Chicago twice and Colorado. Could be a really big week for a team that is still fighting for a playoff spot. 7-2 week and that playoff spot would be locked. 2-7 week and they could be outside looking in
Week 4 Predication: 4-5
#3 Colorado 7-2 for week 3
In the 3 spot we got the Avs with a strong record this week but a closer look at the week shows after wins versus STL 10-4 and SEA 4-2 the Avs loss to NJ 4-3 and TOR 6-5 and beat the lower ranked teams of MTL, FL and PHI.
Regardless of the fact of who they played they had a great week and a win vs NJ or TOR and this team would be in the 2 spot.
Looking at week 4 Colorado is in the same situation as Seattle
They have a big week with two games vs STL and Chicago then add games against Arizona, Seattle and NJ this makes it a big week for them. This has been a middle of the road balanced lineup style team. It’s time for them to show what they are capable of this week or it’s going to be a hard week 5
Week 4 Predication: 4-5
#4 St. Louis 5-4 for week 3
Under New Management (Seems to be the theme for this season)
Pistol Pete takes over the #2 team in the West but this week they are down to #4 in the Power Rankings. Obviously not a bad week at 5-4 but definitely he needs to figure out his lines and get some consistent availability from his guys.
Pete has 2 weeks to figure out his best lineup going into the playoffs. Week 3 St. Louis took a bad loss to Colorado with a lack of availability that night and a loss to Arizona when they did have their top guys. They did manage wins against LA and NYI and PHI and got a FF win vs TOR. Then Friday took Losses to NJ and MTL before putting it FL 12-2.
Going into week 4 St. Louis isn’t in jeopardy of not making the playoffs like the other 3 teams below them. They probably could loss out and still make the playoffs but in that respect it gives Pete a chance to mix it up against his Western conference foes and see what will work going into the playoffs. With two games vs SEA, COL and LA and add in a game vs ARI and TOR and CHI it makes for a great week to set things up going into week 5
Week 4 Predication: 4-5
#5 Chicago 6-3 for week 3
In the 5 spot is hypey and the Chicago Blackhawks.
At quick glance with this weeks record you say wow this team had a great week. But after a closer look into the week they had a pretty easy week with 2 FF wins then 3 wins from MTL, FL and LA that’s 5 of their 6 wins from the week. Their losses came from COL, NJ and the NYI. So with that this is why they find themselves in the 5 spot. Going into week 4 there isn’t any signs of FF and with only 1 game vs the likes of LA and MTL this is looking like a big fall from grace for Chicago. They will play SEA, COL and ARI twice and add in a game vs STL. In my opinion it’s not looking good.
Week 4 Prediction: 3-6
#6 LA 0-9 for week 3
It’s was a long week for Sportsgeek and this team as they finished the week at 0-9. With 2 weeks left Sports and this group of players need to buckle down and just put things together for next season. Guys on this roster play to showcase their talents and look to catch the eye of some GMs for next season.
In my opinion when players on teams that play out their season in these tough situations always speaks volumes to GMs when building rosters on looking for guys to count on when times are like this. So keep you heads up and finish strong LA.
Week 4 Predication: 2-7
As always everyone great week to all the teams and with 2 weeks left a lot can change as it always does in during the season. Looking forward to next week’s article and if you are upset that their wasn’t more stats don’t blame me. Ask you GM to do them in time for when Media goes to make their article he has something to reference.
Good luck next week everyone
Cuban