DENVER - NOVEMBER 09: Colby Cohen #36 of the Colorado Avalanche skates back to the bench as the Calgary Flames celebrate their game winning goal by David Moss #25 against goalie Peter Budaj #31 of the Colorado Avalanche in the third period at the Pepsi Center on November 9 2010 in Denver Colorado. The Flames defeated the Avalanche 4-2. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Three things are certain about the Western Conference. The Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings are good, while the Edmonton Oilers are really, really bad. Everything else is a completely unpredictable mess.
It's Power Rankings time. Our Rankings are put together based on votes from two panels of voters. Their votes are made public each week so you can ridicule and mock and plaster THIS GUY IS A BAD POWER RANKINGS VOTER posters all around your home arena. It's all about accountability (or something) ... and of course, it gives you the opportunity to have an opinion about other people's opinions.
Each panel, consisting of a few willing participants from around our great network of SB Nation hockey blogs, will vote on only their own conference. Since the NHL doesn't put much emphasis on cross-conference play, and since the two conferences are vastly different and usually end up that way come mid-April, we take two polls each week -- one for the East, one for the West.
The votes are then tallied up with a unique algorithm consisting of plus signs and, at the end, an equal sign. It's addition, baby. Before we get onto this week's Rankings, let's meet the panel.
THE PANEL
Voting on the East...
- Travis Hughes, SBNation.com, Broad Street Hockey
- John Fontana, Raw Charge
- Peter Raaymakers, Silver Seven
- Donny Rivette, Litter Box Cats
- Ben Rothenberg, Broad Street Hockey
- Ryan Classic, Silver Seven
And for the West...
- Brad Gardner, Defending Big D
- Dirk Hoag, On the Forecheck
- Bryan Reynolds, Hockey Wilderness
- Casey Richey, Winging It In Motown
- Derek Zona, The Copper & Blue
- Matt Wagner, The Cannon
And now, the reason you're here.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| 1. Philadelphia Flyers – Last week: 1 – Broad Street Hockey | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2. Tampa Bay Lightning – Last week: 3 – Raw Charge | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3. Pittsburgh Penguins – Last week: 2 – Pensburgh | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 4. Boston Bruins – Last week: 5 – Stanley Cup Of Chowder | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 5. Montreal Canadiens – Last week: 6 – Eyes On The Prize | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| 6. Washington Capitals – Last week: 4 – Japers' Rink | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 34 |
| 7. Carolina Hurricanes – Last week: 7 – Canes Country | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 40 |
| 8. New York Rangers – Last week: 8 – Blueshirt Banter | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 50 |
| 9. Buffalo Sabres – Last week: 9 – Die By The Blade | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 54 |
| 10. New Jersey Devils – Last week: 11 – In Lou We Trust | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 61 |
| 11. Atlanta Thrashers – Last week: 10 – Bird Watchers Anonymous | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 63 |
| 12. Florida Panthers – Last week: 12 – Litter Box Cats | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 74 |
| 13. New York Islanders – Last week: 14 – Lighthouse Hockey | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 79 |
| 14. Toronto Maple Leafs – Last week: 13 – Pension Plan Puppets | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 81 |
| 15. Ottawa Senators – Last week: 15 – Silver Seven | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| 1. Vancouver Canucks – Last week: 1 – Nucks Misconduct | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2. Detroit Red Wings – Last week: 2 – Winging It In Motown | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 3. Nashville Predators – Last week: 3 – On the Forecheck | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 4. Phoenix Coyotes – Last week: 6 – Five For Howling | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| 5. San Jose Sharks – Last week: 4 – Fear The Fin | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 41 |
| 6. Los Angeles Kings – Last week: 7 – Jewels From The Crown | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 44 |
| 7. Anaheim Ducks – Last week: 10 – Anaheim Calling | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 46 |
| 8. Dallas Stars – Last week: 5 – Defending Big D | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 47 |
| 9. Chicago Blackhawks – Last week: 8 – Second City Hockey | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 52 |
| 10. Calgary Flames – Last week: 11 – Matchsticks & Gasoline | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 53 |
| 11. Minnesota Wild – Last week: 9 – Hockey Wilderness | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 62 |
| 12. Columbus Blue Jackets – Last week: 14 – The Cannon | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 69 |
| 13. St. Louis Blues – Last week: 13 – St. Louis Game Time | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 74 |
| 14. Colorado Avalanche – Last week: 12 – Mile High Hockey | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 78 |
| 15. Edmonton Oilers – Last week: 15 – The Copper & Blue | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
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