Friday, April 6, 2007

NHL Top Five and Bottom Five This Week

TOP FIVE
1) Detroit Red Wings (#1, 49-19-13): That potential first round playoff matchup with Calgary would have to make Detroit nervous, given how Flames goaltender Mikka Kipprusoff has played of late.
2) Buffalo Sabres (#4, 52-21-7): Clearly the team to beat in the East, and the Sabres will be the only NHL team to score more than 300 goals this season.
3) San Jose Sharks (51-26-4): Shark attack in the West! San Jose is catching fire at exactly the right time.
4) Vancouver Canucks (#5, 48-25-7): New Jersey West continues to play painful-to-watch but effective Hockey.
5) Dallas Stars (#3, 48-25-7): Is this finally the year where goalie Marty Turco lifts his play in the playoffs?
Dropped out: Minnesota Wild (#2)

BOTTOM FIVE
1) Philadelphia Flyers (#1, 21-47-12): The Flyers clinched the number one spot long ago.
2) Edmonton Oilers (#2, 31-43-7): Think that Oilers fans wouldn't like to get their hands on Mrs. Chris Pronger right now?
3) Phoenix Coyotes (#3, 30-45-5): Will someone please shoot this team and put them out of Wayne Gretzky's misery?
4) Boston Bruins (no ranking, 35-40-6): Boston has become "just another team", which doesn't seem right for an Original Six squad.
5) Los Angeles Kings (no ranking, 26-41-14): The Kings get crowned on a nightly basis.
Dropped out: Washington Capitals (#4), Chicago Black Hawks (#5)

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