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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 18, 2011 1:00:52 GMT -5
Let's take a moment and welcome back the NAFHL Power Rankings. Most of you are familiar with the Power Ranking system here at NAFHL, but if you are not, links to previous editions can be found below. This year, the NAFHL Power Rankings are back in full swing, however there is a twist. In year's past these rankings have solely been at my discretion, without much league input. This year, my plan is to make the Power Rankings fully interactive, and league controlled. In the coming weeks I will set up a series of (Who is better?) polls to determine the order of the Power Rankings based on the leagues vote. GM's are encouraged to provide feedback and argue the various complexities that separate the teams in the rankings, in hopes of generating a Power Ranking consensus. This set up prevents any bias, and can hopefully promote league activity while providing useful insight. 2010-2011 NAFHL Power Rankings 1st Edition2010-2011 NAFHL Power Rankings 2nd Edition2010-2011 NAFHL Power Rankings 3rd Edition2010-2011 NAFHL Power Rankings 4th Edition2010-2011 NAFHL Power Rankings 5th Edition2011-2012 NAFHL Pre-Season Power Rankings1. TBD (1) 2. TBD (2) 3. TBD (3) 4. TBD (4) 5. TBD (5) 6. TBD (6) 7. TBD (7) 8. TBD (8) 9. TBD (9) 10. TBD (10) 11. TBD (11) 12. TBD (12) Standings1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. IDLE COULD RISECOULD FALL
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Post by Robyn - Flames on Aug 19, 2011 16:54:32 GMT -5
1a. San Jose 1b. Ottawa 3. Calgary 4. Minnesota 5. Toronto 6. Carolina 7. Winnipeg 8. Anaheim 9. Washington 10. Colorado 11. Detroit 12. Boston
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 19, 2011 22:42:36 GMT -5
01. San Jose (By a lot) 02. Calgary 03. Ottawa 04. Toronto 05. Minnesota 06. Carolina 07. Colorado 08. Anaheim 09. Boston 10. Winnipeg 11. Washington 12. Detroit
I like Calgary more than Ottawa because of the elite defense (Top 2 in the league) compared with Ottawa's rather weak defense and I feel like Calgary has the better goaltending tandem overall.
Colorado could surpass Carolina, goaltending is still a worry for Carolina with only one starter on the club. Carolina has lots of quality prospect goalies but none ready to depend on yet. Carolina has the better overall frame throughout though which is why I put them ahead for now.
Boston has great young players and will be a powerhouse again in a few years but for next season it may be more of a struggle. The rest of the teams below Boston are going to need some work.
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Post by Markus - Hurricanes on Aug 20, 2011 12:07:27 GMT -5
I wouldn't rank Carolina that high. Goaltending will propably be an issue for this years playoff hopes and I've dealt away quite a bit of proven talent to completely rebuild the farm team from scratch.
This year will be a transitional period towards better things and making the playoffs would certainly be suprising.
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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 20, 2011 14:26:00 GMT -5
I wouldn't rank Carolina that high. Goaltending will propably be an issue for this years playoff hopes and I've dealt away quite a bit of proven talent to completely rebuild the farm team from scratch. This year will be a transitional period towards better things and making the playoffs would certainly be suprising. I wouldn't worry too much about what Nos says. With Crosby out until December (possibly longer), Kesler out at least 2 months to start the season, and Parise's/Pronger's health/recovery in question, he still believes he is the top team "by a lot." Sorry, but accumulating 10 d-men will not fill those gaps. The only chance San Jose stands at being a top team "by far" is to bundle a bunch of stock/surplus/crap (ie, Reimer, Hedman, Purcell) for gold.
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Post by Chris - Capitals on Aug 20, 2011 14:48:39 GMT -5
I don't think I'm a top team but 9th and 11th? I'll be in the playoffs
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 20, 2011 20:14:19 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry too much about what Nos says. With Crosby out until December (possibly longer), Kesler out at least 2 months to start the season, and Parise's/Pronger's health/recovery in question, he still believes he is the top team "by a lot." Sorry, but accumulating 10 d-men will not fill those gaps. The only chance San Jose stands at being a top team "by far" is to bundle a bunch of stock/surplus/crap (ie, Reimer, Hedman, Purcell) for gold. Sore buuuuuddy?? Even without Crosby, Parise, Nash, Pronger, etc. I still managed to whip your ass so yeah, by a lot until I see something that changes that. By the by, your estimates for injuries are way off (I didn't expect anything else from you but exaggerations to 'prove your point') I also only have 6 D on my roster not 10, you have 5...5 poor ones sans the chillin' Lidstrom. Oh, the fact that you call Hedman, Reimer and Purcell 'crap' shows you have no eye for talent. That or you're jealous at my 'surplus' of wealth, struttin' around with the nugs fully loose, beating your chest, bud-dy...you know better.
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 23, 2011 6:09:17 GMT -5
Kesler out at least 2 months to start the season Kesler optimistic he'll be ready for openerMonday, 08.22.2011 / 1:19 PM / 2011 Offseason NewsBy Dan Rosen - NHL.com Senior WriterRyan Kesler remains optimistic he will be able to play in the Vancouver Canucks' season opener despite undergoing hip surgery only four weeks ago.
Kesler was given a time frame that included 10-12 weeks of rehab after he had the labrum in his hip repaired late last month. The Canucks open at home against Pittsburgh on Oct. 6.
"It's going good; small victories here and there," Kesler told Canucks TV from his hometown of Livonia, Mich. "I just got off my crutches and I'll start strengthening so everything is back to normal. I'll start skating here in the next couple of weeks and hopefully be back by that first game."
Kesler's history with hip labrum surgery suggests he might just make the opening night lineup. He had a similar surgery in January 2007 and returned 10 weeks later -- in time for the start of the playoffs. He was initially told he would be out anywhere from 12 to 16 weeks.
"I know what it takes. I know the rehab," Kesler said. "It might even make me braver to try things I probably shouldn't be trying, but it's going to make me come back quicker and hopefully I can play in that first game."
Kesler is coming off a career year in which he scored 41 goals and won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward.
Follow Dan Rosen on Twitter: @drosennhl
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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 23, 2011 9:52:08 GMT -5
Right, because so many players are quoted as saying "No, I won't be ready. No, I don't want to play, etc." Unfortunately whether or not Kesler plays is not up to Kesler. Good luck with that if he rushes himself back, especially since this is the 2nd time he has had the same surgery/injury. Expect career low numbers.
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 23, 2011 9:55:06 GMT -5
You pray a lot don't you?
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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 24, 2011 14:02:35 GMT -5
Anybody else have rankings?
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Post by Chris - Capitals on Aug 24, 2011 18:42:04 GMT -5
1. Ottawa/San Jose 3. Calgary 4. Toronto 5. Minnesota 6. Washington 7. Anaheim 8. Carolina 9. Winnipeg 10. Colorado 11. Detroit 12. Boston
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Post by Scott - Maple Leafs on Aug 24, 2011 19:13:41 GMT -5
1. Ottawa/San Jose 3. Calgary 4. Winnipeg 5. Minnesota 6. Anaheim 7. Toronto 8. Carolina 9. Washington 10. Colorado 11. Detroit 12. Boston
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Post by Jason on Aug 24, 2011 21:16:59 GMT -5
1. Calgary 2. Ottawa 3. Carolina 4. San Jose 5. Minnesota 6. Anaheim 7. Toronto 8. Carolina 9. Washington 10. Colorado 11. Detroit 12. Boston
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 24, 2011 21:42:25 GMT -5
1. Calgary 2. Ottawa 3. Carolina 4. San Jose 5. Minnesota 6. Anaheim 7. Toronto 8. Carolina 9. Washington 10. Colorado 11. Detroit 12. Boston This is about as dumb as it gets. I'd love to hear how you think I'm worse than Carolina. My team is the best, by a lot, that's just the way it is. No amount of list making is going to change that, deal with it.
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Post by Chris - Capitals on Aug 24, 2011 21:44:18 GMT -5
You and Ottawa are a 1a 1b situation idk how you figure your better by alot as you keep saying
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 24, 2011 21:47:12 GMT -5
Maybe it's because I raped Ottawa's full lineup in the finals without Crosby, Parise, Nash, Pronger, etc. Or because Ottawa's defense is hideous. I don't know, those seem like good reasons.
Oh, and his goaltending would have been grotesque if it weren't for that terrible trade.
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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 24, 2011 21:55:40 GMT -5
Maybe it's because I raped Ottawa's full lineup in the finals without Crosby, Parise, Nash, Pronger, etc. Or because Ottawa's defense is hideous. I don't know, those seem like good reasons. Oh, and his goaltending would have been grotesque if it weren't for that terrible trade. My "full lineup." Haha. He means... my full lineup without my #1 Goalie (Hiller) and an aging Brodeur who had a horrible year. I started Bobrovsky the entire finals. Goal tending makes up 1/3 of the offensive categories. Congratulations. You beat my team and my backup goalie. These rankings are for the present and the future, not what has happened in the past. There was that whole thing called a Waiver Draft.
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 24, 2011 22:00:48 GMT -5
My "full lineup." Haha. He means... my full lineup without my #1 Goalie (Hiller) and an aging Brodeur who had a horrible year. I started Bobrovsky the entire finals. Goal tending makes up 1/3 of the offensive categories. Congratulations. You beat my team and my backup goalie. These rankings are for the present and the future, not what has happened in the past. There was that whole thing called a Waiver Draft. Making excuses? Really? You didn't have Hiller? Did you forget who I didn't have? Or what? What happened to the past being used to determine your number 1 when you had gone 2 years as Champ? Oh and that waiver draft, you yourself ranked my draft higher than yours. So again, why do you think you deserve to be ahead of me? Why does anybody think you deserve to be ahead of me?
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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 24, 2011 22:11:50 GMT -5
My "full lineup." Haha. He means... my full lineup without my #1 Goalie (Hiller) and an aging Brodeur who had a horrible year. I started Bobrovsky the entire finals. Goal tending makes up 1/3 of the offensive categories. Congratulations. You beat my team and my backup goalie. These rankings are for the present and the future, not what has happened in the past. There was that whole thing called a Waiver Draft. Making excuses? Really? You didn't have Hiller? Did you forget who I didn't have? Or what? What happened to the past being used to determine your number 1 when you had gone 2 years as Champ? Oh and that waiver draft, you yourself ranked my draft higher than yours. So again, why do you think you deserve to be ahead of me? Why does anybody think you deserve to be ahead of me? Your waiver draft was "better" than mine and graded as such based purely on value of the players alone, not their significance or worth to the team. You already had a stock of defense men, you didn't NEED anymore. Those picks could have been spent better. And it does not matter what skaters you did or didn't have. There are 16+ others who can pick up the slack in their absence. 2-3 guys contribute to ALL of the goalie stats. If your #1 goes down, you might as well not even try.
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