Final NHL Blogpoll Power Rankings
Once again we've asked our esteemed hockey bloggers to rank the NHL from top to bottom as we wait for the playoffs start and the regular season in our rear view mirrors.
- Although the East has the top spot, the West takes up the next 4 spots.
- Mirroring the top of the rankings, the West hast the last place ranked team with the East taking the next 4 spots.
- Mike Babcock has rode the momentum from the Olympics to taking the Red Wings from playoff bubble team, to a top seven team in this edition of the rankings.
- Only 1 team from Canada cracks our top 11.
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 1 |  |
1.4 |
- |
54-15-13 |
Lost 1 |
| "A franchise record for wins and their first Presidents' Trophy sets the bar high for the Caps heading into the playoffs only problem is that guy in net. Can you say Jose Threeormore?" - Running With The Devils |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 2 |  |
2.6 |  1 |
51-20-11 |
Won 3 |
| "Had a rough stretch to end the season, but what matters will be the playoffs" - Hockey Bay Blog |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 3 |  |
2.8 |
- |
52-22-8 | Lost 1 |
| "Scary looking team heading in to the playoffs, but is their goaltending good enough?" -Benched Whale |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 4 |
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4.2 |
- | 49-28-5 |
Won 1 |
| "Can't count this team out. Vancouver has won a league-best 11 times when trailing going into the final period." - Running With The Devils |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 5 |  |
4.4 |
1 |
50-25-7 |
Lost 1 |
| "Bet you didn't see them coming." - Couch Tarts | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 6 |  |
7.8 |  2 |
48-27-7 |
Won 2 |
| "Which Marty will show up next week...I hope its God himself!!!" - Running With The Devils | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 7 |  |
7.8 | 8 |
44-24-14 |
Won 3 |
| "Is there a law that states they have to make the playoffs every year?" - Couch Tarts |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 8 |  |
8.6 | 3 |
45-27-10 |
Lost 1 |
| "They look poised to make a deep run in the East." - Benched Whale | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 9 |  |
8.2 | - |
47-28-7 |
Won 1 |
| "I hate to say I can see them in the Finals again. Sneaky little buggers." - Flyers Goal Scored By |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 10 |  |
9.2 | 2 |
47-29-6 |
Won 1 |
| "They don't score a lot of goals, but not a team to overlook." - Benched Whale | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 11 |  |
10.2 | 4 |
46-27-9 |
Won 1 |
| "Congrats on first Playoff since 2002. Hope Kobe doesn't overshadow." -Running With The Devils | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 12 |  |
11.6 | 2 |
44-32-6 |
Lost 2 |
| "Depending on how Brian Elliott plays, they could surprise a lot of people this spring, mostly their own fans." - Five For Smiting |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 13 |  |
14.6 | 5 |
43-30-9 |
Lost 3 |
| "Novelty playoff apperance." - Flyers Goal Scored By |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 14 |  |
15.0 | 7 |
39-33-10 |
Lost 3 |
| "Despite their best efforts, will make it in. Police cars across the city are being prepared for their ceremonial burning." - Five For Smiting | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 15 |  |
15.8 | 1 |
39-30-13 |
Won 3 |
| "Sox, Pat, Celts all won...why haven't the Bruins?" - Running With The Devils | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 16 |  |
16.0 | 3 |
41-35-6 |
Won 1 |
| "It's like their goalies are cursed " - Hockey Bay Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 17 |  |
16.4 | 2 |
38-33-11 |
Lost 1 |
| "Can they sneak in?? I'm guessing they won't." - Running With The Devils | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 18 |  |
18.8 | 2 |
40-32-10 |
Lost 1 |
| "Have some really good young players that should provide hope for the future" - Hockey Bay Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 19 |  |
19.8 | 4 |
40-32-10 |
Lost 4 |
| "It's Darryl vs. Brent in an All Sutter Pit Fight To The Death! Who ya got?" - Five For Smiting | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 20 |  |
20.6 |
4 |
35-34-13 | Won 1 |
| "Think the Thrashers thought their playoff door would get shut by the team they traded Kovalchuk to?" - Running With The Devils |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 21 |  |
21.0 |
4 |
39-32-11 | Won 1 |
| "Shouldn't be too long of a rebuild even though they'll lose some great vets." - Flyers Goal Scored By | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 22 |  |
21.6 |
5 |
37-31-14 | Won 2 |
| "I'll join in the chorus... Say It Ain't Mo.. 1 Mo Year Mr. Modano!!" - Running With The Devils |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 23 |  |
22.0 | 5 |
35-37-10 | Lost 1 |
| "A heroic post-Olympic run, gentlemen. Time to lobby the league into starting the season in January." - Five For Smiting |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 24 |  |
23.0 | 1 |
38-36-8 |
Lost 1 |
| "Ummm...next year?" - Running With The Devils | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 25 |  |
24.2 | 1 |
32-35-15 | Lost 5 |
| "I guess they have Rick Nash...?" - Flyers Goal Scored By | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 26 |  |
26.0 | 1 |
34-37-11 | Lost 3 |
| "No playoffs = more time to sell people on The Lighthouse Project." - Running With The Devils | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 27 |  |
27.0 | 6 |
34-36-12 | Won 3 |
| "Downie and Stamkos look to be a good core for years to come." - Flyers Goal Scored By | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 28 |  |
27.2 | 3 |
32-37-13 |
Lost 2 |
| "Nine years running without making the playoffs. And Winnipeg dies a little more inside." - Five For Smiting |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 29 |  |
27.6 | - |
30-38-14 |
Won 1 |
| "Should be back in the playoffs next season." -Flyers Goal Scored By |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Streak |
| 30 |  |
29.8 | - |
27-47-8 |
Lost 1 |
| "It's hard to be worse than the Leafs but the Oilers made it look easy." - Couch Tarts | |||||
