Apologies for the lateness of my posting since I was busy at work on Thursday, I was unable to post. The standings that I will be putting up are from games that finished Wednesday night so for now we are skipping that Washington finally lost a game
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Hats off to the Blue Jackets for not only getting their first win of the season but by beating the Red Wings as well (a game not many people, myself included, gave them a chance to win that game).
Looks like the Panthers are trying to repeat their trades of "yesteryear" dropping younger players for older veterans that may have 1 to 2 seasons left as they got rid of David Booth to the Vancouver Canucks (also in the trade was another player and a draft pick for 2013). He was a fan favorite but what ticks me off about the trade is that he didn't know until right before the pre-game warmups/skate that he was scratched off the roster for that night's game and then later on had to find out that he was traded.
Almost sounds as bad as the Montreal move of firing the assistant coach for their "lack of scoring". I have issues with this because while I was watching FLA @ MTL near the end of the game, the Montreal Goalie called to the bench to be pulled to get the extra attacker ready at the end of the game but could not get the attention of the head coach so he was just standing there until the assistant coach called him to the bench. His "reward", getting canned from the team because they were one of the worst teams for scoring power play goals (apparently his responsibility). So much for doing you job and getting rewarded for it
I am digressing so without any further delays, here are the week 3 results of
if the playoffs started today:* Statistics courtesy of NHL.com (dated 10/27/2011 @ 12:00 pm EST):
Eastern Conference1. Pittsburgh Penguins – (16 pts; 7-2-2; +11 G/D) Leads Atlantic Division - (Up 1 position)
2. Washington Capitals – (14 pts; 7-0-0; +16 G/D) Leads South East Division - (Down 1 position)
3. Toronto Maple Leafs – (11 pts; 5-2-1; -1 G/D) Leads North East Division - (No Movement)
4. Philadelphia Flyers – (11 pts; 5-3-1; +2 G/D) - (No movement)
5. Buffalo Sabres – (10 pts; 5-3-0; +6 G/D) - (No Movement)
6. Florida Panthers – (10pts; 5-3-0; +1 G/D) - *** Back on the list ***
7. Tampa Bay Lightning – (10 pts; 4-3-2; -1 G/D) - *** Back on the List ***
8. New Jersey Devils – (9 pts; 4-2-1; 0 G/D) - (No Movement)
The 2 teams that dropped out this week are the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Islanders
Potential Matchups would be: Penguins v Devils, Capitals v Lightning, Leafs v Panthers, Flyers v Sabres
Western Conference: 1. Dallas Stars – (14 pts; 7-2-0; +5 G/D) Leads Pacific Division - No movement
2. Chicago Blackhawks – (12 pts; 5-1-2; +7 G/D) Leads Central Division - Up 3 positions
3. Colorado Avalanche – (12 pts; 6-3-0; +4 G/D) Leads North West Division - Down 1 position
4. LA Kings – (11 pts; 5-2-1; +4 G/D) - Up 2 positions
5. Detroit Red Wings – (10 pts; 5-2-0; +2 G/D) - Down 2 positions
6. Edmonton Oilers – (10 pts; 4-2-2; +2 G/D) - ***Back on the List ***
7. St. Louis Blues – (10 pts; 5-4-0; +1 G/D) - *** New to the List ***
8. Anaheim Ducks – (9 pts; 4-3-1; -2 G/D) - Down 4 positions
West teams that dropped out of last weeks list are:
The Minnesota Wild and the Phoenix Coyotes
Matchups look like: Stars v Ducks, Blackhawks v Blues, Avalanche v Oilers, Kings v Wings
One interesting note; who do you think has the lowest payroll AND is on this list of teams (no its not the Panthers).
Its the Dallas Stars (according to Cap Geek.com). They currently have the most "cap" room of all the 30 teams. Just thought it was interesting how the high payroll teams always are the ones noticed at the top rather than the better playing teams, though time will tell if they can hold their position.
On to week 4 of the campaign
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