... and 1 day.
Though it may be easier for me to do this on Fridays, I am trying to stay true to the weeks similar to that of football weeks (though it never really ends up on Sundays to start the weeks).
So Washington not only lost one game during the week, they lost 2
(can you tell I don't like them). Been sort of out of touch with the hockey world the last couple of days due to work and some personal stuff behind the scenes that sort of kept me away from knowing about a couple of things going on with the NHL.
The Philadelphia Flyers v Winnipeg Jets would have been a great game to watch for the people who keep complaining about the lack of scoring in the league. Problem is when it takes a team a week to score 8 goals, one team scores 8 and
loses the game 
… unbelievable. Speaking of the Jets, seems like they are taking off after a rough start because they seem to be climbing out of the basement, not enough to get them to the top 16 like the 6 straight win Sens. How can a team that mostly cores in the third and gives up a ton of goals still end up winning (listed as -8 goal differential)? Translates (to me at least) they get scored on a lot.
Think that covers a lot. Oh yeah Detroit is having issues winning all of the sudden. Since they were pretty much wiped off the map from Washington, they really have not recovered
Here are the standings of week 4 of
if the playoffs started today:
* Statistics courtesy of NHL.com (dated 11/4/2011 @ 12:45 pm EST)
East Conference
1. Toronto Maple Leafs (9-3-1; 19 pts; G/D +6) Leads North East Division – (Up 2 positions)
2. Pittsburgh Penguins (8-3-3; 19 pts; G/D +10) Leads Atlantic Division – (Down 1 position)
3. Washington Capitals (8-2-0; 16 pts; G/D +13) Leads South East Division – (Down 1 position)
4. Philadelphia Flyers (8-2-0; 16 pts; G/D + 5) – (No movement; again)
5. Florida Panthers (6-4-2; 14 pts; G/D -1) – (Up 1 position)
6. Ottawa Senators (7-6-0; 14pts; G/D -8) - *** New to the List***
7. NY Rangers (5-3-3; 13 pts; G/D +1) – *** New to the List***
8. Carolina Hurricanes (5-4-3; 13 pts; G/D -5) - *** Back on the List ***
Drop-outs: NJ Devils; Tampa Bay Lightning; Buffalo Sabres (fell 4 spots)
Match-ups: Leafs v Hurricanes; Penguins v Rangers; Capitals v Senators; Flyers v Panthers
West Conference
1. Edmonton Oilers (8-2-2; 18 pts; G/D +10) Leads North West Division – (Up *5* positions)
2. Chicago Blackhawks (8-2-2; 18 pts; G/D +9) Leads Central Division – (No Movement)
3. Dallas Stars (8-3-0; 16 pts; G/D +5) Leads Pacific Division – (Down 2 positions)
4. Minnesota Wild (6-3-3; 15 pts; G/D +3) – *** Back on the List ***
5. San Jose Sharks (7-4-0; 14 pts; G/D +5) - ***Back on the List ***
6. LA Kings (6-4-2; 14 pts; G/D +1) – (Down 2 Positions)
7. Nashville Predators (6-4-2; 14 pts; G/D +/-0) - *** Back on the List ***
8. Phoenix Coyotes (6-4-2; 14 pts; G/D +/- 0) *** Back on the List ***
Drop-outs: Detroit Red Wings
St. Louis Blues; Anaheim Ducks; Colorado Avalanche (dropped fell 6 positions)
Match-ups: Oilers v Coyotes; Blackhawks v Predators; Stars v Kings; Wild v Sharks
On a side note, if you are really going to badmouth the sport of hockey at least try to post something more inventive. I have pretty much heard it all (most are really lame and dumb) and I really could go on here and make cracks about all the other sports and why I have issues with them…. but I won’t stoop to that level. Just deal with it. Hockey is here to stay.
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