As we come head into the dog days of fantasy hockey, the playoff is picture is starting to come into focus, though the nobody has clinched a berth yet. Lets take a look at this week’s power rankings.
1. Ottawa HC (Previous ranking, 1): Ladies and ladies, we have a new team atop the league standings. GM Court Watson has led this team on a wild ride, leading this team from last to first in the standings in 13 weeks, often dealing players that other teams would build franchises around. The moves have paid off, and this team now stands in first. Genius you say? Nobody really knows, but in light of such evident mastery, I give you Ottawa HC’s new theme song, featuring special guest and hockey fan Neil Patrick Harris.
2. HANK’S AUTOSHOP (7): Just when this team looked like it was out of it, it comes roaring back this week for a solid win against a potential first round playoff matchup. Will the zero moves by manager Zach Gray be enough to get this team in championship form? Doubtful.
3. Reggie ‘Reg’ Dunlop (2): The Titanic didn’t look this bad after making out with an iceberg. Not only did this team lose to the team at the bottom of the standings, there wasn’t even the courtesy of a reach-around. Next up this week for this team is a clash of the titans, and RRD takes on Ottawa HC. Had they played this week, OHC would have won 15-2-1. GM Mike Gaunt is debating a name change to Captain Edward John Smith. My vote is to change his name to Michel Therrien.
4. GM Anze Backup (8): A desperately needed win this week, but one wonders if this team has what it takes to make a final playoff run. Roberto Luongo just isn’t his usual self, leaving this team without an anchor. Even though it is out of the playoffs right now, this team shouldn’t be discounted; it leads the league in assists, points, power play goals, and is in the top 5 in almost all other categories. When comparing this team’s total numbers to Ottawa HC’s totals, it is almost laughable how much more productive GM Anze Backup actually is. Oh well, sucks to be GM Red McIntyre.
5. Western WA Caps (4): A very scary ass pounding this week, WWC needs a big win against HANK’S AUTOSHOP this week. Prior to this last week, WWC had gone 1-0-2 against teams not in the playoffs, and after picking up Jon Quick to shore up the defense, loses 6 of 7 goalie categories. Clearly, he was not that answer.
6. Mystery Eskimos (5): When you drop one Minnesota Wild player and claim another Minnesota Wild player off waivers, you need help…bad.
7. Andre Poodle Lussier (6): Only 7 points out of the last playoff spot, APL needs a strong week, could be hard with the Detroit Red Wings playing three defensive teams this week in Nashville, Anaheim and Minnesota.
8. Bizzarohawks (10): The week that Cleveland was announced fourth most miserable city was offset by a strong performance by the Bizzarohawks. Only by the grace of god will this team make the playoffs. Funny, both Ottawa HC and Bizzarohawks have over 30+ roster moves, and both were battling for 9-10 in the league standings through week 6. I guess sometimes it is the GM’s fault.
9. RoBERTo LuFONGo (3): Heavy on talent on the ice, light on talent in the front office; this team is spinning around in circles, going nowhere fast.
10. Steve Shankopotamous (9): A bad week this upcoming week and this team could be out of the playoff picture. This team made some bold moves to become a legitimate championship contender, but it looks like they may be exploding like Paymon’s load, right in GM Jesse Cook’s face. The Khabibulin wall crumbled this week and Sharp is hurt. Will inserting Chris Osgood in the starting roster and the return of Andy McDonald save this team’s playoff dreams?
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