Power Rankings: Week 20

Only 3 weeks of the regular season remain, and still no team has clinched a playoff birth. 15 points are all that separate 4th from 10th. Needless to say, this last few weeks are going to be tense, and expect to see a flurry of trades before the March 5th deadline as teams try to make one last playoff run. With that in mind, lets take a look at the power rankings.

1. Reggie ‘Reg’ Dunlop (previous rank, 3): Came out barely ahead in what may have been a championship match preview against Ottawa HC, led by strong goaltending and offense on the penalty kill. This week may secure a playoff berth as this team goes up against the downward spiraling Western WA Caps.

2. Ottawa HC (1): A very strong offensive performance wasn’t enough to carry weak goaltending. The prospects in net are looking up for this team, with Martin Brodeur announcing he is ready to play starting this week, Pekka Rinne getting another shutout and Jean-Sebastien Giguerre putting in 2 quality back to back starts. If the offensive can keep churning, this could be the team to beat.

3. HANK’S AUTOSHOP (2): Tough to say if the win last week was the result of solid play or weak competition. Either way, barring serious setbacks, this team should be around come March 16th.

4. GM Anze Backup (4): It isn’t tough to say that this team’s win was due to weak competition, but that doesn’t offset that fact that this team continues to be at the top of many statistical categories. Court Watson, Ottawa HC GM, has openly discussed the idea of benching all his players in an effort to be the 2nd or 3rd seed should GM Anze Backup look like it could slide into the 6th and final playoff spot.

5. Andre Poodle Lussier (7): An impressive win over RoBERTo LuFONGo this week, and now sits just 1 point out of the playoffs with this team’s easiest matchup of the year this week. The only question is if this team can rebound from losing team anchor Ryan Miller to a high ankle sprain (from his own fantasy teammate..ah, the irony).

6. Bizzarohawks (8): You can’t help but route for a team whose GM is the human equivalent of Eeyore. The decisions all year have been questionable at best, but a key win last week followed up by some strong play in the next few weeks could get this team in the playoffs.

7. Western WA Caps (5): Continues its meteoric slide down the league standings with a crushing loss this past week. Probably the most potent offense paired with the most pathetic defense, will GM Cole Ballard make that vital trade for a goalie who doesn’t suck donkey balls?

8. RoBERTo LuFONGo (9): On paper, this team should win more, period. Therefore, I see no other issue other than shitty management.

9. Mystery Eskimos (9): This team was manhandled this past week, and judging by GM Caleb Widen’s waiver wire transactions, is desperate.

10. Steve Shankopotamous (Dead ass last): Another week, another loss, another Lucky 8 pack. This year is getting costly, as both Ottawa HC GM Court Watson and GM Anze Backup GM Red McIntyre could both declare at the expense of GM Jesse Cook that they were “XX Luckys richer this week.” Not one to stay humble, Jesse recently let his sub par performance get to his head at a school reunion this past weekend, as documented by the former head of J.N. Burnett’s film club below: