{"id":436391,"date":"2026-01-30T14:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/436391\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:49:13","slug":"nhl-power-rankings-a-top-10-shuffle-for-haiku-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/436391\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Power Rankings: A top 10 shuffle for Haiku Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s that time of year
No analysis or facts
Yeah, it\u2019s more haikus<\/p>\n

32 poems
Of varying quality
All the teams covered<\/p>\n

1. Tampa Bay Lightning, 34-14-4<\/p>\n

Last week: 1
Sean: 1
Dom: 1<\/p>\n

Hedman? McDonagh?
No need. Tampa\u2019s all good with
Charle-Edouard D\u2019Astous<\/p>\n

2. Colorado Avalanche, 35-8-9<\/p>\n

Last week: 2
Sean: 2
Dom: 2<\/p>\n

Chasing history
Until the holidays\u2019 end
Since then? Pretty mid<\/p>\n

3. Carolina Hurricanes, 33-15-5<\/p>\n

Last week: 3
Sean: 3
Dom: 3<\/p>\n

Tulsky on the phone
\u201cDo you want Kotkaniemi?\u201d
\u201c$4.8?\u201d No thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Buffalo Sabres, 31-17-5<\/p>\n

Last week: 4
Sean: 4
Dom: 4<\/p>\n

As the wins stack up<\/a>
\u2018Midas Touch\u2019 Kevyn Adams
Earns vindication<\/p>\n

5. Dallas Stars, 31-14-9<\/p>\n

Last week: 8
Sean: 5
Dom: 6<\/p>\n

Extension? Rental?
Whatever! It\u2019s Panarin!
Go all in again<\/p>\n

6. Minnesota Wild, 31-14-10<\/p>\n

Last week: 5
Sean: 6
Dom: 5<\/p>\n

Quinn Hughes is unreal
The Wild are a contender
Just need a center<\/p>\n

7. Montreal Canadiens, 30-17-7<\/p>\n

Last week: 9
Sean: 7
Dom: 7<\/p>\n

Hutson and Dobson
Dominate first game as pair
Makar and Toews who?<\/p>\n

8. Detroit Red Wings, 32-17-6<\/p>\n

Last week: 7
Sean: 9
Dom: 8<\/p>\n

Vintage John Gibson
Driving Detroit\u2019s playoff push
Last 20: On fire<\/p>\n

9. Pittsburgh Penguins, 27-14-11<\/p>\n

Last week: 10
Sean: 8
Dom: 9<\/p>\n

The key to success?
Geriatric superstars,
Depth<\/a> \u2026 and Stu Skinner<\/p>\n

10. Boston Bruins, 32-20-3<\/p>\n

Last week: 11
Sean: 10
Dom: 10<\/p>\n

Minten, first and fourth
Add it to the list: Rask, Phil
One more Bruins fleece<\/p>\n

11. Vegas Golden Knights, 25-14-14<\/p>\n

Last week: 6
Sean: 12
Dom: 11<\/p>\n

Mark Stone is healthy
And he\u2019s better than ever
Fingers crossed, Vegas<\/p>\n

12. Utah Mammoth, 28-22-4<\/p>\n

Last week: 12
Sean: 11
Dom: 12<\/p>\n

A team worth watching,
And eighty-nine bad seconds
Do not change that fact<\/p>\n

13. New York Islanders, 30-19-5<\/p>\n

Last week: 13
Sean: 13
Dom: 14<\/p>\n

Brick wall Sorokin
Generational Schaefer
Enough for playoffs?<\/p>\n

14. Edmonton Oilers, 28-19-8<\/p>\n

Last week: 16
Sean: 14
Dom: 13<\/p>\n

A difficult task:
Look at this team\u2019s bottom six
And find someone good<\/p>\n

15. Anaheim Ducks, 28-23-3<\/p>\n

Last week: 18
Sean: 15
Dom: 15<\/p>\n

Are they good or bad?
In the Pacific, who cares?
\u201cNot garbage\u201d should work<\/p>\n

16. San Jose Sharks, 27-21-4<\/p>\n

Last week: 17
Sean: 16
Dom: 16<\/p>\n

Year 2 superstar
Like \u201cThe Kid\u201d and \u201cMcJesus\u201d
Make way for\u2026 \u201cChester<\/a>\u201d???<\/p>\n

17. Columbus Blue Jackets, 25-20-7<\/p>\n

Last week: 20
Sean: 17
Dom: 17<\/p>\n

Seven wins in eight
The Rick Bowness bump<\/a> is real
But it came too late<\/p>\n

18. Florida Panthers, 28-22-3<\/p>\n

Last week: 14
Sean: 18
Dom: 18<\/p>\n

Time to face the facts:
Tkachuk might not be enough
To make up six points<\/p>\n

19. Seattle Kraken, 25-19-9<\/p>\n

Last week: 21
Sean: 20
Dom: 20<\/p>\n

Beniers is red hot
10-goal January\u2026 wait
Just four before that?<\/p>\n

20. Ottawa Senators, 25-21-7<\/p>\n

Last week: 26
Sean: 19
Dom: 21<\/p>\n

Reimer and S\u00f8gaard
Seem like they can stop beach balls
Might be good enough<\/p>\n

21. New Jersey Devils, 28-24-2<\/p>\n

Last week: 19
Sean: 21
Dom: 19<\/p>\n

Fancy stat darling
It\u2019s Lenni Hameenaho!
Wait, is Jack Hughes hurt<\/a>?<\/p>\n

22. Washington Capitals, 26-22-7<\/p>\n

Last week: 23
Sean: 22
Dom: 22<\/p>\n

Expect good or bad
Caps will do the opposite
Curse of The Model<\/p>\n

23. Los Angeles Kings, 22-17-13<\/p>\n

Last week: 25
Sean: 23
Dom: 23<\/p>\n

Wins before OT
14 \u2014 Kings rank 31st
Stupid loser points<\/p>\n

24. Nashville Predators, 24-23-6<\/p>\n

Last week: 24
Sean: 24
Dom: 26<\/p>\n

For twenty-five games,
The Preds seemed to have a pulse
Now? Trade who you can<\/p>\n

25. Philadelphia Flyers, 24-20-9<\/p>\n

Last week: 22
Sean: 25
Dom: 25<\/p>\n

Three long weeks ago,
We talked their \u201cmake-or-break stretch\u201d
And boy, did they break<\/p>\n

26. Toronto Maple Leafs, 24-21-9<\/p>\n

Last week: 15
Sean: 28
Dom: 24<\/p>\n

Pathetic homestand
Writing on wall: sell, sell, sell
Ditch Brad and Craig first<\/p>\n

27. Winnipeg Jets, 21-25-7<\/p>\n

Last week: 28
Sean: 26
Dom: 27<\/p>\n

One way to prevent
More playoff disappointment:
Simply don\u2019t make them<\/p>\n

28. Chicago Blackhawks, 21-24-9<\/p>\n

Last week: 27
Sean: 27
Dom: 28<\/p>\n

Much-needed sidekick
Demidov would\u2019ve been nice
Arty: minus-five<\/p>\n

29. Calgary Flames, 21-26-6<\/p>\n

Last week: 29
Sean: 29
Dom: 29<\/p>\n

Kadri and Coleman
CJ\u2019s trade board<\/a>; If they\u2019re gone?
Zero good players<\/p>\n

30. St. Louis Blues, 20-25-9<\/p>\n

Last week: 31
Sean: 30
Dom: 30<\/p>\n

To hit 90 points
Blues need a Prez trophy pace
\u201cWhat Dom got wrong<\/a>\u201d \u2014 Whoops!<\/p>\n

31. New York Rangers, 22-27-6<\/p>\n

Last week: 30
Sean: 31
Dom: 31<\/p>\n

Two Ls to Isles<\/a>
Our suggestion to Drury \u2014
Write a new letter<\/p>\n

32. Vancouver Canucks, 18-31-5<\/p>\n

Last week: 32
Sean: 32
Dom: 32<\/p>\n

With Quinn, they were bad
Without him, they\u2019re something worse
Something much sadder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s that time of yearNo analysis or factsYeah, it\u2019s more haikus 32 poemsOf varying qualityAll the teams covered…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436392,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[233,95,229,26,29,96,144,230,147,93,146,57,5,145,38,21,231,151,159,35,4,25,56,100,168,234,84,92,31,3154,27,39,109,18],"class_list":{"0":"post-436391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-anaheim-ducks","9":"tag-boston-bruins","10":"tag-buffalo-sabres","11":"tag-calgary-flames","12":"tag-carolina-hurricanes","13":"tag-chicago-blackhawks","14":"tag-colorado-avalanche","15":"tag-columbus-blue-jackets","16":"tag-dallas-stars","17":"tag-detroit-red-wings","18":"tag-edmonton-oilers","19":"tag-florida-panthers","20":"tag-hockey","21":"tag-los-angeles-kings","22":"tag-minnesota-wild","23":"tag-montreal-canadiens","24":"tag-nashville-predators","25":"tag-new-jersey-devils","26":"tag-new-york-islanders","27":"tag-new-york-rangers","28":"tag-nhl","29":"tag-ottawa-senators","30":"tag-philadelphia-flyers","31":"tag-pittsburgh-penguins","32":"tag-san-jose-sharks","33":"tag-seattle-kraken","34":"tag-st-louis-blues","35":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning","36":"tag-toronto-maple-leafs","37":"tag-utah-mammoth","38":"tag-vancouver-canucks","39":"tag-vegas-golden-knights","40":"tag-washington-capitals","41":"tag-winnipeg-jets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}