By Bob Trask – The second edition of the reverse power rankings has seen some changes in the projected draft order. Because most teams are only 14 games into the season, these rankings could continue to jump around dramatically. In today’s ranking, I will list this week’s rankings and compare them to those of last week to illustrate the risers and fallers.

As with last week I have ended the rankings with Florida’s pick in the first round the Montreal acquired in the Ben Chiarot trade.

Three teams that were not on last week’s list of the top draft picks were Calgary, Buffalo and Edmonton. All three had tough weeks which means they rose in the draft rankings. Two others that gained significantly in the rankings were Tampa Bay and Chicago who moved several spots up the draft ladder. Los Angeles, Montreal and Arizona had the biggest drops in their draft positions with the Canadiens coming in at #16 overall. Florida also dropped in the draft rankings from last week and based on current standings Montreal’s second pick in round one would come in at #23.

RANK THIS WEEK	RANK LAST WEEK	CHANGE	TEAM	POINTS
			LOTTERY TEAMS
1	1	–	Columbus Blue Jackets	56.5
2	2	–	Anaheim Ducks	57.6
3	3	–	St. Louis Blues	58.3
4	4	–	San Jose Sharks	63.6
5	7	+2	Nashville Predators	67.6
6	8	+2	Ottawa Senators	68.0
7	6	-1	Vancouver Canucks	69.8
8	NR		Calgary Flames	76.4
9	5	-4	Arizona Coyotes	77.6
10	15	+5	Chicago Black Hawks	78.8
11	13	+2	Washington Capitals	81.6
12	9	-3	Pittsburgh Penguins	83.3
13	20	+7	Tampa Bay Lightning (Chicago Blackhawks Pick)	83.6
14	10	-4	Minnesota Wild	84.0
15	NR		Buffalo Sabres	84.0
16	11	-5	Montreal Canadiens	84.0
			NON-LOTTERY TEAMS.
17	NR		Edmonton Oilers	84.3
18	16	-2	Toronto Maple Leafs	87.5
19	18	-1	New York Rangers	88.4
20	18	-2	Detroit Red Wings	88.4
21	12	-9	Los Angeles Kings	88.9
22	19	-3	Philadelphia Flyers	92.0
23	21	-2	Florida Panthers (Montreal Canadiens Pick)	92.6

Prospects – #16 Overall

Consolidated Ranking – Matthew Wood – F – University of Connecticut

Bob McKenzie – Kasper Halttunen – F – HIFK Liiga

Craig Button – Will Smith – C – USNTDP Juniors

Prospects – #23 Overall

Consolidated Ranking – Caden Price – LD – Kelowna Rockets

Bob McKenzie – Has only ranked to #16 overall to date

Craig Button – Noel Nordh – LW/RW – Swedish J20 Nationell

Ranking information is courtesy of eliteprospects.com. The link to each player will bring up their personal profile, performance statistics and any rankings that other scouting services may have applied to them.

Looking Forward

This week saw some significant changes in the projected standings and a lot of teams “Points” rankings are very close together. That means there is potential for more big changes in the “Reverse Power Rankings” next week. Curiously, two teams that were deemed to be candidates to tank this season (Arizona and Chicago) have been surprisingly strong.

Stay tuned.

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