Respect Rankings (1/10): The Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With One Step

Home wins against the flu-riddled Habs and banged-up Thrashers have helped the Caps' Respect Ranking bounce back a little after a rough week. Kudos go out to the brain trust at ESPN for bucking conventional wisdom and bumping the Caps down six spots despite two wins against ESPN's own third- and ninth-rated teams.

As always, if you know of other power rankings, let me know about 'em.

Source	Current	Previous	Change
CBS Sportsline.com (1/9)	25	27	+2
CP (1/9)	23	27	+4
DeGroat.net (1/7)	22	24	+2
ESPN.com (1/8)	19	13	-6
FOX Sports.com (1/8)	21	22	+1
Massey Rating (1/9)	25	26	+1
Sagarin Rating (1/9)	23	26	+3
SI.com (1/8)	22	22	NC
TSN.ca (1/8)	22	25	+3
AVERAGE	22.4	23.5	+1.1
NHL Standings (Points/Games Played)	20	23	+3