Power Rankings Roundup: Week 15

by EmilyB on Jan 18, 2012 2:00 PM EST in Power Ranking Roundups

Our weekly temperature-taking of the mainstream media's opinions on the Washington Capitals.

Outlet	This Week	Last Week	What They're Saying
	15	18	The Capitals are back among the top-eight in the East, but their first shutout loss of the season to the Islanders on Tuesday did not help matters.
	12	14	The Capitals entered the week in the top spot in the Southeast Division, and it's not going to be much of a surprise if the regular season ends and they're the only team from the division to qualify for the playoffs.
	13	18	The Caps have won seven of their past 10 and, after spending seemingly an eternity away from the Southeast Division penthouse, are back in first place.
	14	14	The Caps will be cautious with All-Star snub Nicklas Backstrom, who hasn’t played since suffering a head injury on an elbow from Rene Bourque during a three-assist performance on Jan. 3.
	11	12	Alex Ovechkin has eight goals, 13 points in past 12 games
	11	13	Will he be physically able to play in the All-Star Game? Probably not, but Nicklas Backstrom should've at least had his terrific first half recognized.
	14	20	They've won three in a row and look ready to overtake Florida in the Southeast. On the downside, Mike Green needs abdominal surgery and will be out four-to-six weeks. But they've had to play without him much of the season already, so maybe they'll be able to better withstand his latest injury, find a way to win the division, and go into the playoffs with a healthy Green. That's the optimist's view.
	18	22	The Capitals are 7-2 in their last nine and G Tomas Vokoun has a .942 SV% during that span. Once they get Nicklas Backstrom back in the lineup, they might even be worthy of their current third seed in the East. Key Injuries: C Nicklas Backstrom (concussion), D Mike Green (groin).

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It’d be neat if one of our Excel-savvy users with time on his/her hands would chart these sources and their rankings since the beginning of the season.

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by J.P. on Jan 18, 2012 2:21 PM EST reply actions

The SI one probably looks like this...

Capitals goal scored by #22, Mike...

by KNUUUUUUUUUUBLE on Jan 18, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Here's the CBS one

"I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them" - Alex Ovechkin

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by sami426 on Jan 18, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

I just got that off their site. Don’t have the time to go through all of them now and create the charts though

"I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them" - Alex Ovechkin

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by sami426 on Jan 18, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

Trying, but it’s very difficult because the sources have changed so much

by discuit on Jan 18, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks! (And they’ve been pretty constant for a while now – early on it was hard to tell who was going to give a crap and who wasn’t.)

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by J.P. on Jan 18, 2012 2:51 PM EST up reply actions

error in http://www.japersrink.com/2011/11/30/2599484/power-rankings-roundup-week-8
THN ranking should be 12, not 6

by discuit on Jan 18, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions

Fixed, thanks!

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by J.P. on Jan 18, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions

There’s something weird with the THN rankings. They’ve only put out 14 lists.

The capitals are ranked in this order: 6,2,1,1,2,3,6,12,12,12,14,13,12,11
Can’t figure out how I’m failing to synchronize this with Japers’ Rink’s posts.

by discuit on Jan 18, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions

CBC’s numbering is a week ahead of the rink. confusing

by discuit on Jan 18, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions

Capitals NHL Power Ranking by Week

caveats:
*There’s still something wonky with the offset of THN rankings, will require more investigation. But the sequence is correct.
*The NHL does not rank below 16 so there are a few dropouts on that line

by discuit on Jan 18, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs

Cool visualization, discuit. Thanks!

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by J.P. on Jan 18, 2012 3:48 PM EST up reply actions

Solved the problem. THN didn't put out a ranking around Christmas (week 12)

Fixed chart

by discuit on Jan 18, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs

And I just realized the chart goes 1-16 when it should be preseason and 1-15. Will fix that for next week :) I wish Google Docs had advanced chart options like Excel so I could change it live.

by discuit on Jan 18, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions

Great to see. Thanks

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by caps&skins on Jan 18, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions