Power Rankings

Since we're about a third of the way through the season, we here at the RAD figured it would be time for some Power Rankings. You in? Of course you are. You love Power Rankings. Truth be told, they are your favorite.

So let's begin.

#1: Red Army (4-0-0). Four games, four wins. They have scored 35 goals, which is seven more than the next highest scoring team (Puck Ewes). They have given up only nine goals, which is eight fewer than the next best team (Prestige Worldwide). Their penalty kill is perfect at 100%, their power play is clicking at 67%, they're getting scoring from everyone, and their goalie is stopping just about everything (three of those aforementioned nine goals against were scored into an empty net... by the aforementioned Puck Ewes, mind you). So yes, they're number one right now. And no, it's not really that close.

#2: Prestige Worldwide (2-0-2). It may have been a bit of a championship hangover, but Prestige is looking formidable again. With the same team as last season, these guys are stingy (and physical) on defense. Their speed picks teams apart, and after suffering a pair of OT losses, they picked up a big win yesterday over the Cosby Sweaters. The rematch with the Red Army on February 12 will be a great test for both teams.

#3: Puck Ewes (3-1-0). The team that is a perennial contender is once again, a contender. The Puck Ewes are up to their old tricks of scoring lots of goals. They scored seven, seven, and ten in their first three games. Game four they played the Red Army though. But, that is their only loss so far, so they get third.

#4: Trailside (2-2-0) . This team is a mystery. When they have their good lineup, with the players who helped them win back to back President's Trophies, they are up their with the best, if not the best. When they don't, well, they lose badly. Like all teams, they want their star players to show up. But unlike most teams, they literally just mean at the rink.

#5: Shockers (3-2-0). The Shockers, just like in the past, have one or two offensive stars, a good goalie, and then a lot of players in that medium-skilled level. At 3-2 some might say they are over-achieving, with two of their victories coming in overtime. How they fare this Thursday against the Red Army may show if this squad is a contender or pretender.

#6: Cryptic Stench (1-2-2). Played the Soviets well, but lost. They'll live and die with that box of defense. Right now, they're dying more than they're living.

#7: Cosby Sweaters (0-4-0). Winless. Getting outscored 29-6 so far this season and have yet to score more than three goals in a game. They lost a tough game to PW yesterday when discipline problems did them in. I don't remember Rocky getting beaten up this much.