Keep in mind that this ultimately means next to nothing next to actual playoff seeding and Stanley Cup victories.
Website | Last Week | This Week | Comment |
CBC | X | X | Nothing published yet. What's up, guys? |
CBS | 3 | 1 | Two road games in back-to-back days against two of the East's presumed favorites and they pick up two convincing wins? Not bad, eh? … Evgeni Malkin and James Neal are cruising already, and just wait until Sidney Crosby comes alive. |
ESPN | 4 | X | Did not publish as of 4 PM Eastern. |
FOX | 4 | 2 | Two games, two strong defensive efforts for Pittsburgh. The big road wins came despite a combined 0-for-10 shooting performance by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. |
The Hockey News | X | 2 | When Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are healthy to lead, the Penguins are a team on another level. Malkin and James Neal will continue to be a difficult duo to handle. |
NHL | X | 2 | They enter the season in a rare position -- with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang healthy at the same time. General manager Ray Shero solidified his goaltending by signing Tomas Vokoun to back up Marc-Andre Fleury. The wheels came off in a major way during the postseason against the Philadelphia Flyers, but there's no more offensively gifted team in the East than Pittsburgh. |
Sports Illustrated | 1 | X | Did not publish as of 4 PM Eastern. |
TSN | 1 | X | Nothing since January 11. Apparently they want a full week of games first. |
Hockey Prospectus | X | X | Nothing published yet. |
Aggregate rating last week: 2.60 (from five sources). This week: 1.75 (from four sources).
Publishing days:
CBC – ?
CBS, FOX, THN – Mondays
ESPN – Wednesdays
NHL – Fridays