Islanders/NHL Power Ranking Survey: 27th
by Dominik on Dec 20, 2011 5:02 PM EST
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By standings points (26 points), the New York Islanders rank 28th overall (with games in hand on most of their neighbors -- or neighbours, for our northern friends). By points percentage (.433), they rank 27th as their 1-6 OT/SO record fails them.
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Most media place them just a little higher than that (average of 26th, in the table below), while the GM said earlier this month that now is the time to vault well above that and make a playoff push. They are nine points out of eighth, with one to four games in hand on the teams they need to leap.
For a quick look at how fans of tonight's opponent digested last weeks Jets power rankings, check out Arctic Ice Hockey. This is our weekly power rankings and media ranking survey. It's also a chance to consider how they rank by several measures -- here's Torgo's look at their season in 10-game segments -- and speculate how high or low they're capable of landing by the end of the season.
On that note, and speaking of Arctic Ice Hockey, I linked this "Fenwick Power Ranking" post in the game preview, but it's an interesting look because it ranks teams by even strength possession (which is a long-term determinant of wins) and not by wins (which are of course, the ultimate measure but in short-term are subject to bounces and refs and hexes resulting from our First Islanders Goal picks).
By that goalie- and special teams-independent measure they rank 20th.
Media Power Rankings
And now on to the media power rankings survey:
| Outlet | Rank | Last Week | Their Commentary |
| CBSSports | 24 | 24 |
The revolving door in the Islanders goal crease continued last week as Kevin Poulin became the fifth different goalie to start a game for the team this season. He stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars. Five goalies in one year may seem like a lot (because it is) but they still need to use one more to match last season's total of six. |
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THN (Proteau) |
27 | 27 |
Rick DiPietro injured again, Isles near bottom of standings again - it's Groundhog Year on Long Island for the umpteenth straight year |
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ESPN (LeBrun) |
26 | 25 | Upset win over Minnesota on Saturday night ends four-game slide. |
| CBC | n/a | n/a |
[gone dark and cold] |
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TSN (Cullen) |
26 | 26 | Five games without a regulation win and probably no coincidence that the Isles are 1-for-20 (5.0%) with the man advantage in that time, since they had gone the previous five without a regulation loss while going 6-for-18 (33.3%) on the power play. |
| Fox | 27 | 27 | John Tavares has been putting up a little bit of offense, but the Isles’ young crop of forwards hasn’t taken a significant step forward as expected. Their defense has allowed at least three goals in six of eight. |
| Average |
26 |
25.8 |
Not much change as the Isles settle in familiar Nino-Strome territory. |
Real Power Rankings
Our weekly "real" power rankings are courtesy of Mike, or ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles (who is the one you'll find tirelessly compiling FIG picks in the game thread), conceived and delivers these week after week. They are calculated in true "power ranking" fashion -- i.e. how well teams fare based on their opponents' records.
| W | L | OTL | Pts | Win Pct | PWR | ||
| 1 | Minnesota | 20 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 0.682 | 1957 |
| 2 | St. Louis | 19 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 0.656 | 1943 |
| 3 | Boston | 21 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 0.694 | 1940 |
| 4 | Chicago | 21 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 0.697 | 1931 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 20 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 0.694 | 1929 |
| 6 | San Jose | 17 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 0.617 | 1881 |
| 7 | NY Rangers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 0.667 | 1879 |
| 8 | Detroit | 20 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0.661 | 1867 |
| 9 | Florida | 18 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 0.636 | 1821 |
| 10 | Vancouver | 19 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 0.625 | 1725 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 18 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 0.606 | 1724 |
| 12 | Dallas | 18 | 12 | 1 | 37 | 0.597 | 1639 |
| 13 | Nashville | 17 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 0.594 | 1637 |
| 14 | New Jersey | 18 | 13 | 1 | 37 | 0.578 | 1608 |
| 15 | Phoenix | 16 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 0.547 | 1590 |
| 16 | Winnipeg | 15 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 0.531 | 1548 |
| 17 | Toronto | 16 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 0.547 | 1540 |
| 18 | Buffalo | 16 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 0.547 | 1533 |
| 19 | Los Angeles | 14 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 0.500 | 1528 |
| 20 | Washington | 16 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 0.532 | 1518 |
| 21 | Edmonton | 14 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 0.484 | 1480 |
| 22 | Montreal | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 0.500 | 1477 |
| 23 | Ottawa | 15 | 14 | 4 | 34 | 0.515 | 1459 |
| 24 | Calgary | 14 | 15 | 4 | 32 | 0.485 | 1415 |
| 25 | Colorado | 15 | 17 | 1 | 31 | 0.470 | 1406 |
| 26 | Tampa Bay | 14 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 0.469 | 1396 |
| 27 | NY Islanders | 10 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 0.433 | 1340 |
| 28 | Carolina | 10 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 0.382 | 1203 |
| 29 | Anaheim | 9 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 0.359 | 1176 |
| 30 | Columbus | 9 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 0.333 | 956 |
For reference, here is last week's power rankings (Isles were 26th) post.
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Are we only 5 points behind the fully re-built Edmonton Oilers?
by Hockey1919 on Dec 20, 2011 5:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
With a couple of games in hand, no less
Take that, haters. Edmonton is just as still-mediocre as us.
Success was survival and, kid, it still is
by IslesFanInNJ on Dec 20, 2011 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
I don't agree.
While the points in the standings are similar, Edmonton has a -1 goal differential while were at -28. Edmonton is currently led by young stars in the making in Nugent-Hopkins, Hall, and Eberle who are all producing at about 1 point per game. They also have a winning record at home which is another small plus to point out. Edmonton might not be a playoff team this year, but you can clearly see that they are going in the right direction. With the Islanders, it is nowhere near as clear. I’m not trying to bash the team here because I do feel that they are heading in the right direction, but it’s going to take time before Nino, Strome, Kabanov, de Haan, and the rest of the prospects can help to carry the team.
by nyislanders93 on Dec 20, 2011 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
They have some great pieces
and consecutive #1s and an Eberle helps, with more on the way.
I suspect the point was more that based on the contrasting starts (when Khabibulin was standing on his head) people were complaining why can’t we have what Edmonton has, when there were several indicators that they would not be anywhere near that lofty for long. The two teams have different flaws, but they’re awfully close in Fenwick right now, for what it’s worth.
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by Dominik on Dec 20, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That was my point, how perception plays into the re-build.
The Oilers sucked more for two seasons and picked up 2 top prospects, but that doesn’t mean they are on a faster track. I think looking at the Islanders prospect pool we are in no worse shape, the trick is, the prospects need to pan out.
They also have a winning record at home which is another small plus to point out
In the same token, you could say that the Islanders have a better road record than the Oil which indicates more character. If all goes well, the Islanders home won’t be the building they are in for much longer anyway. What I do concede about the better home record is that it sends the season ticket holders home happier, which is important.
How come their rebuild went so quick?!
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the umpteenth straight year
They made the playoffs in 2007… so “umpteen” obviously equals “five.”
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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1979-80
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May 24, 1980: Tonelli to Nystrom. At long last, the steady build of the New York Islanders from expansion doormat to surprise semifinalist to annual contender reaches the promised land: Buoyed by a late season trade for Butch Goring that gave the team the depth up the middle GM Bill Torrey had been seeking, the Islanders knock off the Philadelphia Flyers in six games.
The victory justified the faith in coach Al Arbour who guided them from their second season to their first Stanley Cup seven seasons later. The Islanders would not be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, but they would be the only one capable of a dynasty.
1980-81
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May 21, 1981: This time it was much easier. After falling to "only" 91 points in the 1979-80 season, the Islanders returned to their division title tradition, piling up 110 points -- a whole 13 points over second-place Philadelphia.
Between the quarterfinals (where they beat the upstart Oilers in six games) and the finals, the Islanders reeled off eight consecutive wins -- with a four-game sweep of archrival Rangers in between. As they defeated the Minnesota North Stars in five games for their second Cup, their goal difference in the final was a combined +10.
1981-82
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May 16, 1982: Another year, another landslide title. The Islanders won the Patrick Division by a whopping 26 points over the second-place Rangers, and were seven points clear of their nearest competition for the President's Trophy, the still-not-quite-ripe Edmonton Oilers.
A first-round scare against the Pittsburgh Penguins turned in the Isles' favor thanks to John Tonelli's heroics, and a true dynasty was on its way: Past the Rangers in six games, then an eight-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks to run away with the Stanley Cup.
1982-83
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May 17, 1983: Not so fast, whipper-snappers. The Edmonton Oilers' steadily rising challenge for league supremacy took them all the way to the finals for the first time, where the New York Islanders summarily dispatched them in a four-game sweep. For the Islanders, the Dynasty was secured. For the Oilers, it was a powerful lesson in where talent ends and the demands of playoff hockey begin.
Four years, four Cups, 16 consecutive playoff series wins (a record that would grow to 19 until the rematch with the Oilers the following year). Mike Bossy scored 60 goals yet again, and Wayne Gretzky became acquainted with Billy Smith's crease.
