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NHL Power Rankings: Thanksgiving Ryan Strome Recalled Edition

I have a long Thanksgiving weekend and (therefore) a short article to be thankful for.

By ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles

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Outta my way! $200 56-inch screen TVs!
Outta my way! $200 56-inch screen TVs!
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I'm compiling this at 12:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Eve and I'm likely leaving early, so here's the all-bones-no-stuffing version of our weekly post.

Ed. note: But wait, not so fast! We're not letting Mike leave the office just yet, and the rumors have come true: Ryan Strome was officially recalled on Thanksgiving. So peruse these rankings, share your thanks, and consider this the Prodigal Strome Has Returned / Strome Released From Purgatory celebration thread.

Weekly Roundup of Opinion Polls

Site Updated New Ranking Prior Ranking Comments
CBS 11/24/2015 16 10 The Isles got a good lesson from the Canadiens over the weekend, showing that there's work to be done to get on par with the East's big boys. Off the ice, the team has to deal with possibly losing talented Travis Hamonic after his trade request.
ESPN 11/23/2015 16 12 On the bright side, after being swept in a home-and-home with the Habs this weekend, the Brooklyn boys don't have to play the Montrealers again in the regular season.
TSN 11/23/2015 17 10 Getting back-to-back games against the Habs is no treat, and the Isles lost both as they now try to deal with D Travis Hamonic's trade request, which has gone public.
Fox 11/23/2015 18 15 The Islanders had two straight dances with the Montreal Canadiens, so that’s a pretty difficult outing. But this team has just four wins in their last 10 games. They just don’t have that bite that they had last year. I mean, all they did was move to Brooklyn, not that much could have changed, right?
USA Today 11/23/2015 14 11 Travis Hamonic's trade request puts the organization in a bind; he's vital (and affordable).
Average 16.2 11.6 The publicizing ofa player's trade request is apparently worth 4 or 5 spots.

Montrealers is totally a real term!

LHH Power Rankings

For games through 11/24/15

(6) (4) (3) (2) (0)
Reg OT OT Reg LHH LHH
GP W W SO L L Pts Rating
1 Montreal Canadiens 22 15 1 1 1 4 99 139
2 Dallas Stars 22 15 2 0 0 5 98 131
3 New York Rangers 21 14 1 2 1 3 96 131
4 San Jose Sharks 21 10 2 1 0 8 71 112
5 Minnesota Wild 19 10 1 0 3 5 70 111
6 St. Louis Blues 22 11 2 1 2 6 81 108
7 Boston Bruins 20 10 0 1 1 8 65 107
8 Arizona Coyotes 20 9 1 0 1 9 60 107
9 Ottawa Senators 21 7 1 6 2 5 68 107
10 Washington Capitals 20 11 2 1 1 5 79 106
11 Los Angeles Kings 21 10 2 1 0 8 71 106
12 Pittsburgh Penguins 20 9 2 1 0 8 65 105
13 Winnipeg Jets 22 10 0 1 1 10 65 104
14 Nashville Predators 20 9 0 3 2 6 67 104
15 New York Islanders 21 9 1 1 2 8 65 104
16 Detroit Red Wings 21 7 4 0 2 8 62 101
17 New Jersey Devils 20 6 3 3 0 8 57 100
18 Colorado Avalanche 21 8 0 0 1 12 50 95
19 Tampa Bay Lightning 22 8 2 2 1 9 64 95
20 Toronto Maple Leafs 22 5 0 6 1 10 50 94
21 Chicago Blackhawks 21 7 4 0 2 8 62 92
22 Columbus Blue Jackets 22 8 0 0 0 14 48 91
23 Vancouver Canucks 22 7 0 1 6 8 57 91
24 Florida Panthers 21 7 0 2 3 9 54 87
25 Anaheim Ducks 22 7 0 2 3 10 54 83
26 Buffalo Sabres 21 6 1 2 1 11 48 80
27 Carolina Hurricanes 21 4 3 1 3 10 45 80
28 Edmonton Oilers 21 5 2 0 1 13 40 77
29 Philadelphia Flyers 21 3 3 2 4 9 44 77
30 Calgary Flames 22 3 5 1 0 13 41 76

Like a store-bought, ready-to-serve turkey, the Isles are just kinda average.

Enjoy the holiday, everyone! Have an extra helping of Strome!

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