Chirps from Center Ice

A fan blog about the AHL's Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins

Week 11 AHL Power Rankings

6 Comments Posted by on December 16, 2013

Microblog: Harry Zolnierczyk and Philip Samuelsson were recalled from Wilkes-Barre Monday morning. Dustin Stevenson was recalled from Wheeling by Wilkes-Barre Monday afternoon.

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I really want teams to show me something.

For example, the Penguins. They lose to the elite Falcons, then beat the “meh” Bears and score just one goal and beat last place Utica.

For example, the Stars. Yes, Texas is up five spots from tenth this week in the Week 11 Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings, thanks to a five game winning streak. But the teams they beat in this streak are no better than 23rd in this weeks rankings.

The Hershey Bears play the Binghamton Senators five times a week it seems.

See what I mean?

Sorry, Devils fans. I buried the fact that your team is tops in this weeks Rankings in the sixth paragraph. The Devils are an offensive juggernaut.

Biggest gainer? Your Portland Pirates. They’ve taken 7 of 8 points like Pirates in the night.

Biggest loss? A tie between Worcester and Binghamton, both down ten. You’ll see why when you get to the capsules for each.

Alright, enough of me. Click through the jump to see all the pretty AHL logos if you didn’t link in here directly.

Rank Team Last Week Comment This Week
1 ALB 2nd (+1) There ain’t no stopping the Devils right now. 31 goals in a six game winning streak. I’m no math major, but that’s over five goals a game. @ BNG Sat., BRI Sun.
2 button_gr200 1st (-1) Griffs down one spot but don’t let that fool you. The only team arguably any hotter is the Devils. @ IA Wed., Host RFD Fri., @ CHI Sat.
3 button_spr200 No change 7 of 8 points so far for the Falcons on this 6 game road trip. @ PRO Fri., HFD Sat.
4 MCH No change Monarchs the class of the Eastern Conference, but the CFCI politburo leaving them behind the Falcons, who just tore through the East Division this week. Host POR Fri., @ BRI Sat.
5 button_tex200 10th (+5) Stars have put together a five game winning streak. Feasting on quality of opponent of do we have something here? Host SA Wed., @ OKC Fri. & Sat.
6 button_abb200 5th (-1) Heat see a three game winning streak end to the Wild this week. @ UTI Wed., Fri. HAM Sun.
7 WBS 6th (-1) Is there any team doing more with less than the Penguins? We’ll find out this week, MORE bodies called up. Host WOR Fri., SYR Sat.
8 TOR No change The leader of the North Division (for now) are your Toronto Marlies, this despite going 2-2 this week. @ RCH Wed., CHA Fri. & Sat.
9 STJ No change 6 of 8 points for the IceCaps who now do not play until after Christmas. No games.
10 button_rfd200 13th (+3) Sweep OKC, go to Des Moines and lose. Still in good position in the Division / Conference. @ GR Fri., Host MIL Sat.
11 button_ham200 7th (-4) Bulldogs go from North Division leaders to mid-pack this week. Such is life in this division, more competitive then the East? @ CHI Wed., IA Fri., Host ABB Sun.
12 POR 27th (+15) Pirates quietly loot 7 of 8 points from opponents over the past four contests. @ MCH Fri., Host PRO Sat.
13 NOR 19th (+6) 3 out of 6 for Norfolk who are tied in points for second in the division behind the Penguins. @ CHA Thu., Host ADK Fri. & Sat.
14 HER 20th (+6) I wish every other game wasn’t against Binghamton, because I’d be able to get a better handle on this team. Host SYR Wed., WOR Sat. & Sun.
15 PRO 18th (+3) Three of six points this week for the P-Bruins against teams on paper they should have beaten easily. Host SPR Fri., @ POR Sat.
16 BRI 11th (-5) Swept by Albany, beat the struggling P-Bruins then beat by the Monarchs. This after winning four straight. @ HFD Fri., Host MCH Sat., ALB Sun.
17 RCH 23rd (+6) Beat Lake Erie indoors and outdoors this week then must have been drained Saturday because they were shutout by the Crunch. Host TOR Wed., then home and home with LE Fri. @ Sat.
18 button_le200 12th (+6) Three losses to in-division foes would spell doom for any other division but the North, where the Monsters are just two points off the lead. Home and home with RCH Fri. & Sat.
19 button_uti200 24th (+5) Comets are officially no longer an automatic win anymore. 4 of 6 points this week. Host ABB Wed. & Fri.
20 ADK 15th (-5) Eke out a shootout win vs. the WolfPack then are overpowered by the Monarchs. Still “best of the rest” in the Northeast. @ NOR Fri. & Sat.
21 button_mil200 14th (-7) Ads had a three game win streak snapped in Grand Rapids, where they mustered two goals in two games. Host SA Fri., @ RFD Sat., CHI Sun.
22 button_cha200 29th (+7) Checkers have all of a sudden won three straight. Host NOR Thu., TOR Fri. & Sat.
23 button_ia200 28th (+5) Split with the Heat then beat Rockford Sunday. Host GR Wed., HAM Fri., SA Sat.
24 button_chi200 21st (-3) Wolves slow down a great Grand Rapids team, then lose to Texas and San Antonio. Host HAM Wed., GR Sat., MIL Sun.
25 SYR 22nd (-3) Skid halted for the Crunch or did the Amerks have anything left Saturday? @ HER Wed., Host BNG Fri., @ WBS Sat.
26 WOR 16th (-10) Two goals this week for a Sharks team that seems to have gone cold all of a sudden. A Weekend foray into the East Division is next up. @ WBS Fri., HER Sat. & Sun.
27 BNG 17th (-10) The B-Sens have lost 7 in a row to all sorts of opponents; good bad and indifferent. @ SYR Fri., Host ALB Sat.
28 button_sa200 25th (-3) I don’t know what the takeaway is for the Rampage beating the Wolves when losing two to the Checkers and one to the Stars this week. @ TEX Wed., MIL Fri., IA Sat.
29 button_okc200 26th (-3) Barons still third in the Division, but that’s not much of a claim because of San Antonio and Charlotte. Host TEX Fri. & Sat.
30 button_hfd200 No change Seven game losing streak for the ‘Pack. Host BRI Fri., SPR Sat.

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If you think I am nuts, come see me in the comments. I welcome your thoughts.

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6 responses to “Week 11 AHL Power Rankings”

  1. Darryl Hunt's avatar210Darryl December 16, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Portland’s jump might be a little too big. Other than that it looks like you’ve nailed it again…

    • nafsnep's avatarnafsnep December 16, 2013 at 4:21 pm

      I reward teams that go on runs. Normally, things balance out.

      I appreciate the fact that I have everything straight. Writing up the blurbs and formatting everything is easy. Ranking 30 teams is time consuming.

  2. richard dopkin's avatarrichard dopkin December 16, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    Meh–you describe my Bears as “meh”—what a great description(although,except when they play the Pens they aren’t terrible)–also do the Bears play anybody but Bingo and WBS–does not seem like it—keep up the good work and I really enjoy the headlines in your blogs!!
    richard

    • nafsnep's avatarnafsnep December 16, 2013 at 4:18 pm

      No offense intended, but the blurb about me wanting them to play someone other than Binghamton 80 times a week so i can get a handle them is why I labeled them “meh.”

      Hershey beat Binghamton. Again? Meh..