Power Rankings: Rankings, the trade-deadline edition

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Our apologies for being a day later than usual with our Power Rankings, but we needed an extra day to get over that monster Chad Kilger trade out of Toronto.

So, here's our trade-deadline edition of the Power Rankings, where we give you a recap of key deals (nor non-deals) for each team and how it affects their status on our list.

The three big movers -- Marian Hossa to Pittsburgh, Brian Campbell to San Jose and Brad Richards to Dallas -- are all here, as are the non-movers.

As always, you can weigh in and rank your 30 teams here.

Until next time, enjoy, puckheads!

-- Posted on Thursday, Feb. 28

2007-2008 Power Rankings: Week 20
  RK (PV)   TEAM REC. COMMENT
1 (1)   Stars 40-22-5 Brad Richards is heading to Big D. His reaction to leaving Tampa Bay: "It's kind of like getting let out of a cage. I felt handcuffed here. It's kind of like Christmas morning for me." Richards is out of the cage! Watch out, West!
2 (5)   Penguins 36-21-7 It's not like the Penguins needed to make a big deal (they are 6-2-2 over their last 10 without Sidney Crosby). Still, they came out of nowhere to land Marian Hossa and big guy Hal Gill. Think someone has a win-it-all attitude?
3 (4)   Devils 37-21-6 The Devils picked up defenseman Bryce Salvador from the Blues and that was the only real move New Jersey made. Why? Coach Brent Sutter: "I have complete faith in this group."
4 (2)   Red Wings 42-17-6 When deals for Marian Hossa and Sergei Fedorov didn't work out, the Red Wings brought in defenseman Brad Stuart from Los Angeles. You can never have enough D, but you also need a healthy lineup, too.
5 (3)   Canadiens 34-21-9 It wasn't who Montreal gained, but who it gave away that garnered headlines. The habs traded goalie Cristobal Huet to the Caps, leaving the net reins to Carey Price. Paging Ken Dryden!?!?
6 (8)   Ducks 36-23-7 GM Brian Burke's deadline-day interview on TSN of Canada confirmed two things: (a) Burke would win any alley fight; and (b) he knows what he's doing. Role players dominated his Feb. 26 transactions as he declared, "I want my team set up by Christmas, not the trade deadline."
7 (7)   Sharks 34-21-8 The Sharks brought in defenseman Brian Campbell from Buffalo, but will they keep him after this season? Either way, San Jose has to get past the second round for any of it to matter.
8 (6)   Senators 36-22-6 The Sens debated on Nikolai Khabibulin, they passed on Marian Hossa and they settled on Martin Lapointe from the Hawks. Then, John Paddock got fired. The one team we thought we could count on as an East power is really disappointing us!
9 (13)   Canucks 32-22-9 GM Dave Nonis was pretty quiet during the deadline; some say too quiet. But hey, maybe Matt Pettinger is the answer to all those offensive woes in Vancouver.
10 (12)   Flames 33-22-9 Hey, GM Darryl Sutter likes his team just the way it is. And that includes Alex Tanguay. A playoff berth seems to be a given at this point, so can we argue with him?
11 (9)   Wild 35-24-5 Chris Simon?!?! Geez, weren't Todd Fedoruk and Derek Boogaard enough?
12 (10)   Predators 32-25-8 After giving away everything but the kitchen sink at last season's deadline for Peter Forsberg, GM David Poile gave up just a seventh-round draft pick this season.
13 (16)   Bruins 33-23-6 The Bruins were quiet on deadline day and who could blame them? They are currently in the playoff mix despite a ton of injuries and we can't see how Peter Chiarelli's non-moves (which equals faith in his team) won't give Boston a little confidence.
14 (15)   Avalanche 33-26-6 Joe Sakic's back from injury, Peter Forsberg signed on before the deadline and Adam Foote signed on for another Denver stint. Hey! The gang's all here! Where's Blake and Roy? :)
15 (14)   Coyotes 32-27-5 The Coyotes picked up Hossa (that's MARCEL Hossa) and Al Montoya at the deadline. Gee, does GM Don Maloney know anyone within the Rangers organization? Doesn't matter. This club has too much youth and too bright a future to care about big deadline deals.
16 (17)   Rangers 32-24-8 GM Glen Sather reached for depth in his lineup, not depth in his pocket, on deadline day and signed Christian Backman.
17 (11)   Flyers 31-25-7 The Flyers picked up Vinny Prospal from the Lightning the day before the deadline. Philly fans will hope the streaky forward gets hot during the run to the playoffs.
18 (22)   Hurricanes 33-28-5 The Canes added Tuomo Ruutu on deadline day along with an earlier deal that sent Cory Stillman and Mike Commodore to Ottawa for Pat Eaves and Joe Corvo. Such role-player acquisitions were helpful to Carolina in the past.
19 (18)   Sabres 31-24-9 We can't blame Sabres fans for being sad to see another big-name player leave Buffalo. We've seen those "Fire GM Darcy Regier" petitions! But didn't they need to get something at this point? And Steve Bernier added some spark in his Sabres debut.
20 (19)   Capitals 29-27-8 Cristobal Huet. Sergei Fedorov. Matt Cooke. Washington is making a move to get into the playoffs now. But will Carolina get in the way?
21 (21)   Islanders 30-27-7 Besides getting rid of Chris Simon, the Islanders gave a new deal to Mike Comrie. Shockingly, the term was under 15 years.
22 (22)   Blues 28-25-10 Barret Jackman beat out Bryce Salvador in the Blues signing sweepstakes and Cam Janssen has a chance to be the hometown hero.
23 (23)   Blue Jackets 29-27-9 The Blue Jackets parted with two older players and their contracts (Fedorov and Foote) to help build for the future.
24 (26)   Blackhawks 30-27-6 Ruutu and Lapointe are out of town, but GM Dave Tallon could only bring Andrew Ladd into the mix.
25 (25)   Panthers 28-30-8 Olli Jokinen is still a Panther. But how long should we say the same for Jacques Martin?
26 (24)   Thrashers 29-31-4 Marian Hossa is out of town. Now, the Thrashers are trying to avoid the complete nosedive.
27 (29)   Maple Leafs 28-28-9 Mats Sundin is still in town and he's still scoring goals and he'll still be playing golf or something else other than NHL hockey come April 9.
28 (27)   Oilers 29-30-5 No tears from the airport this trade deadline (damn, where's Ryan Smyth when you need him?!). But with kids like Andrew Cogliano and Sam Gagner in town, things are looking up for the Oil, unless if you're Dwayne Roloson.
29 (28)   Lightning 25-31-7 The big three is no more. But Dan Boyle's new deal, the new management team and a potential new contract for Vinny Lecavalier might all change the tide in Tampa Bay.
30 (30)   Kings 26-34-4 Rob Blake after not being traded: "Now we move on." Move on to what?



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