| Ranking (previous) | Team | Commentary | Record |
| 1 (1) |  | It is so boring to continue to have the same number one week in and week out but that is the way it is in the NHL right now, there is no argument from anyone anywhere that the Red Wings are not the team to beat, they have 86 points and are 30+ games over .500, that is ridiculous for a hockey team. | 41-10-4 |
| 2 (5) |  | The Flyers are red hot right now as they are beating the hell out of every team not in their division. However, that is going to need to change because the Atlantic is a tight race and with games against the Rangers and Penguins coming up this week first place can change hands quickly. | 30-17-5 |
| 3 (8) |  | The Habs waited and waited, were unspoken of and than made their push. They are without any huge name players and are about to take over the lead in the Eastern Conference. A win against the Sens on Tuesday night was the first step in a week that will see them finally surpass Ottawa. | 29-16-9 |
| 4 (7) |  | Marty Turco is heating up, which is imperative for the Stars because I don't trust a team with Mike Ribeiro as their top scorer to win games through their offense. | 32-20-5 |
| 5 (4) |  | I think Evgeni Nabokov not getting the MVP in the all-star game was a sin. There was 8 goals scored on his team that night and he allowed 0. In other words his GAA was 12.00 less than the rest of his team, not to mention the sickest save I've seen in a long time against Ilya Kovalchuk. | 29-16-7 |
| 6 (3) |  | Things always look bleakest before the sun shines through. Things are starting to get bad for the Sens who do not want to go into the playoffs as a four seed and have to battle the entire Atlantic division throughout the playoffs. They need Heatley back and time is a factor. | 32-18-4 |
| 7 (11) |  | I always thought the Wild were the best team in the Northwest and they are on top of the carousel division, for now. | 30-19-4 |
| 8 (10) |  | The Flames are still hot on the tail of the Wild and are far from leaning over and saying die. Even though they have the least talent on their roster they continue to surge ahead of most of the teams in the North and are raising a lot of eyebrows. | 27-19-8 |
| 9 (2) |  | The Devils got cold at a bad time, and just when they were right on pace with the rest of the division they dropped big games, including a loss to the Pens. The bad thing about their win a few days later was it was in OT, which they can't afford to go into with their division rivals, especially in a race where the division lead is only 2 points ahead of the third place team. | 30-20-3 |
| 10 (9) |  | If the Pens want me to take them seriously they need to beat the Flyers this Sunday, which is something they haven't done all season. I don't give them a prayer at winning the division if they can't take care of the first place team head-to-head. | 29-19-5 |
| 11 (14) |  | Holy crap the Nashville Predators are just one spot out of the top 10. Show of hands of people who picked Nashville to be in the playoffs. No one? Yeah same here. | 28-21-5 |
| 12 (12) |  | The Avs are staying above water right now with all the injuries which is an accomplishment but unless they make some big deadline moves I can't see this team being anything more than first round fodder. | 28-21-5 |
| 13 (17) |  | The Coyotes and the Predators are both playoff bound teams? This is why I love the NHL, sometimes it isn't about the talented scorers it is about playing a smart game and getting good goaltending. I mean look at the Rangers, they went out and signed every offensive free agent they could and it negatively effected their team. | 28-22-4 |
| 14 (6) |  | Think the Ducks are excited to have Teemu Selanne back? They stopped scoring and played bad defense in front of their goaltender and all of a sudden we are curious about how good this team really is. It isn't even having a talented scorer back, it was really about just needing a spark to get going again. | 28-22-7 |
15 (16) |  | I hate all teams from Boston. I actually want the Bruins to sneak in the playoffs as either an 8 or a 7 so where ever the Flyers are placed they can beat the living hell out of them. That's right, I do hold grudges against cities, not just teams. | 27-21-5 | | 16 (13) |  | Hockey is a team game and no single player has a huge impact on their team. Unless of course you are talking about goalies. Roberto Luonogo has been missing time to be with his pregnant wife and has not had his head in the sport and because of that, the Canucks are dropping like rocks (only 2 wins in their last 10 games). | 26-21-7 |
| 17 (20) |  | The Rangers are starting to turn on their game but it might be to little to late. Right now they are in a position where they would need to battle for a playoff spot down the stretch and if they get in they will have to play dominant teams in the playoffs every series. | 27-23-6 |
| 18 (27) |  | Talk about dangerously inconsistent, the Sabres are up and down, unbeaten in 10 and than lose 10 straight. With only 52 games played so far they can catch up for a low playoff spot, which they should consider a win for the season. | 24-21-7 |
| 19 (19) |  | What I just said for the Sabres is ditto for the Blues, same amount of games played, same consistency problem. | 24-21-7 |
| 20 (18) |  | The Blue Jackets are just a year away from being a playoff team for the first time in their franchise. This season may be ending for them soon and they should be on the golf courses during playoffs but next year is the year for Columbus in hockey. | 25-23-7 |
21 (23) |  | At 21 overall in the Sports Kid Rankings I expect the Caps to be number 3 in the East at the end of the season, the league really needs to fix that. | 24-24-4 | 22 (26) |  | %>Does the fact that the Panthers have an honest shot at a home playoff series mean that they won't be trading Olli Jokinen at the deadline? Damnit! | 25-25-5 | 23 (15) |  | What a difference two weeks makes because just when I thought they had a chance to be the best team in New York and sneak into the playoffs they just stop winning. Looks like the dream of not being the bastard son of the Atlantic is over.. | 24-24-6 | 24 (22) |  | Are the Hurricanes really the 24 team in the NHL right now? That is the shock of the season. | 26-26-4 | 25 (25) |  | I watched the Flyers play the Thrashers Tuesday night. As a Flyers fan who loves goalies I still felt pain for Keri Lehtonen for how many breakaways and point blank shots he had to stop. For the love of God someone play some defense! | 26-26-4 | 26 (21) |  | And there are the Blackhawks who have also been plagued with a season of ups and downs. The biggest up has to be that the Patricks (Kane and Sharp) are becoming legitimate stars in the NHL. The biggest down is they still are in goaltending trouble because Khabibulan should get moved at the deadline and Patrick Lalime is not the answer. | 23-24-5 | 27 (29) |  | Although the Lightning are so far down the list I still would not want to play them if I was a team in a playoff race. Their high powered, speedy offense screams spoilers. | 22-27-5 | 28 (30) |  | Ditto. | 22-30-3 | 29 (26) |  | This team already has huge offensive problems and losing their leading scorer Shawn Horcoff for the reason could mean they average under 2 goals the rest of the season. | 24-26-5 | 30 (28) |  | Although the Oilers can't score I still put them over the Maple Leafs because Toronto could set a record this year for most games giving up 6+ goals. It is embarrassing to see so many 6-0 and 8-0 in a single season. That's like a pro team playing a middle school team score there. | 21-25-9 |
