OK this season really blows. I write one article a week (if I'm lucky), and I won't shirk my responsibilities, so here's the power rankings stuff. BUT, I want to use my time to start bouncing around a few ideas on something totally unrelated: How to get rid of the Bettman Bonus Point. So even if you don't care how badly everyone thinks (or knows) how the Islanders are, scroll on down to the bottom for a short thought experiment, OK?
Alright, business first...
Weekly Roundup of Opinion Polls
| Site | Updated | New Ranking | Prior Ranking | Comments |
| SportsNet | 1/11/2017 | 25 | 27 | [On who is each team's MVP] "John Tavares, in a landslide — even though he’s having a down year by his standards. |