Every summer, while the hockey world slumbers, NHL Network attempts to revive us with a jolt of ranking rancor. Their analysts make lists of the best players at each position and the network release a composite version that awakens everyone from our August naps long enough to yell about how Sean Couturier gets the Rodney Dangerfield treatment.
The lists themselves are meaningless. The point of releasing them is the ensuing social engagement. Look at these numbers! Fifty trillion interactions in the last 24 hours! HockeyWanker4356 quote tweeted us 52 times and reached 43,000 unique users in our target demo!