NHL Power Rankings - Week 10: Red Wings move into top 10, Kings continue to drop

1. Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks are back on top of the Central Division and damn it if they're not adorable, too. 

Need proof? Here's defenseman Brent Seabrook waving to his son during warm-ups this week. D'awww:

(Courtesy: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune)

2. Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning forward Brian Boyle should play every game mic'd up. Every time he doesn't, it's a crime against fun.

3. Pittsburgh Penguins

With injuries mounting in Pittsburgh, the acquisition of sneaky good defensive forward Rob Klinkhammer could pay dividends for the Penguins.

Conveniently, "to Klinkhammer" actually means "to drive play" in German. Or not ...

4. St. Louis Blues

Jaroslav Halak is racking up wins on Long Island and the Blues' starter is currently Martin Brodeur. Doug Armstrong should get one of those drunk dial prevention apps for the next time he tries to upgrade in net.

5. New York Islanders

The Islanders have a deep defense-corps, have generally been able to maintain third period leads, and Garth Snow is the front runner for executive of the year. Now, if you'll excuse us, we have an appointment with a horseman named Pestilence.

6. Los Angeles Kings

What the Kings' bottom-six forward group suddenly lacks in two-way skill, they make up for in dreaminess:

(Courtesy: @wholegrainne)

7. Nashville Predators

When beloved Detroit Red Wings great David Legwand played in his 1000th game this weekend with the Ottawa Senators, he was presented with this strange painting:

The inscription on the ice says it all. 

8. Anaheim Ducks

The Ducks might be first in the West, but only seven NHL teams have allowed more goals. 

9. Minnesota Wild

So that's what a Wild is ... 

10. Detroit Red Wings

Tell us how you really feel about the rumors that you might leave the Red Wings after this season, Babs?

11. Vancouver Canucks

The Canucks have a starting goaltender with elite numbers on the books this season for the bargain bin price of $800,000. Unfortunately that elite starter plays for the Florida Panthers.

12. San Jose Sharks

Playoff success: The final frontier. 

13. Boston Bruins

West Coast road trips with no David Krejci and no Zdeno Chara make Claude a dull boy.

(Courtesy: Boston.com/@myregularface)

14. Montreal Canadiens

Carey Price and P.K. Subban have the triple low-five. Dale Weise and Dustin Tokarski have the Stone Cold Stunner:

15. Washington Capitals

Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby really wanted to score a goal this weekend:

(Courtesy: Russian Machine Never Breaks)

This is the risk you run when you put Tom Wilson on the first line. Even the goaltender starts to think, "Hey, why not me?"

16. Toronto Maple Leafs

Jonathan Bernier really admired Matt Damon's portrayal of Nelson Mandela in Invictus. 

17. New York Rangers

Tough week for the Rangers, who haven't been able to translate the return of key players into victories. 

Tougher week still for Martin St. Louis:

18. Winnipeg Jets

Welp! Now Evander Kane is taking heat from the Winnipeg media for working out in Scrooge McDuck's gym:

19. Calgary Flames

Dennis Wideman is on pace to score 30 goals this season, but how dare you suggest that the Flames have been lucky offensively. 

20. Florida Panthers

Roberto Luongo has the second best even-strength save percentage in the league among regular starters behind only Pekka Rinne. It's not unusual for Luongo to post elite regular season numbers, what's unusual is that he's doing it so quietly.

21. Dallas Stars

Sure the Stars' defensive play has been bad enough that the Department of City Nicknames are threatening to strip Dallas of the "Big-D" sobriquet. Still fun to watch though:

22. New Jersey Devils

You know Devils fans haven't had much to cheer about this season when ...

23. Ottawa Senators

Christian Ehrhoff was so far away from the nearest Ottawan on this goal that his new nickname is the Canadian Tire Centre:

24. Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers forward Vincent Lecavalier is so desperate for a trade out of Philadelphia that he's reportedly willing to agree to retire early. 

Once Lecavalier joins the NHL head office, the NHL Department of Player Safety will promptly adopt the more honest moniker: The Department of Creative Flyers Cap Circumvention.

25. Carolina Hurricanes

The Hurricanes are way better than their record suggests, but they unfortunately struggle with intangible things. Like communication:

26. Arizona Coyotes

When you're a goalie and multiple teammates are trying to do your job, that's a pretty clear indication that they don't trust you anymore. Sorry, Mike Smith:

27. Columbus Blue Jackets

Unlike some of the other expansion franchises that started up in non-traditional hockey markets in the late '90s, the Blue Jackets aren't broke. They are broken, however, or at least all their players' bones are.

28. Colorado Avalanche

Patrick Roy pulled his goaltender with 13 minutes remaining in a 6-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets this week, which seems aggressive, but was actually about 47 minutes too late. 

29. Edmonton Oilers

Andrew Ference finally snapped when he learned that he was the only member of the Oilers who prefers the original Grinch special to the Jim Carey version.

30. Buffalo Sabres

How do you know if your team is tanking? This is a pretty good indicator: