NHL 2022-23 Season Weekly Power Rankings: Monday 2/27
By Jim Lynch
24. Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens are 5-5-0 in their last ten games. The Canadiens furthered their rebuild when they dealt Evgenii Dadonov to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Denis Gurianov. While Gurianov might not be the best return some other trades are warranting, he is still a younger player who has potential.
23. Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers might just be three points back from the final wild-card spot in the NHL right now, but it sure feels like a lot further away than that. They sit behind both the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres in the playoff race and losing to the Sabres this past week definitely does not help with the playoff push in the next few months.
22. Washington Capitals
The Capitals did something they have not done a lot of during the Alex Ovechkin era. They sold a few players ahead of the deadline. Washington made conference rival Boston a little bit better when they traded Orlov and Hathaway to the Bruins. Now in return, they did get a first, second and third-round pick, as well as Craig Smith.
21. Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators could do anything at the trade deadline Friday. They traded Zaitsev and a few picks to the Blackhawks in order to clear up some cap space, and now the team is positioned to make a few moves in the coming days. Ottawa has won just one of their last three games and have just 60 points on the year.