[Loki309]

Well last week for What's What in hockey I was a little rushed for time. This week I have a little more time to cover everything that needs to be covered.

Last week in Hockey we saw some teams going on long away game trips. I think Detroit caught the brunt of this, at one point they played 5 games in 7 days. And by the second to last road game you could see how wore down they were from being away from their home ice for so long.

People always overlook how much being off your home ice factors into the psychiatric part of the game. Even the toughest of Hockey players will admit that they have been put on cold streaks because of the boo's that come when your playing away games. The trick about it is turning those boo's into inspiration to perform better than you do on your home ice. Also, on the up side, Winning on the road gives you extra momentum that can carry onto your home ice. Homemtown fans will do what they can to hear your games when they can't be at the arena watching you.

Anyways, Let's dive into how I am doing on picks. Going into this week I am 54/118 or 45.7% overall.

10/27: 4/6
10/28: 3/7
10/29: 0/3
10/30: 4/12
10/31: 1/2
11/1: 6/12
11/2: 4/6

This weeks total: 22/48 or about 46.8%
Overall Total: 76/166 or about 45.8%

I went up .1% I'll take it.

Recent Injuries (BL=Bad loss, ML=Minor Loss, OL=Borderline Minor/Major loss):

Anaheim Ducks
Brad May LW Oct 31, 2008 Day-to-Day Sprained Knee (OL)
Atlanta Thrashers
Kari Lehtonen G Nov 2, 2008 Day-to-Day Illness (BL)
Zach Bogosian D Oct 29, 2008 Injured Reserve Broken Left Leg (BL)
Buffalo Sabres
Craig Rivet D Oct 22, 2008 Injured Reserve Arthroscopic Knee Surgery (OL)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Pascal Leclaire G Oct 27, 2008 Injured Reserve Ankle (BL)
Fredrik Modin LW Oct 21, 2008 Injured Reserve Hip (OL)
Dallas Stars
Joel Lundqvist C Oct 28, 2008 Injured Reserve Shoulder (OL)
Florida Panthers
Cory Murphy D Oct 26, 2008 Injured Reserve Strained Shoulder (ML)
Gregory Campbell C Oct 24, 2008 Injured Reserve Hip (OL)
Minnesota Wild
Brent Burns D Nov 2, 2008 Day-to-Day Upper Body (ML)
Tomas Mojzis D Nov 2, 2008 Day-to-Day Upper Body Injury (ML)
Owen Nolan RW Oct 30, 2008 Day-to-Day Lower-body Injury (ML)
Nashville Predators
Dan Ellis G Oct 30, 2008 Day-to-Day Back Stiffness (BL)
New Jersey Devils
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond RW Nov 2, 2008 Day-to-Day Nasal Fracture (OL)
Martin Brodeur G Nov 2, 2008 Day-to-Day Bruised Elbow (BL)
Andy Greene D Nov 2, 2008 Day-to-Day Broken Hand (OL)
New York Islanders
Rick DiPietro G Oct 27, 2008 Injured Reserve Knee Surgery (BL)
Philadelphia Flyers
Darroll Powe C Nov 2, 2008 Day-to-Day Mild Concussion (OL)
Danny Briere C Oct 24, 2008 Injured Reserve Torn Stomach Muscle (ML)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ruslan Fedotenko LW Nov 2, 2008 Day-to-Day Undisclosed Injury (OL)
Pascal Dupuis LW Oct 30, 2008 Injured Reserve Undisclosed Injury (ML)
San Jose Sharks
Marcel Goc C Oct 28, 2008 Day-to-Day Sore Back (OL)
St. Louis Blues
T.J. Oshie C Nov 2, 2008 Day-to-Day High-ankle Sprain (ML)
Ben Bishop G Oct 26, 2008 Injured Reserve Lower-body Injury (BL)
Manny Legace G Oct 25, 2008 Injured Reserve Hip Flexor (BL)
Tampa Bay Lightning
Radim Vrbata RW Oct 25, 2008 Injured Reserve Groin (OL)
Vancouver Canucks
Pavol Demitra C Oct 21, 2008 Injured Reserve Rib Contusion (BL)

You can not let a Goalie get injuries. A Goalie is your last line of defense. Losing 2 goalies (ST. Louis) is like putting a nail in your coffin. And the Blues have had a stellar season thus far. Other injuries to note, Pavol Demitra Zach Bogosian, Joel Lundqvist, and Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond(I will admit I just like this name cause he has 2 first names and 2 last names...I wonder what his middle name is) Blues seem to be the worse off right now, least worried team would be Ducks, Lightning, and Sharks.

Have the standings changed any? Well lets look!

East:

Atlantic-Rangers still lead with a 10-3-1 record Scoring them 21 points.

Northeast-Montreal Has the lead, barely, 8-1-1 with 17 points, Buffalo is 7-2-2 16 points.

South East-Carolina is on top 6-3-2 14 points.

West:

Center-Detroit is up in the Center 8-2-2 With 18 points.

Northwest-Minnesota is 7-2-1, Calgary is 7-4-1, both have 15 points, MN is in the lead though.

Pacific-SJ 10-2-0 with 20 points

So your top 6 teams are:
1. Rangers
2. SJ
3. Detroit
4. Montreal
5. Minnesota
6. Carolina

Now for some picks!

11/3: Columbus by 4, NJ by 2, Chicago by 2.
11/4: Rangers by 5, Washington by 2, Carolina by 2, Calgary by 2, Nashvile by 2, Anaheim by 3, San Jose by 4.
11/5: NJ by 1, Columbus by 1, Anaheim by 1.
11/6: Boston by 2, Carolina by 3, Atlanta by 1, Rangers by 4,Ottawa by 2, Pits by 2, MN by 3, Calgary by 1, Vancover by 2, LA by 4, SJ by 3.
11/7: Carolina by 3, Montreal by 3, Buffalo by 4, Anaheim by 2.
11/8: Boston by 1, Rangers by 2, Montreal by 1, Calgary by 2, Phily by 1, Pits by 3, Det by 2, Nashvile by 2, Phoenix by 1, MN by 3, SJ by 4, St. Louis by 1.
11/9: Carolina by 4, Chicago by 1, NJ by 1, SJ by 4, Anaheim by 2.

That does it for this week, if you would like, make your picks below, see if you can get a better weekly score than I do. If you can, I'll see if I can't get you a cool membership title.