[Loki309]

Hi there. Looking for this weeks Whats What in Hockey? To bad I am not going to give it to you!

Ok maybe I will.

LOTS of high scoring games this week. Defense seems to be collapsing to easy.

So lets look at picks.

My before last weeks tallies are 122/255 or 47.8% I went up .4%

11/17: 4/5
11/18: 4/6
11/19: 2/3
11/20: 5/8
11/21: 1/6
11/22: 9/12
11/23: 2/2

GOOD WEEK! I ended up 27/42 or 64.2%

My overall is now at 149/297 or 50.1% I went up 2.3%!

As you can tell teams are starting to play according to how they actually rank, instead of big upsets or losses because of people missing due to injuries. Speaking of injuries, lets take a look at that list!

Anaheim Ducks
Francois Beauchemin D Nov 15, 2008 Injured Reserve Torn Left ACL
Brad Larsen LW Oct 5, 2008 Injured Reserve Sports Hernia
Atlanta Thrashers
Kari Lehtonen G Nov 1, 2008 Injured Reserve Back Stiffness
Zach Bogosian D Oct 29, 2008 Injured Reserve Broken Left Leg
Boston Bruins
Marco Sturm LW Nov 19, 2008 Day-to-Day Upper-body Injury
Andrew Ference D Nov 18, 2008 Injured Reserve Fractured Right Tibia
Buffalo Sabres
No injuries reported
Calgary Flames
Jim Vandermeer D Nov 19, 2008 Day-to-Day Fractured Left Foot
Gord Baldwin D Oct 8, 2008 Injured Reserve Undisclosed Injury
Rhett Warrener D Oct 8, 2008 Injured Reserve Shoulder
Kevin Lalande G Oct 8, 2008 Injured Reserve High Ankle Sprain
Carolina Hurricanes
Tim Gleason D Nov 23, 2008 Day-to-Day Lower Body
Patrick Eaves RW Nov 23, 2008 Day-to-Day Upper Body
Frantisek Kaberle D Oct 19, 2008 Injured Reserve Fractured Right Foot
Justin Williams RW Sep 23, 2008 Injured Reserve Torn Right Achilles Tendon
David Tanabe D Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Concussion
Chicago Blackhawks
James Wisniewski D Sep 23, 2008 Injured Reserve Torn Right ACL
Colorado Avalanche
Ben Guite RW Nov 19, 2008 Injured Reserve Rib Injury
Columbus Blue Jackets
Rostislav Klesla D Nov 15, 2008 Injured Reserve Ankle
Dallas Stars
Brenden Morrow LW Nov 21, 2008 Day-to-Day Torn Right ACL
Jere Lehtinen RW Nov 20, 2008 Day-to-Day Upper-body Injury
Joel Lundqvist C Oct 28, 2008 Injured Reserve Shoulder
Detroit Red Wings
Tomas Holmstrom RW Nov 20, 2008 Day-to-Day Back Spasms
Chris Chelios D Oct 2, 2008 Injured Reserve Fractured Right Tibia
Edmonton Oilers
Fernando Pisani RW Nov 18, 2008 Injured Reserve Broken Ankle
Steve MacIntyre LW Nov 9, 2008 Injured Reserve Upper-body Injury
Jean-Francois Jacques LW Oct 9, 2008 Injured Reserve Back
Florida Panthers
Jassen Cullimore D Nov 21, 2008 Day-to-Day Right Knee
Cory Stillman LW Nov 18, 2008 Injured Reserve Concussion
Cory Murphy D Oct 26, 2008 Injured Reserve Strained Shoulder
Bryan Allen D Oct 16, 2008 Injured Reserve Left Knee Surgery
Los Angeles Kings
Jack Johnson D Oct 13, 2008 Injured Reserve Shoulder
Marc-Andre Cliche RW Oct 6, 2008 Injured Reserve Separated Shoulder
Minnesota Wild
Marian Gaborik RW Oct 16, 2008 Injured Reserve Lower Body
Kurtis Foster D Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Fractured Left Leg
Montreal Canadiens
Mike Komisarek D Nov 15, 2008 Injured Reserve Strained Shoulder
Nashville Predators
Jed Ortmeyer RW Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Knee Surgery Recovery, Blood Clot Leg
Steve Sullivan RW Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Back Surgery
New Jersey Devils
John Madden C Nov 21, 2008 Day-to-Day Foot
Martin Brodeur G Nov 2, 2008 Injured Reserve Left Elbow Surgery
Andy Greene D Oct 30, 2008 Injured Reserve Broken Hand
Bobby Holik C Oct 19, 2008 Injured Reserve Broken Right Pinkie
Brian Rolston LW Oct 17, 2008 Injured Reserve High Right Ankle Sprain
New York Islanders
Frans Nielsen C Nov 23, 2008 Day-to-Day Multiple Leg Injuries
Mike Comrie C Nov 11, 2008 Injured Reserve Hip
Nate Thompson C Nov 8, 2008 Injured Reserve Strained Groin
Freddy Meyer D Oct 27, 2008 Injured Reserve Sports Hernia
Rick DiPietro G Oct 27, 2008 Injured Reserve Knee Surgery
Mike Sillinger C Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Hip Surgery
New York Rangers
Joe Barnes C Sep 26, 2008 Injured Reserve Undisclosed Injury
Ottawa Senators
Mike Fisher C Nov 19, 2008 Day-to-Day Strained Right Knee Ligament
Chris Neil RW Nov 16, 2008 Injured Reserve Torn Right Meniscus
Ryan Shannon RW Nov 14, 2008 Injured Reserve Concussion
Philadelphia Flyers
Ossi Vaananen D Nov 19, 2008 Day-to-Day Upper Body Injury
Riley Cote LW Nov 6, 2008 Injured Reserve Undisclosed Injury
Darroll Powe C Oct 30, 2008 Injured Reserve Mild Concussion
Randy Jones D Oct 9, 2008 Injured Reserve Hip
Josh Beaulieu RW Oct 8, 2008 Injured Reserve Undisclosed Injury
Ryan Parent D Oct 7, 2008 Injured Reserve Torn Labrum, Left Shoulder
Mike Rathje D Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Back
Derian Hatcher D Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Right Knee
Phoenix Coyotes
Daniel Winnik C Nov 21, 2008 Injured Reserve Bruised Midsection
Joel Perrault C Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Concussion
Pittsburgh Penguins
Sergei Gonchar D Sep 25, 2008 Injured Reserve Dislocated Left Shoulder, Surgery
Ryan Whitney D Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Left Foot Surgery
San Jose Sharks
Torrey Mitchell C Sep 24, 2008 Injured Reserve Fractured Left Leg
St. Louis Blues
Dan Hinote RW Nov 14, 2008 Injured Reserve Lower-body Injury
Paul Kariya LW Nov 6, 2008 Injured Reserve Lower-body Injury
T.J. Oshie C Nov 2, 2008 Injured Reserve High Ankle Sprain
D.J. King LW Oct 18, 2008 Injured Reserve Shoulder Surgery
Erik Johnson D Sep 23, 2008 Injured Reserve Torn Right ACL And MCL
Tampa Bay Lightning
Chris Gratton C Nov 23, 2008 Injured Reserve Lower Body
Gary Roberts LW Nov 23, 2008 Injured Reserve Upper Body
Mike Smith G Nov 23, 2008 Day-to-Day Lower Body
Lukas Krajicek D Nov 21, 2008 Day-to-Day Lower Body
Jeff Halpern C Sep 18, 2008 Injured Reserve Ruptured Right ACL, Right Knee Surgery
Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Van Ryn D Nov 9, 2008 Injured Reserve Concussion, Broken Nose, Broken Finger
Vancouver Canucks
Roberto Luongo G Nov 22, 2008 Day-to-Day Left Game - Left Groin
Kevin Bieksa D Nov 14, 2008 Injured Reserve Fractured Left Foot
Rick Rypien C Oct 19, 2008 Injured Reserve Sports Hernia
Washington Capitals
Mike Green D Nov 20, 2008 Day-to-Day Right Shoulder
Brian Pothier D Sep 20, 2008 Injured Reserve Post-concussion Syndrome

A nice plethora of injuries listed. Some of them are pretty vague and usually you don't see this until the end of the season. I remember reading once back in 98-99 during the playoffs that a lot of the Day to Day injuries are falsely reported. The team would report a person Day to Day with a sore hand, when in actually they have a sore foot, a pulled groin would be a shoulder sprain, and so on. So don't put to much confidence in the injuries list. Some teams might be trying to protect a person by listing a false injury even this early.

Let's look at the current standings before moving on to this weeks picks.

Eastern Confrence Leader - Boston (WHAT?! BOSTON?! Thats Right 2 points over the Rangers)

Atlantic Division: NY Rangers GP-23 W-14 L-7 OTL-2 PTS-30

Northeast Divison: Boston GP-21 W-14 L-3 OTL-4 PTS-32

Southeast Division: Washington GP-20 W-11 L-6 OTL-3 PTS-25

Western Confrence Leader - San Jose (No Suprize here, but their lead over the Wings is getting slim)

Central Division: Detroit GP-19 W-14 L-2 OTL-3 PTS-31

Northwest Division: Vancouver GP-21 W-13 L-6 OTL-2 PTS-28

Pacific Division: San Jose GP-21 W-17 L-3 OTL-1 PTS-35

Top six Division leaders In Order:
1. San Jose (+/-0)
2. Boston (+2)
3. Detroit (+/-0)
4. Ny Rangers (-2)
5. Vancover (+2)
6. Washington (-1)

So a bit of movement. Boston the shocker here, Vancover a close second. Rangers being the upset.

Here's your picks!

11/24: Rangers over Phoenix, Dallas halting Phili, Montreal beating the Islanders, Carolina in a close one against Florida, Minnesota avenging the caps, Detroit beating Vancouver, Anaheim laughing at Colorado.
11/25: St. Louis upsetting Nashvile, Atlanta by Toronto, Calgary freezing LA.
11/26: Boston streaking past Buffalo, Columbus over Phoenix, Phili by Carolina, Pits over the Islanders, Atlanta upsetting Washington, Detroit over Montreal, NJ rampaging on Florida, Rangers skatting past TB, Minnesota over Dallas, St. Louis over Colorado, Edmonton winning against LA, SJ beating Chicago and bad!
11/27: Thanksgiving day games. Toronto over Ottawa, Calgary over Vancouver. All American teams have the day off, go eat some Turkey!
11/28: Boston by the Islanders, Carolina over Phili, Minnesota beating TB, Colorado skatting past Phoenix, Anaheim getting one over Chicago, Montreal warming up against Washington, Detroit's gonna fight hard for a close in over Columbus, Pits by Buffalo, Florida upsetting the Rangers, Nashville over Atlanta, SJ trouncing Dallas.
11/29: Edmonton over St. Louis barly, Chicago beats LA, Detroit stealing one from Boston (BARLY), Phili over Toronto, Columbus wins over Washington, Ottawa over the Islanders, Buffalo upsetting Montreall, NJ over Pits, Nashville over Minnesota, SJ over Phoenix, Colorado gets one over TB, Vancouver getting back at Calgary.
11/30: Rangers over Florida, St. Louis by Atlanta easily, Dallas over Edmonton, Anaheim gets by Carolina.

Another week of Whats What in Hockey down and in the books, have a good Thanksgiving day, and I pray your families are all safe if traveling anywhere.