Wow. The Leafs are really going all out. Let's recap the past week for them: Matthias, Bozak, Lupul are injured and stayed from from the western road trip. They beat Boston and New Jersey, but in extra time to make sure those above them got a point. They lost spectacularly to the Senators on Saturday and lost a close one to Calgary last night. They also traded Captain Dion Phaneuf to the Senators, for an injured Milan Michalek, and Jared Cowen, a player so bad everyone immediately calculated his buy out. THAT is how you tank folks.

Team Points Games
left		 % at 1st +/-
New Jersey Devils 61 27 1.0% +1
Montreal Canadiens 58 27 2.0% +2
Carolina Hurricanes 57 28 2.5% NC
Minnesota Wild 56 29 3.0% -3
Ottawa Senators 56 28 3.5% NC
Philadelphia Flyers 55 30 5.0% +2
Arizona Coyotes 54 30 6.0% NR
Vancouver Canucks 54 29 6.5% -1
Calgary Flames 51 30 7.5% +1
Winnipeg Jets* 51 29 8.5% -1
Buffalo Sabres 48 28 9.5% NC
Columbus Blue Jackets 48 27 11.5% +2
Toronto Maple Leafs 47 30 13.5% -1
Edmonton Oilers 47 27 20% -1

Ugh. The Oilers are in last again. They got pasted last weekend 5-1 by Montreal then 8-1 the next day vs the Islanders. After beating the Sens 7-1, so, whats up Edmonton?

The biggest drop in the standings was the Wild, dropping 3 spots since the last Tank Watch post, from 14th to 11th. The Coyotes are the only new addition to the list, replacing the Anaheim Ducks. The Coyotes are in the pacific, so they could swap their 9th place spot with a division mate sooner than later.

Here's where the top picks sit points wise:

Prospect Team GP P PPG NHLe
Auston Matthews Zurich Lions, NLA 31 38 1.23 40.21
Matthew Tkachuck London, OHL 41 77 1.88 49.28
Jakob Chychrun Sarnia, OHL 45 32 0.71 18.66
Alexander Nylander Mississauga, OHL 44 61 1.39 36.38
Michael McLeod Mississauga, OHL 50 56 1.12 29.39
Jesse Puljujarvi Karpat, SM-Liiga 41 20 0.49 11.60
Patrik Laine Tappara, SM-Liiga 35 27 0.77 18.34
Julien Gauthier Val D'or, QMJHL 38 46 1.21 25.81

Here are the simulated lottery results:

NO! DEAR GOD WHY?!

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