Week 2 NHL rankings
1. Detroit: Better on road than at home?
2. San Jose: Todd McLellan undefeated as NHL coach.
3. Montreal: Open with first three on the road.
4. NY Rangers: Who needs Sean Avery anyway?
5. Pittsburgh: Defensive injuries will be early concern.
6. New Jersey: Always a threat with Brodeur.
7. Dallas: Losing at home to Columbus? Relax, it's early.
8. Philadelphia: Home losses to Rangers and Canadiens.
9. Washington: Allowed just 10 shots Monday against Vancouver.
10. Anaheim: No scheduling excuse for another slow start.
11. Minnesota: Wild started 7-0-1 last season and 9-1 two years ago.
12. Edmonton: Dustin Penner took two shots in opener and scored two goals.
13. Carolina: Two early comebacks build confidence.
14. Ottawa: Wise move to get Alfredsson's knee fixed now.
15. Chicago: Rough start after raising expectations.
16. Phoenix: Gretzky's youngsters looking impressive.
17. Nashville: Good start on power play for Jason Arnott and J.P. Dumont.
18. Vancouver: Outscored Flames 11-4 in two-game sweep.
19. Calgary: Iginla no points in two games.
20. Boston: Open with four-game road trip.
21. Buffalo: Soon might need an upward adjustment in rankings.
22. Tampa Bay: Blew 3-0 lead in overtime loss to Carolina.
23. Florida: Some experts call Panthers surprise team to watch in East.
24. Colorado: Peter Budaj in goal is a problem.
25. Columbus: Win at Dallas a sign of legitimate improvement.
26. St. Louis: Tkachuk soon to be seventh U.S.-born player with 1,000 points.
27. NY Islanders: Need a healthy DiPietro in net for any hope.
28. Atlanta: Seven goals in opening win over Caps.
29. Toronto: Upset Wings then blown out by Habs.
30. Los Angeles: One- and two-goal losses to Sharks.
