With the
trade deadline quickly approaching, this week's TFP
Power Rankings have a bit of a D-Day flavor, as we
outside each team's needs and available assets leading
into March 4.
Here is
a look at the latest TFP Power Rankings, updated
weekly throughout the 2008-09 regular-season.
Rank
Team
Last Week
Comments
1
1
Needs: Two-way forward
Available: Jonathan Cheechoo,
draft picks, Kyle McLaren
2
2
Needs: 2nd line winger, top-4
defenseman
Available: Matt Lashoff, Vladimir
Sobotka, draft picks
3
3
Needs: Third-line forward
Available: draft picks, Darren
Helm, Tomas Kopecky
4
4
Needs: Top-4 defenseman
Available: Michael Nylander,
Shaone Morrisonn, draft picks
5
7
Needs: 2nd line center, top-4
defenseman
Available: Matthew Lombardi, Eric
Nystrom, draft picks
6
8
Needs: 2nd line center
Available: Nikolai Khabibulin,
Dustin Byfuglien, draft picks
7
6
Needs: Top-4 defenseman
Available: draft picks, Jay
Pandolfo, Barry Tallackson
8
16
Needs: 2nd line forward, No. 2
defenseman
Available: Cory Schneider, Taylor
Pyatt, draft picks
9
15
Needs: 1st line goal scorer
Available: Jay Bouwmeester,
Kenndal McArdle, draft picks
10
10
Needs: No.1-2 defenseman
Available: James van Riemsdyk,
Danny Briere, Joffrey Lupul