Monday, February 11, 2013

Pens Player Power Rankings - Week 4

The Penguins went 2-2 over the past week and honestly, no one had a great week to run away with the rankings.  The season averages and previous rankings are posted here.  Without further ado, argue away and yell at me for how much these rankings suck.

Rank
Player (Last Rank)
Last Week's Performance
1
Paul Martin (4)
Continues to lead the team in minutes and has added to the PP in Letang's absence (2a, 4 blocks)
2
Marc-Andre Fleury (12)
"Took back" the #1 role with 3 solid starts (2-1, 2.36 GAA, .920 Save %)
3
Pascal Dupuis (9)
Playing great in the defensive zone and doing all the little things right all over the ice (2g, 13 shots, 4 hits, 2 blocks)
4
Sidney Crosby (2)
Working hard and creating chances but suffering through shifts of invisibility at the same time (1g, 3a, 55/91 faceoffs)
5
Evgeni Malkin (6)
Improving defensively, but lacking in discipline and 5 on 5 play (1g, 3a, all PP points, 16 shots, 26/45 faceoffs, 4 blocks)
6
Robert Bortuzzo (10)
Playing very well positionally and adding plenty of grit to the defense (11 PIM, 5 hits, 3 blocks)
7
Chris Kunitz (3)
Playing well on the PP but has been quiet at even strength a bit (0g, 4a, 6 hits)
8
James Neal (7)
Dominating on the PP but hasn't scored an even strength point in 9 games (3g, 1a, all PP points, 8 PIM, 4 hits, 2 blocks)
9
Deryk Engelland (11)
Getting a little too aggressive at times but generally providing strong defense (8 hits, 7 blocks)
10
Brooks Orpik (5)
Seems to be having trouble with assignments and closing gaps as of late (5 hits, 10 blocks)
11
Brandon Sutter (16)
Finding his scoring touch, but only when playing with Malkin or Crosby (2g, 1a, 28/58 faceoffs, 5 hits)
12
Simon Despres (13)
Clearly growing into an NHL defenseman despite inconsistent play. (1g, 1a, 4 PIM, 2 hits, 7 blocks)
13
Dylan Reese (NA)
Has been quiet, safe, and dependable on defense (4 blocks)
14
Craig Adams (17)
Not producing, but not hurting the team 5 on 5.  Logging a plethora of PK time lately (3 hits)
15
Tomas Vokoun (1)
Only one start and was overmatched. (0-1, 3.08 GAA, .870 Save %)
16
Matt Cooke (19)
Starting to play better, chipping in offensively, and helping with the PK (1g, 1a, 7 hits, 3 blocks)
17
Tanner Glass (15)
Continues to be a forechecking machine but it hasn't led to any production yet (9 hits)
18
Joe Vitale (14)
Strong forecheck and defensive zone faceoffs, but dropped to a healthy scratch on Sunday (4 PIM, 14/22 faceoffs)
19
Tyler Kennedy (20)
Has looked lost since the opening weekend of the season, but is improving with turnovers (1a, 7 shots, 5 hits)
20
Zach Boychuk (18)
Gaining chemistry with Malkin but has nothing to show for it yet (2 shots, 2 hits)
21
Dustin Jeffrey (21)
Scratched for 3 out of 4 games and looked average on 4th line against New Jersey (1 shot)
22
Eric Tangradi (23)
Did Not Play
INJ
Kris Letang (8)
IR - lower body injury (groin?) (1a, 2 hits, 3 blocks)
INJ
Matt Niskanen (Inj)
IR - ankle injury, Did Not Play

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