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Mike Brophy's Power Rankings: November 3, 2008

TW LW Team Our Take
1 1 So who is Devin Setoguchi? Only a seven-goal scorer, that's who. He had 11 in 43 games as a rookie last season.
2 6 Three straight wins and only one regulation loss in the past 10 has the Habs riding high in the East.
3 5 Isn't it time, with Jagr and Shanahan gone, for Scott Gomez and Chris Drury to make this their team?
4 2 After three straight losses, Ryan Miller pitches a 5-0 shutout over the Alexander Ovechkin-less Capitals.
5 3 Losses in Anaheim and San Jose must be very concerning to the Red Wings, although a win over Vancouver sends them home on a happy note.
6 4 After a couple of losses, the Wild get back on track with a 3-2 road win in Phoenix.
7 11 Miikka Kiprusoff is back on his game and Dion Phaneuf is playing the best hockey of his young career, staying out of the penalty box.
8 13 Corey Perry decided to get back to being a pest on the ice and in doing so rediscovered his scoring touch.
9 9 Uh Oh, Martin Brodeur is hurt. Now what? Bring back Sean Burke? What the heck, maybe this is the only way he'll ever get a rest.
10 19 Dwayne Roloson is pulled off the scrap heap and gives the Oil some stellar goaltending. Are they showcasing him for a trade?
11 16 Back-to-back shutouts for Tim Thomas are as much an indication of his team's defensive play as his own heroics.
12 7 Injuries to key players has the Penguins treading water. That said, it would be nice of Jordan Staal to pick it up on offence.
13 12 Injuries have ravished this team, but the Hurricanes are getting a lot of mileage out of Jordan's older brother, Eric.
14 15 Saturday night's five goal explosion in the third period against the Rangers was one for the ages.
15 28 Mike Smith played superbly in net and rookie Steven Stamkos has responded to increased playing time.
16 18 Barry Trotz continues to get more out of a nondescript lineup than anybody possibly should.
17 14 Alexander Semin is a wonderful young player, but saying Patrick Kane is better than Sidney Crosby is nuts.
18 20 Cristobal Huet bounces back from obscurity to make 48 saves in a 4-3 win over Columbus.
19 17 Psst, has anybody seen the Sedin twins? Expected much more from Daniel and Henrik in a contract year.
20 23 Goaltending is an issue once again in Philly. And now that baseball season is over, the heat will be turned up on the Flyers to get going.
21 29 This team has way too much talent to be hanging around with the bottom feeders. GM Bryan Murray is showing unbelievable patience.
22 10 Four losses in five games has the defence-challenged Blues spinning out of control.
23 8 Welcome back to earth. Five straight wins had everybody's tongues wagging, but three consecutive defeats have the Avs back where they belong near the bottom of the standings.
24 22 When Mike Modano says he is embarrassed by the behaviour of teammates Sean Avery and Steve Ott, management had better react - and soon!
25 21 The Panthers are winless in four with three more away games remaining on a five-game road trip.
26 25 All things considered, the Coyotes have been OK thus far having played just nine games. A real test comes now with games in Vancouver and Calgary.
27 26 Bet Ken Hitchcock thought he'd have more offence out of Rick Nash (five goals) and R.J. Umberger (one goal) at this stage of the game.
28 24 Seven of the Kings' 11 defeats have been by one goal which is a good indicator this team is moving in the right direction.
29 27 Ilya Kovalchuk trade rumours are heating up, but that didn't stop him from scoring twice in a win over Florida.
30 30 Goalie Rick DiPietro is out for 4-6 weeks. Does that hurt the Islanders chances? Not really.