While the unruly beast that is Hockey Twitter can be an angry world full of frustration venting and negativity spewing, on the flip side it can also be a rich source of name calling, public shaming and self-righteousness.
And yet, we keep coming back for the jokes, the clips, the quotes and the stats.
Partly because we live in short-attention-span times and mostly because we’re trying to delay the onset of our own carpal tunnel syndrome, we’ve distilled the state of all 31 franchises into a single tweet.
It’s our third annual NHL Power Rankings: Your Team in a Tweet Edition.
Don’t check your mentions.
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13. Edmonton Oilers
15. Florida Panthers
16. Buffalo Sabres
17. Anaheim Ducks
18. Calgary Flames
21. Dallas Stars
22. Winnipeg Jets
When Chevy first heard the news about Dustin Byfuglien’s ankle surgery. #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/atF3Xzj5RP
— Spinorama Hockey (@spinohockey) October 31, 2019
24. New York Rangers
25. Ottawa Senators
27. Minnesota Wild
'Can you hear me?' – @hallsy09, probably.
Taylor Hall scores a beauty after being checked from behind. pic.twitter.com/OcMzbipnwl
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 2, 2019
30. San Jose Sharks