With days to go until the 4 Nations Face-Off and days after more big trades, the NHL power rankings have the same No. 1 squad ...

The Sharks' pool has a star prospect at every position, quality that runs into the double digits and depth well into the teens.

The Jets, who led the ranking for several weeks early in the season, bumped last week’s leader, the Washington Capitals, back to second place the old fashioned way – by defeating them head to head.

Complicated ending and all, Mikko Rantanen should be looked at as one of the all-time greats for the Colorado Avalanche.