The Islanders have strung together a points streak, and make a jump in our power rankings this week even before last night's shootout win over the "other" team.
Some of the publications who put forth opinion polls, however, apparently took the week off to see the relatives, write out holiday cards, string up lights, and bludgeon grandmas to death over the last Tickle Me Elmo on the shelf.
So we carry on with no replacement level players...
Weekly Roundup of Opinion Polls
| Site | Updated | New Ranking | Prior Ranking | Comments |
| CBS | 12/1/2015 | 10 | 16 | The Islanders never seem to get too high or low. |