‘It’s a moo point. It’s like a cow’s opinion. It doesn’t matter.’

Quoting the great Joey Tribiani from “Friends”…

There’s going to be some hype over the Red Wings’ 14-4-and-3 run under coach Todd McLellan over the next couple of days, and a lot of it is going to be clickbait, so I won’t post it.

I’m making an exception for Daily Faceoff’s Scott Maxwell and Hunter Crowther’s “power rankings,” however, because this week’s version milks the Wings’ run with a headline, “The Red Wings are hot again under Todd McLellan” and a picture of the coach doing his thing…

But when you come to the actual ranking, the Red Wings are both a) out of the top 16 and b) bagged upon by Crowther, as per usual:

20. Detroit Red Wings

Record: 27-21-5, -9
Last Week: 24th (+4)
Hunter’s Rank: 19th
Scott’s Rank: 21st

Hunter: Yes, I see the irony in chastising the Islanders for even trying to make the playoffs while heaping praise on the Red Wings for getting to this point. But the difference is: New York is a team in the middle who should start rebuilding as soon as possible, and Detroit hasn’t made the playoffs since the Chicago Cubs had a 100-plus year World Series drought. They’re currently holding on to the No. 1 Wildcard spot, and they’re another win or two away from finishing in the top three of the Atlantic Division. Are we witnessing greatness, or the beginning of what will turn out to be another heartbreaking collapse? 

Praise? By suggesting that the Wings haven’t been in the playoffs for a hundred years, and suggesting that the Wings will inevitably collapse?

Okay, moomer.

This is why “power rankings” don’t really matter as far as the Red Wings are concerned this season. They’re more or less someone making a list and finding a reason to add a message about each team to said list, and in the case of Maxwell and Crowther, they’re playing the clickbait game to perfection, or nearly so.

So, well: