SportsWire Preseason Hockey Rankings

Hockey has gone through a good part of its offseason already, and we are starting to get an idea of what a lot of these teams are going to look like in the coming year.  Well, you know we can’t resist ranking the teams in that case, so yet again it is time to prognosticate about what teams belong where.

Lets take a look at SportsWire’s preseason rankings of the NHL teams for the coming year.

Eastern Conference

1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. Montreal Canadiens
3. Philadelphia Flyers
4. New York Rangers
5. Washington Capitals
6. New Jersey Devils
7. Carolina Hurricanes
8. Tampa Bay Lightning
9. Buffalo Sabres
10. Boston Bruins
11. Ottawa Senators
12. Florida Panthers
13. Toronto Maple Leafs
14. New York Islanders
15. Atlanta Thrashers

Western Conference

1. Detroit Red Wings
2. San Jose Sharks
3. Dallas Stars
4. Anaheim Ducks
5. Edmonton Oilers
6. Chicago Blackhawks
7. Calgary Flames
8. Nashville Predators
9. Minnesota Wild
10. Columbus Blue Jackets
11. Phoenix Coyotes
12. Vancouver Canucks
13. Colorado Avalanche
14. St. Louis Blues
15. Los Angeles Kings