SB Nation's NHL Preseason Power Rankings

SB Nation's NHL Preseason Power Rankings

Tired of the completely subjective power rankings written by just one independent and (possibly) biased writer? Do the ESPN rankings make absolutely no sense to you?

SB Nation's NHL Power Rankings is the culmination of a network-wide poll from across all of our hockey blogs. Each week we'll have the Top Ten NHL teams according to our writers, as well as full rankings for each conference.

With the NHL season officially kicking off tonight, here are our initial rankings of every NHL team. We'll present our weekly rankings every Tuesday throughout the season.

NHL Top Ten Power Rankings
	Rank (1st Place Votes)	Team	Record	SB Nation Blog
	1 (8)	San Jose Sharks	0-0-0	Fear The Fin
	2 (4)	Detroit Red Wings	0-0-0	Winging It In Motown
	3 (4)	Pittsburgh Penguins	0-0-0	PensBurgh
	4 (5)	Washington Capitals	0-0-0	Japers' Rink
	5	Boston Bruins	0-0-0	Stanley Cup of Chowder
	6	Chicago Blackhawks	0-0-0	Second City Hockey
	7	Philadelphia Flyers	0-0-0	Broad Street Hockey
	8	Vancouver Canucks	0-0-0	Nucks Misconduct
	9	Calgary Flames	0-0-0	Matchsticks and Gasoline
	10	Carolina Hurricanes	0-0-0	Canes Country

Western Conference Power Rankings
	Rk (Prev)	Team	Record	SB Nation Blog
	1	San Jose Sharks	0-0-0	Fear The Fin
	2	Detroit Red Wings	0-0-0	Winging It In Motown
	3	Vancouver Canucks	0-0-0	Nucks Misconduct
	4	Chicago Blackhawks	0-0-0	Second City Hockey
	5	Anaheim Ducks	0-0-0	Battle of California
	6	Calgary Flames	0-0-0	Matchsticks and Gasoline
	7	St. Louis Blues	0-0-0	St. Louis Game Time
	8	Columbus Blue Jackets	0-0-0	The Cannon
	9	Dallas Stars	0-0-0	Defending Big D
	10	Edmonton Oilers	0-0-0	The Copper & Blue
	11	Los Angeles Kings	0-0-0	Battle of California
	12	Minnesota Wild	0-0-0	Hockey Wilderness
	13	Nashville Predators	0-0-0	On the Forecheck
	14	Phoenix Coyotes	0-0-0	Five For Howling
	15	Colorado Avalanche	0-0-0	Mile High Hockey

Eastern Conference Power Rankings
	Rk (Prev)	Team	Record	SB Nation Blog
	1	Pittsburgh Penguins	0-0-0	PensBurgh
	2	Washington Capitals	0-0-0	Japers' Rink
	3	Boston Bruins	0-0-0	Stanley Cup of Chowder
	4	Philadelphia Flyers	0-0-0	Broad Street Hockey
	5	Carolina Hurricanes	0-0-0	Canes Country
	6	New Jersey Devils	0-0-0	In Lou We Trust
	7	Montreal Canadiens	0-0-0	Habs Eyes On The Prize
	8	New York Rangers	0-0-0	Blueshirt Banter
	9	Buffalo Sabres	0-0-0	Die By The Blade
	10	Toronto Maple Leafs	0-0-0	Pension Plan Puppets
	11	Florida Panthers	0-0-0	Litter Box Cats
	12	Tampa Bay Lightning	0-0-0	Raw Charge
	13	Ottawa Senators	0-0-0	Silver Seven
	14	Atlanta Thrashers	0-0-0	Bird Watchers Anonymous
	15	New York Islanders	0-0-0	Lighthouse Hockey