| CNNSI.com Power Rankings |
| Rank | LW | Team |
| 1 | -- |  | Dallas Stars |
| Healthier and hungrier than last
season. |
| 2 | -- |  | Colorado Avalanche |
| Roy's last week as a mortal; he has been itching to play since
August. |
| 3 | -- |  | St. Louis Blues |
| Insight of the week: That Pronger guy can
play. |
| 4 | -- |  | New Jersey Devils |
| No Niedermayer, no Arnott and a Cup hangover -- they're still the best in the
East. |
| 5 | -- |  | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Put your hands together for the Roberts and Corson
show! |
| 6 | -- |  | Detroit Red Wings |
| They may be old, but this is Week 1. They're not tired
yet. |
| 7 | -- |  | Buffalo Sabres |
| This season, Dominik will lick his groin injury and return to
form. |
| 8 | -- |  | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Ehhh-ric. Ehh-ric. Has anyone seen Eric? Where's
Eric? |
| 9 | -- |  | Washington Capitals |
| So, after the AOL-Time Warner merger, do the Caps and Thrashers merge
too? |
| 10 | -- |  | Florida Panthers |
| A second season of Pavel under the
sun. |
| 11 | -- |  | New York Rangers |
| Mets, Yanks in playoffs? Jets, Giants a combined 7-2? Who cares, Mess is
back! |
| 12 | -- |  | San Jose Sharks |
| Must get Owen Nolan signed soon to move into top
10.
|
| 13 | -- |  | Edmonton Oilers |
| Sla-aats. Sla-aats. Has anybody seen Slats? Where's
Slats? |
| 14 | -- |  | Ottawa Senators |
| When Yashin takes the ice, what boos may
come?
|
| 15 | -- |  | Boston Bruins |
| A thin team, but it could surprise -- at least until somebody gets
hurt.
|
| 16 | -- |  | Los Angeles Kings |
| Best news of the preseason: Rob Blake has the C on
again.
|
| 17 | -- |  | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| They open in Tokyo but their hearts are in
Prague. |
| 18 | -- |  | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Playing in the aura of the Great
One. |
| 19 | -- |  | Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| Kariya suspended for leveling a dirty blow? Now that's
irony. |
| 20 | -- |  | Vancouver Canucks |
| Argument in Northwest nightclubs: Which twin bill is better, the Sedins or
Nelson? |
| 21 | -- |  | Calgary Flames |
| Iginla and Bure could emerge among NHL's most dynamic
duos.
|
| 22 | -- |  | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Wizard of Oz skates into
Raleigh. |
| 23 | -- |  | Montreal Canadiens |
| Can they build off late-season playoff
drive? |
| 24 | -- |  | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| A young and hopeful squad.
|
| 25 | -- |  | Chicago Blackhawks |
| New, offensive-minded coach Suhonen should at least make losing
entertaining. |
| 26 | -- |  | New York Islanders |
| "Remember our heyday? Come on, you remember our heyday, don't
you?"
|
| 27 | -- |  | Atlanta Thrashers |
| You know they wish they had Tom Glavine on the
wing. |
| 28 | -- |  | Nashville Predators |
| Still a novelty but need to start winning
soon. |
| 29 | -- |  | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| What's a Blue Jacket? Does it
bite? |
| 30 | -- |  | Minnesota Wild |
| "So what if we stink? Hockey's
back!" |
