Another Prediction for 07-08 NHL Season

From The Hockey News Yearbook

Eastern Conference
1 Ottawa*
2 N.Y. Rangers*
3 Pittsburgh
4 Buffalo
5 Carolina*
6 Tampa Bay
7 New Jersey
8 Atlanta
9 Philadelphia
10 Washington
11 Toronto
12 Florida
13 Montreal
14 N.Y. Islanders
15 Boston

Western Conference
1 Detroit*
2 Anaheim*
3 Calgary*
4 San Jose
5 Minnesota
6 Vancouver
7 Nashville
8 Colorado
9 St. Louis
10 Chicago
11 Dallas
12 Los Angeles
13 Edmonton
14 Columbus
15 Phoenix

I like some of these predictions better than McKeen's. Not so sure if Nashville will make the playoffs with their talent sell off and ownership distractions. Maybe most suprising is that the Leafs are rated 11th in the East after upgrading in net. This likely reflects the aging Sundin, continued weak team defense and penalty killing, and their ongoing mangement distractions. What do you think?