Chicago Blackhawks
With some added firepower from Brian Campbell and even more youth, the 'Hawks have an energetic, in-your-face attitude.
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Jackets hope that they've finally got an offense to support superstar Rick Nash.
Nashville Predators
The Predators are always dangerous, but they'll have to overcome an energetic Blackhawks team and a revamped Blue Jackets team to survive in the Central.
Carolina Hurricanes
Are the Hurricanes deep enough and healthy enough to challenge the Washington Capitals?
Minnesota Wild
Will the lack of scoring finally catch up with the Wild in the Northwest Division?
Edmonton Oilers
The influx of young talent has to avoid the sophomore slump. If they can, they'll be dangerous.
Colorado Avalanche
This team has many people wondering if they can again be the contenders they once were.
The Shia LaBeouf Category
Up and coming, but some parts aren't quite there.
Buffalo Sabres
Jason Pominville, Derek Roy, and Thomas Vanek are the next big three for this team—and they'll be dangerous.
Phoenix Coyotes
The addition of Oli Jokinen to Peter Mueller, Kyle Turris, Martin Hanzal and Daniel Carcillo will only help these young guys reach their peaks that much faster.
St Louis Blues
Lars Ellers is still a few years away, and Erik Johnson is out with a torn-up knee—Tiger Woods anyone? But the Blues still have Alex Pietrangelo, Patrik Berglund, and T.J. Oshie coming up to the bigs this year.
Florida Panthers
Within the next few years, Stephen Weiss and Nathan Horton will combine to create a solid core for this team for a very long time.
Vancouver Canucks
The Canucks will be looking for offense from a variety of places this season, and some of the sources might surprise you.
Los Angeles Kings
There's too much promising youth here to throw them in the next category. Although they probably won't compete much this season, they'll be plenty powerful two or three years from now.
The Mitch Hedberg Category
This joke is better than they will be this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs
This is going to be a hard year for Leafs' fans. As Ron Wilson says, it's going to take a lot of patience.
New York Islanders
Like the Leafs, it's a year of growth down on Long Island.
Atlanta Thrashers
Ilya Kovalchuk is the only bona-fide star, but if Kari Lehtonen can stay healthy they may have an outside shot at the Southeast Division title.
Tampa Bay Lightning
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