Eric Stephens’ NHL preseason power rankings

It is a new NHL season and to welcome it in, we’ll do something new with great fanfare. Well, maybe some fanfare.
This is the start of weekly power rankings that may you leave in agreement or, more than likely, have you wonder if we’re a couple cards short of a full deck. You may wonder why your team is ranked too high — or too low — but if it has you talking, then that’s part of the fun.
So start the conversation as the 2017-18 season starts with four games Wednesd