Believe it or not, the 2015-16 NHL season is quickly approaching. Training camps across the league get underway in just a few weeks, and pretty soon the Chicago Blackhawks will open their third title defense of the decade.
But after an offseason that saw it’s share of departures, are the Blackhawks the top team entering the new year? I’ve compiled NHL power rankings for the pre-training camp period, from team No. 30 to team No. 1, for an early look at who the favorites are to win the 2016 Stanley Cup. We’ll start with the first 10 teams in this three-part post.