Rowe's prediction: Pre-Season Conference rankings

These are my pre-season conference rankings, i'll make another one of these after the trade deadline as well as include my predicted Stanley Cup match-up. For now, these are my rankings:

Eastern Conference:
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1) Washington
2) Philadelphia
3) Buffalo
4) Pittsburgh
5) Boston
6) Tampa Bay
7) NY Rangers
8) Montreal
9) Florida
10) Carolina
11) Toronto
12) Winnipeg
13) NY Islanders
14) Ottawa
15) New Jersey

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