from Scott Burnside of ESPN,

So, it seems like the perfect time to assess all of the wrangling and shifting of pieces that has taken place in the past two weeks with our offseason Power Rankings.

28 Carolina

It's going to get worse before it gets better in Carolina while GM Ron Francis wades through tricky contract waters with netminder Cam Ward and captain Eric Staal.

29 Toronto

You can't spell rebuild without the letters c-e-l-l-a-r, and it's hard to imagine the Leafs being anywhere but the basement of the NHL next spring. Too early to start talking about the Auston Matthews sweepstakes?

30 Arizona

Not sure how the Coyotes avoid ending up here at the end of next season, even with Boyd Gordon returning to the desert and Zbynek Michalek and Antoine Vermette being repatriated after deadline trades last season. What are the chances both are on the block again next March?

the other teams...