An early summer power ranking of the 32 NHL teams

5. Boston Bruins - 2023-24 Result: Lost in Second Round

The Boston Bruins are consistently one of the top teams in the NHL

The Boston Bruins are shockingly always good. They have lost so many stars over the years like Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Tuukka Rask, and Zdeno Chara amongst others but they haven't missed a beat thanks to guys like Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, and Charlie McAvoy.

Now, they have both Nikita Zadorov and Elias Lindholm coming to town which should help them with their depth at center and defense which was needed. They may fall off one of these years but it won't be in 2024-25.

6. Nashville Predators - 2023-24 Result: Lost in First Round

The Nashville Predators had the off-season of a lifetime in 2024

Right now, it is easy to be optimistic about the Predators after the free agency season they just had. Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei are all coming to town.

Nashville was already a playoff team and now they are even better with these big additions. They may be ready to challenge for that Stanley Cup once again.