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USA TODAY loves Buffalo, not so hot on Wild and Predators
USA TODAY loves Buffalo, not so hot on Wild and Predators
Does venerable USA TODAY hockey writer Kevin Allen usually just go to 16 on his power rankings? Do the other 14 teams in the NHL just get a comic "meh," jumbled together in some forgotten ether? Allen has released his pre-season rankings for 2008-09, acknowledging that the destination for Mats Sundin could dramatically alter them. We'll assume he means if Sundin selects the New ...
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