Tell me what you think the highest rated team will be out of the 30 NHL Teams and why?
 
I would love to say Detroit (big fan), however, I think it will be Chicago. They seem to have gotten even better in the off season.

I also think Detroit will be the highest rated team for NHL 10, but I think the Flyers will be a contender because of their offseason acquisitions. The Wings are still my number 1 pick for highest rating due to their outstanding PP, 2-way forwards, defensive prowess, balanced lines, and Pavel Datsyuk.

I think its between Detroit, although a few players have been imo a bit overrated in 08 and 09, its generally the swedish players like of instance Holmström, hes a fucking 70 overall at best. Have you ever seen him make a goal where he didnt get hit whit the puck infront of the goal and it bounced in? Didn't think so. All hes got going for him is his size.
And Boston. Whit the show they put on last year I expect a significent bump in the stats.
Anaheim has an outsider shot, after all they got the best playmaker in NHL on their team(Koivu) and Selänne still got it. And Anaheim has imo the best PP in NHL. Some players in Anaheim were a bit underrated last year.

" after all they got the best playmaker in NHL on their team(Koivu) "