Dying Hard: NHL Reverse Standings Update — Substitute Teacher Edition

This poor man would rather crawl through an air conditioning duct than invite James Reimer to his birthday party.The good news about being one of the worst teams in the NHL this year is you get your shot at picking near the top of an incredibly loaded draft where players like Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli, Matvei Michkov and Leo Carlsson could help change the fortune of your entire franchise in an instant.

Going into this season, the plan was for the Chicago Blackhawks to be one of the worst teams in the league. Let’s check in on the teams that make up the bottom five and hope to get their shot at drafting Connor Bedard this summer.

Also, Eric’s on vacation this week, so we have a substitute…