The National Hockey League finds itself in a bizarre scenario, partly self-administered, where the lottery winner for a draft with a clear-cut top player is an unspecific team among a field of 16. They have undermined the purpose of the play-in series, with many teams surely thinking that landing a potential franchise player would be worth more to them than a quirky playoff appearance. And there’s no particular rhyme or reason to which teams are eligible for this player. It’s just as likely that projected number-one overall pick Alexis Lafreniere lands with a contender as he does a team approaching a total rebuild.
A Ranking of Which Teams Most Deserve Alexis Lafreniere
