Bleacher Report · Jul 26, 2021
NHL Power Rankings: Where Every Team Stands After the Draft
Handshakes have been exchanged. Victory laps have been skated.
And the Tampa Bay Lightning have dived headlong into another championship offseason.
But while that means Lightning players need to get rings sized and days with the Stanley Cup planned, it also means the rest of the teams in the NHL have begun the chase for a title in 2021-22.
The standings for each of the 32 clubs—welcome, Seattle Kraken—will officially read 0-0 until play begins on Oct. 12, but that doesn't mean everyone's starting from the same spot.