The world's best teams to watch for NHL draft prospects

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The 2024-25 NHL season is only a month old, but a few front offices might be more focused on how to prepare for the future, with Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz dropping the "rebuild" hint on local radio.

In other words, let the watch begin for the 2025 NHL draft class.

Draft-eligible players are in leagues all over the world, so we've created a guide of which teams or areas to keep an eye on as the season progresses.

United States National Team Development Program

This was the easiest pick of the bunch. On any given night, you will see various NHL GMs, front office employees and 20-plus scouts at the NTDP games. It is the most highly concentrated pool…