On paper, the Pacific Division appears to be the weakest division in the National Hockey League.
And in all honesty, yeah, it probably is.
Of the four divisions that'll shape the NHL in 2021-22, it's the only one that doesn't have at least three playoff teams from a season ago. Only the Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers — who played in the all-Canadian division last year — from this group qualified for the postseason in 2020-21, and the Oilers didn't even win a playoff game.
Assuming that Vegas and Edmonton clinch a postseason berth again this upcoming year — which they certainly should barring catastrophe for either club — who will be the third squad to join them come springtime?