Ranking all 31 NHL teams by their forwards

The offseason saw some significant shifts in talent in the NHL, but in many ways the rich just got richer at the forward spot.

John Tavares joined a Toronto Maple Leafs team that was already loaded with young talent. Paul Stastny and Max Pacioretty were acquired by the Vegas Golden Knights, one of the few teams in the NHL to roll four effective lines last season. The Philadelphia Flyers had significant scoring on their wings, and added James van Riemsdyk to that mix.

Here's how we rank the forward groups for all 31 NHL teams entering the 2018-19 season. The criteria included overall depth, strength of the team's top line, last season's offensive output and a general sense of how the pieces…