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Top 5 best and top 5 worst NHL teams following March

By Vincent Parise

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 30: Jack Hughes #86 of the New Jersey Devils skates against the New York Rangers at the Prudential Center on March 30, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 30: Jack Hughes #86 of the New Jersey Devils skates against the New York Rangers at the Prudential Center on March 30, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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The NHL is a wonderful league. It has 32 teams that can all beat each other on any given night. There is some incredible parity in the league which makes it fun every single night.

However, just because there is parity does not mean that there aren’t elite teams, mid-teams, and bad teams. A lot of that is dictated by rosters, what management is trying to do, and where they are in the standings.

The top teams in the league are all trying to position themselves as best they can. If they are good enough, with a little bit of luck, they might be able to win the Stanley Cup. Of course, that is every team in the league’s ultimate goal.

The bad teams in the league are going for something a bit different this year. Obviously, the bottom teams want to win the draft lottery every year. With that said, this year is different.

The National Hockey League has some very interesting stories right now.

Whoever wins the lottery will get Connor Bedard. He is already an NHL superstar, and he doesn’t even have a team yet. Because of his greatness, he is the highest coveted draft prospect since Auston Matthews in 2016.

Adam Fantilli, the amazing Michigan Wolverines forward, is going to be the second overall pick to whichever team wins the second lottery. He is so good, and his team is going to play in the Frozen Four this week as they try to win a National Championship.

There are lots of other great prospects as well, so positioning is going to be very important to a lot of them just like the top teams. These are the five best and five worst teams in the league following March.

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