Top 5 best and top 5 worst NHL teams following March
The worst teams in the NHL would all love to have Connor Bedard join them.
28. Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens haven’t really been a bottom-five team this season, but the recent surge of the Arizona Coyotes pushes them outside of the bottom five.
The Habs were the worst team in the NHL last season and won the draft lottery and have been better this year, but they still have a long way to go. A lot of people would say that Martin St. Louis has been a great head coach so far.
29. Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks have been a little worse than people thought this season, but they have improved at times as well. With guys like Trevor Zegras, Mason McTavish, and Troy Terry there, they have done a great job developing young forwards.
If they added a stud like Bedard, they’d be well on their way to contending very soon. Even if they have a solid draft without Bedard, the future is looking bright for them.
30. San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks traded Timo Meier away but they still have great players like Tomas Hertl, Erik Karlsson, and Logan Couture. They haven’t completely bottomed out their roster yet, but they are getting close to doing so.
Still, they haven’t had much success when it comes to their record, so they are right there in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes. It is a usually good organization, so it shouldn’t take long for them to rise back to the top of the Western Conference.
31. Columbus Blue Jackets
There is no doubt that the Columbus Blue Jackets have underachieved this season. When they signed Johnny Gaudreau in the off-season, they certainly didn’t plan on entering April with the second-worst points percentage in the National Hockey League.
They just don’t play well despite having some very good players at the top of their lineup. If they landed Bedard, he’d help them right away as their top six is ready for a player like that.
32. Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks have the worst roster in the National Hockey League. The fact that they haven’t run away with the worst record in the league speaks volumes about how the coaching staff has gotten the players to play hard no matter what.
Even if they win the lottery, nobody will accuse the players of tanking. Management certainly can be accused of that, but the players have worked very hard.
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They traded Patrick Kane away which made them significantly worse. They have also seen other good players like Max Domi and Jake McCabe depart as well. No team in the league needs one of Connor Bedard or Adam Fantilli more than them.