In every major sport league there’s always going to a worst team. A doormat. A patsy. Some team that just can’t seem to compete with all the other teams, no matter how hard they do — or do not — try. Sometimes they’re unlucky. Sometimes they’re regular bad. And sometimes they might even be historically bad (cough cough).
The good news about being one of the worst teams in the NHL this season is you get your shot at picking near the top of an incredibly loaded draft where players like Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli, Matvei Michkov and Leo Carlsson could help change the fortune of your entire franchise in an instant.