Worried about scoring in the NHL? Give the forwards in this year's draft class a couple of years and they might bring the Dead Puck Era to an end all by themselves.
This deep and talented group, headlined by American Auston Matthews and Finns Patrik Laine and Jesse Puljujarvi, boasts more than a dozen forwards who could one day step into a first-line role for their teams and at least a dozen more who could skate in the top-six. "There's some real talent at the top end of the draft," a scout told SI.com. "These kids are big and fast and [offensively] creative.