What If Every NHL Team Was Composed of Its Own Draft Picks? 0 of 30 Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports Every NHL team has them: the players who got away. Maybe it was a skilled winger the coach didn't appreciate, or a late-blooming goalie who didn't get an opportunity until he arrived in another NHL city. It's always frustrating for teams to see the players they've drafted and developed blossom somewhere else. What if we could reverse the process? What would it look like if every NHL team's roster was composed entirely of the players it selected at the annual draft? That's the question we strive to answer here. We've sorted through each team's draft table (please note: undrafted free-agent signings are not included) and constructed a 23-man NHL roster entirely of the picks those teams made. In some cases, rosters grew incredibly powerful; in others, we were forced to bring back players from the AHL or distant European leagues just to round out the group. Read on to see what your team looks like.

Anaheim Ducks 1 of 30 Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Bobby Ryan—Ryan Getzlaf—Corey Perry

Joffrey Lupul— Rickard Rakell — P-A Parenteau

— Matt Beleskey — Matt Cullen — Kyle Palmieri

— — Drew Miller— Peter Holland — Devante Smith-Pelly

— Spares: William Karlsson, Emerson Etem Defence Hampus Lindholm—Sami Vatanen

Cam Fowler—Justin Schultz

Jake Gardiner—Steven Kampfer

Spare: Ladislav Smid Goal Frederik Andersen

John Gibson Summary: This is a pretty decent team, with quality and depth at all positions. We can quibble about centre depth and the quality of the right side of the defensive depth chart, but this is a good group overall, and it's loaded on the wings.

Arizona Coyotes 2 of 30 Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Mikkel Boedker—Kyle Turris—Blake Wheeler

Max Domi—Martin Hanzal —Shane Doan

—Shane Doan Daniel Winnik— Dylan Strome — Viktor Tikhonov

— Lucas Lessio—Oscar Klingberg—Chris Brown

Spares: Jordan Szwarz, Henrik Samuelsson Defence Oliver Ekman-Larsson—Michael Stone

Keith Yandle— Connor Murphy

Brandon Gormley— Chris Summers

Spare: Mathieu Brodeur Goal Scott Darling

Louis Domingue Summary: This is just an incredibly bad team. There's some quality at the top end, especially on defence, but the goaltending relies pretty much entirely on Scott Darling, the defensive depth is non-existent (Brodeur is an AHLer and there's nothing behind him) and the spare forwards don't exactly inspire confidence.

Boston Bruins 3 of 30 James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Milan Lucic —Joe Thornton—Tyler Seguin

Brad Marchand— David Krejci —Phil Kessel

—Phil Kessel David Pastrnak — Patrice Bergeron —Kris Versteeg

— —Kris Versteeg Ryan Spooner — Vladimir Sobotka — Joe Colborne

— — Spares: Nate Thompson, Seth Griffith

Defence Matt Hunwick —Dougie Hamilton

—Dougie Hamilton Mark Stuart — Zach Trotman

— Linus Arnesson— Milan Jurcina

Spare: Shaone Morrisonn Goal Michael Hutchinson

Malcolm Subban Summary: Look at that forward group! Thornton/Seguin and Krejci/Kessel as the tandems at the heart of the first two lines, with Bergeron playing the role of third line centre and the brilliant Sobotka on line four! A glorious offensive team is unbalanced on the back end, though, as the defence is not good and the goaltending is (for the moment) just adequate.

Buffalo Sabres 4 of 30 Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Tyler Ennis—Jack Eichel—Thomas Vanek

Clarke MacArthur—Zemgus Girgensons —Jason Pominville

—Jason Pominville Nathan Gerbe — Sam Reinhart — Drew Stafford

— — Marcus Foligno —Paul Gaustad— Zack Kassian

—Paul Gaustad— Spare: Mikhail Grigorenko Defence Andrej Sekera—Tyler Myers

Brian Campbell— Rasmus Ristolainen

Brayden McNabb —Dennis Wideman

Spares: Jan Hejda , Mike Weber Goal Ryan Miller

Jhonas Enroth Summary: Much like the current edition of the Sabres, our all-draft edition leans heavily on Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart at centre ice. Unlike the current Sabres, though, the drafted edition has two competent goalies, an incredibly deep and capable defence and plenty of scoring on the wings.

Calgary Flames 5 of 30 Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Johnny Gaudreau—Sean Monahan— Sven Baertschi

Sam Bennett —Mikael Backlund — Lance Bouma

— Brandon Prust — Markus Granlund —David Moss

— —David Moss Micheal Ferland —Dustin Boyd—Adam Cracknell

—Dustin Boyd—Adam Cracknell Spares: Eric Nystrom, Travis Moen Defence Tim Erixon—T.J. Brodie

Adam Pardy —Dion Phaneuf

—Dion Phaneuf Tyler Wotherspoon —John Ramage

Spare: Keith Aulie Goal Curtis McElhinney

Joni Ortio/Laurent Brossoit Summary: This isn't a particularly impressive team, though an injection of good young players has made it better of late. Still, goaltending is iffy, featuring a career backup and two good prospects, and the defence with a couple of exceptions has real quality issues. The forward depth pieces are long on grit and light on skill.

Carolina Hurricanes 6 of 30 Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Andrew Ladd—Eric Staal— Erik Cole

Jeff Skinner— Victor Rask —Elias Lindholm

—Elias Lindholm Chris Terry — Brandon Sutter — Justin Shugg

— — Zac Dalpe — Zach Boychuk —Craig Adams

— —Craig Adams Spare: Brody Sutter Defence Jack Johnson—Justin Faulk

Michal Jordan—Ryan Murphy

Noah Hanifin— Brian Dumoulin

Spares: Brett Bellemore, Tyson Strachan Goal Cam Ward

Justin Peters Summary: The defence is still reeling from the career-ending injury to Hurricanes Hall of Famer Chris Pronger, but the arrival of Hanifin should help, and there are some good players there. Goaltending is iffy and leans heavily on Ward, while the top end of the forward depth chart is decent but the depth needs a lot of help.

Chicago Blackhawks 7 of 30 Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Brandon Saad—Jonathan Toews—Patrick Kane

Kevin Hayes —Teuvo Teravainen —Troy Brouwer

—Troy Brouwer Brandon Pirri — Dave Bolland — Andrew Shaw

— — Bryan Bickell — Marcus Kruger — Ben Smith

— — Spares: Tuomo Ruutu, Jack Skille Defence Duncan Keith—Brent Seabrook

Niklas Hjalmarsson— Dustin Byfuglien

Dylan Olsen — James Wisniewski

Spare: Adam Clendening Goal Corey Crawford

Craig Anderson Summary: It turns out that on drafting alone, the Blackhawks are a pretty good team. Most of the key elements of the team's Cup runs are here. The defence is improved significantly with the returns of Byfuglien and Wisniewski, Anderson provides depth in net and with players like Saad, Hayes and Teravainen working their way up, the future is secure.

Colorado Avalanche 8 of 30 Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Gabriel Landeskog— Matt Duchene —Nathan MacKinnon

Alex Tanguay — Paul Stastny — Radim Vrbata

— Brad Richardson—Ryan O'Reilly— Chris Stewart

Michael Bournival—Joey Hishon— David Jones

Spares: Bradley Malone, Cody McCormick

Defence Johnny Boychuk — Kevin Shattenkirk

— John-Michael Liles — Tyson Barrie

— Tom Gilbert — Stefan Elliott

Spare: Duncan Siemens Goal Calvin Pickard

Peter Budaj Summary: That forward corps is exceptional and for the most part on the young side of the spectrum. The defence is quite good, too, although five of the team's six best defenders are right shots, which would necessitate some players moving to their off side. The club clearly misses the physical presence of the recently retired Robyn Regehr on its back end. Goaltending is the big question mark. If Pickard doesn't make the jump, it's going to be quite a mess.

Columbus Blue Jackets 9 of 30 Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Rick Nash—Ryan Johansen—Jakub Voracek

Boone Jenner — Derick Brassard — Cam Atkinson

— Marko Dano—Alexander Wennberg— Derek Dorsett

Matt Calvert — Tim Jackman — Jared Boll

— — Spare: Tom Sestito Defence Marc Methot—David Savard

Kris Russell— Adam McQuaid

Ryan Murray— Grant Clitsome

Spares: John Moore, Cody Goloubef Goal Steve Mason

Anton Forsberg Summary: Behold the surprisingly decent Columbus Blue Jackets. This roster features the best of the up-and-coming team, along with all the key stars who have enjoyed success elsewhere. The forward group is quite good, and the defensive depth chart is deep and reasonably competent, while the goaltending relies on Mason not turning into a pumpkin upon his return to Ohio.

Dallas Stars 10 of 30 Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Forwards James Neal—Jamie Benn—Valeri Nichushkin

Loui Eriksson — Reilly Smith — Jarome Iginla

— Jussi Jokinen — Colton Sceviour — Alex Chiasson

— — Luke Gazdic— Steve Ott — Brett Ritchie

— Spares: B.J. Crombeen, Curtis McKenzie Defence Trevor Daley—Matt Niskanen

Nicklas Grossmann —John Klingberg

—John Klingberg Patrik Nemeth—Jamie Oleksiak

Spare: Jyrki Jokipakka Goal Mike Smith

Richard Bachman Summary: This is a roster desperately in need of Jim Nill's ability to land NHL centres. The Stars here have a lot of good forwards, but they all play wing; only one of the four centres on the roster above is currently a full-time NHL pivot! The defensive group is young and somewhat uncertain, and Smith's goaltending probably would have sunk the team last season.

Detroit Red Wings 11 of 30 Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Henrik Zetterberg — Pavel Datsyuk — Jiri Hudler

Tomas Tatar—Valtteri Filppula —Gustav Nyquist

—Gustav Nyquist Justin Abdelkader —Darren Helm— Johan Franzen

—Darren Helm— Tomas Jurco— Shawn Matthias —Calle Jarnkrok

—Calle Jarnkrok Spares: Teemu Pulkkinen, Tomas Fleischmann Defence Niklas Kronwall—Jonathan Ericsson

Kyle Quincey—Brendan Smith

Xavier Ouellet—Alexey Marchenko

Spare: Jakub Kindl Goal Jim Howard

Petr Mrazek Summary: The defence isn't anything to write home about, but other than that this team is pretty amazing. There were probably 20 forwards who could have potentially made the cut, and this is certainly a four-line team. The goaltending looks good, too, with two starting options.

Edmonton Oilers 12 of 30 Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Taylor Hall—Ryan Nugent-Hopkins—Jordan Eberle

Andrew Cogliano—Connor McDavid — Ales Hemsky

— Nail Yakupov —Anton Lander — Riley Nash

Shawn Horcoff — Jarret Stoll —Sam Gagner

— —Sam Gagner Spares: Kyle Brodziak, Tobias Rieder Defence Oscar Klefbom—Jeff Petry

Darnell Nurse—Matt Greene

Martin Marincin —Taylor Chorney

Spare: Brandon Davidson Goal Devan Dubnyk

Jussi Markkanen Summary: Just like the actual Oilers, this team is loaded to the gills with talent up front, but the defence is a bit of a disaster. The forward depth here is substantially improved, with NHL regulars sitting in the No. 13 and No. 14 forward slots. The blue line is awfully young, and if Klefbom/Nurse can't carry the load, it's in real trouble. Devan Dubnyk provides solid starting minutes, and he'll need to play a lot of them because the backup goalie is 40 years old.

Florida Panthers 13 of 30 James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau—Nick Bjugstad—Michael Frolik

Stephen Weiss —Aleksander Barkov —Drew Shore

—Drew Shore Lawson Crouse— Vincent Trochek —Iiro Pakarinen

—Iiro Pakarinen Tanner Glass — Gregory Campbell — Rocco Grimaldi

— — Spares: Corban Knight, David Booth Defence Jay Bouwmeester—Aaron Ekblad

Dmitri Kulikov— Erik Gudbranson

Matt Bartkowski — Alex Petrovic

Spare: Colby Robak Goal Jacob Markstrom

Sam Brittain Summary: There's been a renaissance for Florida at the draft the last few years, but for our purposes it's not enough of one to undo the damage of a terrible first decade in the new millennium. The forward group is, with the exception of a handful of young players, just not very good. The defence is a little better, but still only middling, while the goaltending is flat-out terrible.

Los Angeles Kings 14 of 30 Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Mike Cammalleri—Anze Kopitar—Wayne Simmonds

Tanner Pearson— Brayden Schenn —Tyler Toffoli

—Tyler Toffoli Dwight King— Trevor Lewis — Dustin Brown

— Nicolas Deslauriers — Brian Boyle — Kyle Clifford

— — Spares: Linden Vey , Jordan Nolan

Defence Alec Martinez—Drew Doughty

Lubomir Visnovsky —Slava Voynov

—Slava Voynov Andrew Campbell— Thomas Hickey

Spare: Derek Forbort Goal Jonathan Quick

Jonathan Bernier Summary: The drafted Kings are a decidedly inferior team to the actual Kings. Some of the key pieces are the same—this roster includes Kopitar, Doughty and Quick, too—but it's easy enough to see here the strong work of Los Angeles general manager Dean Lombardi. This isn't a terrible group, just not as good as the actual current roster.

Minnesota Wild 15 of 30 Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Benoit Pouliot—Mikko Koivu—Marian Gaborik

Jason Zucker—Mikael Granlund —Cal Clutterbuck

—Cal Clutterbuck Erik Haula — James Sheppard —Johan Larsson

— —Johan Larsson Stephane Veilleux —Tyler Graovac— Brett Bulmer

—Tyler Graovac— Spares: Patrick Bordeleau Defence Jonas Brodin —Brent Burns

—Brent Burns Nick Leddy — Marco Scandella

— Clayton Stoner —Mathew Dumba

Spare: Nick Schultz, Justin Falk Goal Anton Khudobin

Darcy Kuemper Summary: This isn't a great group, though it has decent balance. Forward depth is an issue for the drafted Wild, and star power is a problem everywhere save on defence. The goaltending is uncertain, though not as bad as other teams on this list.

Montreal Canadiens 16 of 30 Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Max Pacioretty—Tomas Plekanec—Brendan Gallagher

Alex Galchenyuk— Mike Ribeiro — Michael Ryder

— Chris Higgins —Mikhail Grabovski— Andrei Kostitsyn

—Mikhail Grabovski— Kyle Chipchura — Maxim Lapierre —Ryan White

— —Ryan White Spare: Jacob de la Rose Defence Andrei Markov—P.K. Subban

Mark Streit — Ryan McDonagh

— Alexei Emelin — Francois Beauchemin

Spares: Ron Hainsey , Stephane Robidas

Goal Carey Price

Jaroslav Halak Summary: Just ignore the forwards for a minute; we'll get back to them. Revel in that combination of goaltending and defence. Halak as a backup goalie, Beauchemin as a third-pairing defenceman, Hainsey in the press box. It was tempting to stick Streit on left wing so that Nathan Beaulieu could make the team, or to convert Yanick Weber into a forward. Up front, this team isn't as good, but it's adequate. There's depth down the middle and some offensive presence on the wings.

Nashville Predators 17 of 30 Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Scott Hartnell—Craig Smith—Alexander Radulov

Colin Wilson —Mike Santorelli —Patric Hornqvist

—Patric Hornqvist Scottie Upshall—Nick Spaling— Martin Erat

Matt Hendricks — David Legwand — Taylor Beck

— — Spare: Gabriel Bourque Defence Ryan Suter—Shea Weber

Roman Josi—Cody Franson

Dan Hamhuis — Seth Jones

Spares: Ryan Ellis, Mattias Ekholm Goal Pekka Rinne

Anders Lindback Summary: This is another team with a deep defence; so deep in fact that Kevin Klein found himself out in the cold while Canadian Olympian Dan Hamhuis has been relegated to the third pairing (owing to being a left shot). With Pekka Rinne in net behind that blue-line group, they won't get scored on much. While less impressive up front, Nashville really isn't bad. The return of Radulov from overseas gives them a game-breaking offensive weapon, and what the team lacks in firepower it makes up for with decent depth.

New Jersey Devils 18 of 30 Jim O'Connor-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Zach Parise—Adam Henrique—Brian Gionta

Patrik Elias — Travis Zajac — Nicklas Bergfors

— Pavel Zacha— Scott Gomez — Matt Halischuk

— Reid Boucher— Jacob Josefson — Deryk Engelland

— Spare: Stefan Matteau Defence Paul Martin —Damon Severson

—Damon Severson Willie Mitchell —Adam Larsson

—Adam Larsson Eric Gelinas — Mark Fayne

Spares: Jon Merril, Mark Fraser Goal Scott Clemmensen

Scott Wedgewood Summary: This mess is so bad that not even the return of Parise can save it. There's a reason a glance at the actual New Jersey roster is so depressing, and it's because of just how bad the team has been at drafting and developing players. There are some nice points on defence, but the forward corps is so bad that Vladivostok's Nicklas Bergfors is a serious contender for top-six minutes at right wing. And the less said about the goalies, the better.

New York Islanders 19 of 30 Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Josh Bailey—John Tavares—Kyle Okposo

Brock Nelson—Ryan Strome —Nino Niederreiter

—Nino Niederreiter Anders Lee — Frans Nielsen — Blake Comeau

— — Raffi Torres — Casey Cizikas — Matt Martin

— — Spares: Sean Bergenheim, Jesse Joensuu Defence Zdeno Chara—Travis Hamonic

Calvin de Haan—Jared Spurgeon

Griffin Reinhart— Andrew MacDonald

Spares: Matt Donovan, Eric Brewer Goal Roberto Luongo

Kevin Poulin Summary: It doesn't look worlds different from the actual Islanders roster up front, does it? Niederreiter returns to the fold, and a couple of older castoffs (Comeau, Torres, Bergenheim) find their way into the rotation. But for the most part, the heart of this team is the heart of the current Islanders squad. There are more changes on the back end, where Mike Milbury's two greatest mistakes (Chara, Luongo) return to take on key roles. It's an awfully good group overall.

New York Rangers 20 of 30 Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Chris Kreider—Derek Stepan—Ryan Callahan

Carl Hagelin — Brandon Dubinsky —Anthony Duclair

—Anthony Duclair J.T. Miller— Artem Anisimov — Dale Weise

— Lauri Korpikoski — Dominic Moore — Marc-Andre Cliche

— — Spares: Jesper Fast, Manny Malhotra Defence Marc Staal—Marek Zidlicky

Fedor Tyutin —Nate Guenin

—Nate Guenin Michael Del Zotto—Corey Potter

Spare: Bob Sanguinetti Goal Henrik Lundqvist

Al Montoya Summary: Lundqvist is still in net, and the forward group really isn't too bad, but the drafted Rangers lose something significant from the real version of the team: that beautiful defensive group. Instead, this edition features Staal in the No. 1 role, and nobody really even close to him otherwise. Fringe players like Potter and Sanguinetti fill out the depth positions on the blue line.

Ottawa Senators 21 of 30 Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Nick Foligno—Jason Spezza—Marian Hossa

Mike Hoffman —Mika Zibanejad —Mark Stone



—Mark Stone Chris Kelly — Mike Fisher — Jakob Silfverberg

— — Curtis Lazar— Patrick Eaves — Erik Condra

— Spares: Brooks Laich, Jean-Gabriel Pageau Defence Patrick Wiercioch—Erik Karlsson

Jared Cowen—Cody Ceci

Mark Borowiecki— Eric Gryba

Spares: Anton Volchenkov, Andrej Meszaros Goal Brian Elliott

Robin Lehner Summary: Ottawa has done a good job over the years of finding forwards in the draft. The team's depth is incredible; there were a half-dozen players considered who didn't make the final cut. The talent at the top end isn't bad, either. The defence needs a little more work but has an elite No. 1 at the top end, and the goaltending should be just fine.

Philadelphia Flyers 22 of 30 Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Forwards James van Riemsdyk—Claude Giroux—Justin Williams

Patrick Sharp —Jeff Carter —Steve Downie

—Steve Downie Patrick Maroon—Sean Couturier— Dainius Zubrus

Scott Laughton— Mike Richards — Zac Rinaldo

— Spares: Nick Cousins, Tye McGinn Defence Luca Sbisa — Dennis Seidenberg

— Samuel Morin—Ivan Provorov

Shayne Gostisbehere—Robert Hagg

Spare: Oliver Lauridsen Goal Jakub Kovar

Joacim Eriksson Summary: Well, the forwards look good. Beyond that, things aren't so sunny. The defence is a total mess; the Flyers simply haven't drafted good NHL defencemen over the last 10-15 years. The team has a pile of good prospects on the way, and nearly all of them have had to be crammed onto the roster immediately to compensate for the lack of quality in the past. Goaltending is almost as bad. Kovar is a good KHL goalie, and Eriksson was reasonably good in the AHL before returning to Europe this year.

Pittsburgh Penguins 23 of 30 Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Matt Moulson— Sidney Crosby —Jaromir Jagr

Erik Christensen —Evgeni Malkin —Tyler Kennedy

—Tyler Kennedy Kenneth Agostino—Jordan Staal—Beau Bennett

Paul Bissonnette —Max Talbot— Joe Vitale



—Max Talbot— Spare: Dustin Jeffrey Defence Jake Muzzin—Kris Letang

Brooks Orpik — Alex Goligoski

— Olli Maatta— Simon Despres

Spares: Derick Pouliot, Michal Rozsival

Goal Marc-Andre Fleury

Chad Johnson Summary: The real-life Penguins aren't known for their defence, but these ones are. Andrew Ference and Rob Scuderi both failed to make this team, along with players like Joe Morrow and Scott Harrington. This version of Pittsburgh loses quite a bit in terms of forward depth—that's Swedish league star Christensen on the second line—but seeing Jagr's name next to Crosby's almost makes up for that.

St. Louis Blues 24 of 30 John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Jaden Schwartz— Jori Lehtera —Vladimir Tarasenko

David Perron — Carl Soderberg — T.J. Oshie

— Lars Eller — Patrik Berglund — David Backes

— — Dmitrij Jaskin— Jay McClement — Lee Stempniak

— Spare: Ryan Reaves Defence Erik Johnson—Alex Pietrangelo

Ian Cole— Nikita Nikitin

Barret Jackman —David Rundblad

Spares: Roman Polak, Petteri Lindbohm Goal Ben Bishop

Jake Allen Summary: These Blues have some pretty impressive forwards, with three exceptionally strong lines and five excellent centres. The defence starts out well but tapers off in a hurry, though depth isn't really an issue. Bishop is a quality starter, and Allen edged out Reto Berra for the backup job.

San Jose Sharks 25 of 30 Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Patrick Marleau—Joe Pavelski— Milan Michalek

Tomas Hertl—Logan Couture — Charlie Coyle

— Matthew Nieto—Nick Bonino— Tommy Wingels

Chris Tierney— Torrey Mitchell — Steve Bernier

— Spares: Marcel Goc, Jamie McGinn

Defence Marc-Edouard Vlasic—Justin Braun

Christian Ehrhoff —Jason Demers

—Jason Demers Matt Carle — Brad Stuart

Spare: Mirco Mueller Goal Thomas Greiss

Alex Stalock Summary: This is a nicely balanced team, nothing special, but with a strong a defence corps and a deep group of offensive talent. The weakness is the same weakness as that of the actual NHL team, namely the lack of a clear-cut No. 1 goaltender.

Tampa Bay Lightning 26 of 30 Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Ondrej Palat—Steven Stamkos—Nikita Kucherov

Jonathan Drouin —Brad Richards — Alexander Killorn

— Cedric Paquette—Vincent Lecavalier— Brett Connolly

James Wright —Vladislav Namestnikov— Richard Panik

—Vladislav Namestnikov— Spare: Blair Jones

Defence Victor Hedman—Nikita Nesterov

Mark Barberio— Radko Gudas

Slater Koekkoek— Luke Witkowski

Spare: Mike Lundin Goal Karri Ramo

Dustin Tokarski

Andrei Vasilevskiy Summary: One thing this series has shown pretty convincingly is that for most teams, drafting is destiny; if a team does well or poorly in the draft, for the most part it will perform the same way in the standings. Tampa Bay is an exception to this. The Bolts do not have a long track record of strong work on draft day, but while this version of the team is relatively weak, the real version is quite strong.

Toronto Maple Leafs 27 of 30 Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Alex Steen—Nazem Kadri—Brad Boyes

Nikolai Kulemin—William Nylander —Jimmy Hayes

—Jimmy Hayes Viktor Stalberg—John Mitchell— Jiri Tlusty

Nik Antropov — Matt Stajan — Leo Komarov

— — Spares: Shawn Thornton, Matt Frattin Defence Morgan Rielly—Anton Stralman

Carl Gunnarsson —Luke Schenn

—Luke Schenn Jay Harrison — Carlo Colaiacovo

Spare: Korbinian Holzer Goal Tuukka Rask

James Reimer Summary: Toronto's position of greatest strength here is in net, where both Rask and Reimer provide better than league-average value at their respective positions. It's a good thing, too, because even with the insertion of Stralman on the defensive side of things, the drafted group of rearguards is pretty weak. The forward corps is fairly mediocre overall at this point.

Vancouver Canucks 28 of 30 Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Daniel Sedin—Henrik Sedin—Michael Grabner

R.J. Umberger—Ryan Kesler — Jannik Hansen

— Mason Raymond—Bo Horvat—Nicklas Jensen

Cody Hodgson —Jordan Schroeder— Mike Brown

—Jordan Schroeder— Spares: Matt Cooke, Sergei Shirokov Defence Kevin Bieksa—Alexander Edler

Kevin Connauton—Kirill Koltsov

Bryan Allen — Frankie Corrado

Spare: Henrik Tommernes Goal Cory Schneider

Jonathan Iilahti Summary: This is a team with some severe depth issues. The backup goaltender was the best available; he's posting decent numbers in Finland. KHLer Koltsov is a second-pairing defenceman. Umberger is playing top-six minutes. Vancouver has simply not done a good job of finding NHL players at the draft over the last 10-15 years.

Washington Capitals 29 of 30 Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports Forwards Evgeny Kuznetsov —Nicklas Backstrom— Alex Ovechkin

Marcus Johansson —Mathieu Perreault — Filip Forsberg

— Andre Burakovsky—Cody Eakin— Eric Fehr

Alexander Semin — Boyd Gordon —Tom Wilson

— —Tom Wilson Spares: Stanislav Galiev Defence Karl Alzner—John Carlson

Johnny Oduya — Mike Green

— Dmitri Orlov—Connor Carrick

Spare: Sergei Gonchar Goal Braden Holtby

Semyon Varlamov

Michal Neuvirth Summary: It's pretty tough to fit all the talent drafted by the Capitals onto one depth chart, and perhaps the most remarkable thing is how well that talent is distributed. Washington has three goalies capable of playing regular NHL minutes, a strong top four on defence and three strong scoring lines.