The 16 teams that didn't make the playoffs, including the Flyers and Penguins, on Tuesday night will get the ball rolling on preparing for next season when they determine the order they will pick in the late June draft.
For the teams that failed to make the National Hockey League playoffs, the draft is the first way to start a rebuilding process that greases the skids for a franchise to get back to being a contender.
Macklin Celebrini, 17, is expected to be the top selection in the draft. The youngest player in NCAA Division I men’s hockey, he had 32 goals and 64 points in 38 games to lead Boston University to the Frozen Four, where it lost to eventual champion Denver in the semifinals. Among the top North American prospects are Michigan State defenseman Artyom Levshunov, Medicine Hat center Cayden Lindstrom, Denver defenseman Zeev Buium and Saginaw defenseman Zayne Parekh. There’s also help available overseas, including Russian 6-7 defenseman Anton Silayev, Russian winger Ivan Demidov and Finnish center Konsta Helenius.
The lower the team is, the higher its odds are earning the top pick. So the team that finishes last, in this case the San Jose Sharks, has the best odds at landing the No. 1 pick. But history has shown that’s not guaranteed.
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