The 2021-22 NHL regular season is nearly over, with only one game remaining on the schedule. But the only thing that Sunday's matchup between the Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets could affect is the draft lottery odds for the Kraken and Philadelphia Flyers. It's locked in that the Montreal Canadiens will have the best odds at landing the No. 1 pick on May 10, and that the Arizona Coyotes will have the second-best chances of getting that selection. But we won't know until then which team will be first on the clock for the draft, which is set for July 7 and 8 in Montreal. While there's still more than two months until the draft, it's already clear who the top prospects in the 2022 class are. Here's a breakdown of several of the players who will be on the top of the board this year.
The Hockey Writers