the athletic is out with their nhl pipeline rankings. The Blackhawks rank #1, with 17 guys 22 and under who are expected to at least play in NHL games. The #5 sabres have 8 guys and #9 Devils have 7.
Bedard still tops the list but the meat of it is guys expected to fill middle 6 and bottom 6 roles. Defense is fairly well taken care of, as long as Arty L makes it. But the glaring need is for more high end scoring talent. It’s almost a given that Davidson is going to have to acquire somebody else’s too expensive forward, either via trade or free agency.