Detroit — The NHL Draft is in three weeks, and unlike previous years, there remain a lot of questions about who will go where.

Especially in the upper end of the first round, where there aren't any genuine can't-miss players such as Macklin Celebrini (to San Jose, 2024) or Connor Bedard (to Chicago, 2023), who topped everyone's prospects lists the last two years.

This year there's a lot more questions regarding the top players in the class. A few players had injuries, which shortened their seasons. A couple of curveballs in the NHL Draft Lottery (including the New York Islanders winning it) slightly upended things.

But it's not like this NHL Draft is devoid of talent. If anything, a larger wave of teams are likely to get a player capable of contributing at the NHL level fairly soon.

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