The 2023-24 NHL season nears the end as focus shifts to the upcoming draft. Teams are bolstering prospects, whether through trades, college free agency, or the entry draft. Tomas Hertl, Jake Guentzel, Chris Tanev, and Elias Lindholm are among those contributing valuable prospects to their former teams.

Rankings are determined by the collective value of the prospects in each team's pipeline, emphasizing quantity over quality in some cases.