8 NHL Teams That Can Improve in 2024-25

Which teams have the most potential for improvement next season?

With the festivities of the 2024 NHL offseason starting to fade, we now have a good idea as to what the rosters across the league will look like. A consistently fun exercise is projecting which teams might improve the most from their last campaign—let’s explore.

Connor Bedard and Leo Carlsson (The Hockey Writers)

Below, we will look at eight teams from last season who could improve upon their record in 2024-25. In some detail, let’s look at some arguments for why these clubs can and should take the next step.

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Chicago Blackhawks (Previous Record: 23-53-6)

The path toward improvement for the Chicago Blackhawks is pretty simple, seeing as they put up the fourth-worst points percentage of any team in the league since the lockout in 2004-05. However, there are a few big reasons why we can expect more from Chicago this upcoming season, and it’s not just because they were active during free agency.