I'd go with the Panarin one

I think McDavid’s squad, I just think that they have everything

Might be easier to gauge if they all had a defensemen.

I think it’s Winnipeg, Tampa, Ottawa & Arizona.

I think we’re ranking the groups of teams, not the players

That's what I thought at first as well, but then saw people rating them as players so was unsure. I think the top 3 groups would be CAR, NYR, and NJ's, not too sure what the order would be though.

OP might want to consider using the captains of each team if he means the actual teams.

Problem is some teams don't have captains

If this is it, some description wouldn't hurt.

He could use alternate captains or star players or even just a random player for those teams. If a person knows a good amount of captains from around the League, they should get the idea, especially if they know that Landeskog is out for the entire season.

Ahh. Okay, so then this regular season only? A little explanation would go a long way.

my bad i thaught i mentioned it but i guess not