2021-22 NHL season preview: Central Division

The NHL’s Central Division was around during the shortened 2021 season, but the alignment has reverted back to the 2019-20 format with the addition of Arizona as the eighth team.

This division is both easy and difficult to handicap, as the Colorado Avalanche should be the class of the division and run away with both the best offense and defense in my rankings. The Arizona Coyotes look to be the cellar…