6. San Jose Sharks
The future looks to be very bright for the San Jose Sharks but it is likely another season of struggles. The Sharks did add Macklin Celebrini with the first overall pick and made a great trade with the Nashville Predators for Yaroslav Askarov.
It may not be in this order but these three teams feel like certainties to end in the bottom of the division and their point totals should be relatively close.
5. Seattle Kraken
After earning a playoff spot in the 2022-23 season, the Kraken took a step backward as they finished with only 81 points. They made some big moves this offseason by hiring Dan Bylsma as their head coach and agreed to seven-year deals with Brandon Montour and Chandler Stephenson.
The question is whether that is enough to make a difference for the Kraken to get back to the playoffs. They should be in playoff contention for most of the season but with how top-heavy the Pacific Division is, it is hard to imagine they get in.