what is your team's biggest concern heading into playoffs?

[Primary Assist]

Leafs: the Leafs

 

[KevinFinnerty]

Zibanejad, Trouba, Igor in that order

 

[Derailed75]

Toronto Maple Leafs:
1.We are the Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Can we get respect in the handshake line.

FIFY

 

[ForumNamePending]

So’s my Johnson

That's not what I heard...

 

[Rowlet]

Canucks is probably getting Pettersson going, he's on pace for 95 points but is doing it extremely quietly.

The team should have Demko and Lindholm back soon, so it will take some of the defensive burden away from the top lines and stabilize the backend.

 

[Colezuki]

Canadiens, do we go golfing or do we go to Cancún first

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Detroit:
Goaltending
Defense
Soft forwards

 

[TooManyHumans]

Penguins: just making it. Still don't see it happening.

 

[TanguaySauce]

1. Goaltending like all the others
2. Rantanen's status post-concussion
3. The team's inability to get off to good starts and play a full 60 minute game

 

[333359]

For LA it's winning too many of these last games and ending up with the Oilers in the first round.

Current playoff matchups​

Eastern Conference

A1 Boston Bruins vs. WC1 Tampa Bay Lightning
A2 Florida Panthers vs. A3 Toronto Maple Leafs
M1 New York Rangers vs. WC2 Detroit Red Wings
M2 Carolina Hurricanes vs. M3 New York Islanders


Western Conference

C1 Dallas Stars vs. WC2 Vegas Golden Knights
C2 Colorado Avalanche vs. C3 Winnipeg Jets
P1 Vancouver Canucks vs. WC1 Nashville Predators
P2 Edmonton Oilers vs. P3 Los Angeles Kings

 

[eco's bones]

Bad bounces, stupid refs, injuries.

 

[Stickpucker]

Canes’ biggest concern is always goalie health. Andersen has been phenomenal since coming back from injury, but Canes goalies always seem to find a way to slip on a banana peel going into the playoffs.

Svech needs to keep an eye out for banana peels as well

 

[EdJovanovski]

The fact Laviolette might scratch Rempe for Goodrow/Brodzinski

 

[Stickpucker]

Some of the Rangers key defensemen are not the guys they were when they earned the role they have. Trouba and Lindgren have been trending the wrong direction by nist analytics.

Fortunately, trouba still has the upside of “series altering clean hits” to make up for it.

My team is short one or two concussion artists for the playoffs.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Goaltending and team defense.

 

[Ugene Magic]

When to hold the parade, parade route... All the summer festivities.

 

[kingsholygrail]

1-3-1

 

[HolyHagelin]

That's not what I heard...

Can’t take the ex-wife’s word for it, just bear in mind i am not attractive or wealthy and we had 3 kids, and she is a hot blonde with natural Ds

My team is short one or two concussion artists for the playoffs.

Thumping dudes into next year is indeed a valuable, proven playoff skill

 

[miscs75]

The ability to actually kill a penalty again and figuring out how to clear a puck out of the zone consistently.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Going against a team 30m over the cap

 

[All Mod Cons]

Refs and DoPS.

Lots of other secondary issues though.

 

[BB79]

which golf course to play on.

 

[Isles Junkie]

Isles can't hold a 3rd period lead or kill a penalty to save their life.

 

[Terrier]

Bruins power play, 2 for its last 24.

Bruins need to build power-play momentum before Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Bruins have just a couple games left in the regular season to fix their power-play woes before the playoffs.

www.nbcsportsboston.com

 

[starsfan86]

Ticket prices.