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10 Questions Before The NHL Season Begins

09/03/2016 at 4:11pm EDT

from Mike Brophy of The Hockey News,

Can the goaltending tandem of Frederik Andersen and Jhonas Enroth get the Toronto Maple Leafs into the playoffs?

Certainly not on their own. While Andersen is coming off a season in which he (along with John Gibson) shared the William Jennings trophy for lowest goals-against average with the Anaheim Ducks, and is expected to play the bulk of the games for Toronto, the Maple Leafs remain a work in progress with lots of prospects and a thin blue line.

Can Alexander Ovechkin get the Washington Capitals beyond the second round of the playoffs?

It is one of the most baffling things in hockey, the fact that Ovechkin has not made it out of the second round of the playoffs in his otherwise sterling 11-year career. While that is not all on Ovechkin, he is the face of the organization and must shoulder a lot of the responsibility. Ovechkin and the Capitals are simply too good to be denied once again. The streak stops at 11.

Will the Detroit Red Wings streak of 25 consecutive years in the playoffs be extended?

It is going to be extremely difficult. The Red Wings have lost Pavel Datsyuk, who wasn’t entirely effective last season by the way, and while they added veterans Frans Nielsen, Thomas Vanek and Steve Ott in the off-season, they may have trouble finding the net.

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