from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,

With the playoffs less than two weeks out, here’s a look at the issues that are bedeviling some of the league’s top teams.

Ducks: There’s so much to like about this team. They Ducks are loaded down the middle with Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler and Rickard Rakell. Their defense, bolstered by a couple of deadline acquisitions, is as deep and skilled as any group in the league. And they have a couple of quality goaltenders in Fredrik Andersen and rookie John Gibson. The problem is, they don’t seem to have a starter. While both goalies have played well at times, neither has forced coach Bruce Boudreau to leave either between the pipes. Gibson is 6-2 in March but he gave up nine goals in back-to-back losses to the Rangers and Blue Jackets. Andersen has won his past three starts, allowing just five goals, but he posted back-to-back months with a save percentage below .900. Are either of these guys up to the task of being Anaheim’s playoff No. 1?

Red Wings: It’s no wonder that Mike Babcock has taken to calling his goaltending “a bad rerun” The tandem of Jimmy Howard and Petr Mrazek are taking inconsistency to bold new levels, allowing 48 goals in their past 15 games. Only two teams, Toronto and Edmonton, have been lit up more often since March 1. And a coach who is always talking up the statistical merits of goal differential can’t be happy about his team's 25th-ranked –7. Like Boudreau, Babcock is waiting for a chance to hand the keys off. He just needs to see someone demand them.

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