Dan Rosen of NHL.com answers a few questions from the fans...

Which coach or coaches are under the most pressure this upcoming season?

Wild coach Bruce Boudreau has to be wondering about his long-term future now that he will be working under his third GM in four seasons. Minnesota missed the playoffs last season. It lost in the Western Conference First Round in each of Boudreau's first two seasons. As I stated earlier, the Wild need a jolt.

The Winnipeg Jets took a backward step last season. They had 99 points and lost in the first round. They had 114 points and reached the Western Conference Final in 2017-18. There's pressure on coach Paul Maurice to move the Jets forward again this season. There was too much talent in Winnipeg for the Jets to lose in the first round last season. There's consolation that it was to the eventual Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues, but it was a blow because that was the Jets' chance to win with forwards Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor on entry-level contracts and captain Blake Wheeler counting for $5.6 million on the salary cap. Laine and Connor are restricted free agents and will get significant raises. Wheeler's new contract kicks in this season, counting for $8.25 million on the cap. These are reasons Winnipeg's defensemen lost three main contributors from last season. Jacob Trouba was traded to the Rangers, Tyler Myers signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Vancouver Canucks, and Ben Chiarot signed with the Montreal Canadiens. The Jets couldn't afford them anymore.

I expect the Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs will be Stanley Cup contenders, but there's certainly pressure on their coaches, Peter Laviolette and Mike Babcock.

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