NHL playoffs continue at full speed and there was no surprise in the first few days.
The first round will only show time if there is any sadness, but there are many players to build her heritage on Stanley Cup Chase.
Considering this, most of them are six packs of players under the microscope.
Mikko Rantanenen, Dallas Stars
The 1st game of the series was a disaster for all stars-5-1 a shruckingg found in a deep hole. Dallas is in real danger with 2 games at home on Monday night. Another loss will be that when he moves to Series Denver, he will seek a sweep.
Despite his hopes of the Stanley Cup, he chose to take Rantanen back in January instead of losing a free agency. After a short stop with Carolina Hurricanes, he was exchanged to Dallas and signed an eight -year $ 96 million extension that began in the next season.
With this agreement, the expectation of making a difference is, but Rantanenen was not a factor in the series opener for a Dallas team, the best defender in Jason Robertson and the best defender in Miro Heischanne.
This is an overturning point for the large wing player to prove that the player is worth fuss.
Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
April 7, 2025; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can; Winnipeg Jets Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37), St. Louis Blues Center prevents Radek Faksa (12). Compulsory Credit: James Carey Lauder-Imagn Images Hellebuyck will win the third teller trophy as the best Goalley of the league – and rightly. It is the backbone of the team who demanded the chairman’s cup as normal season champions.
What is missing in Hellebuyck’s resume is the championship success. The nearest Winnipeg was the 2018 playoffs eliminated by Vegas Golden Knights in the Conference Finals of Jets.
Hellebuyck has achieved a lot, but to take the jets to victory would send him to the Honor Hall.
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs
April 20, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, Box; Toronto Maple Leafs Advanced Mitch Marner (16) is one of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs in the Scotiabank Arena after scoring against OTTAWA senators in the first period of the game. Compulsory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Other members of the core of Toronto – Auston Matthews, William Nylander and John Tavares – this spring is also facing an intense review.
Toronto has never won more than two tours of playoffs, and in the last 20 years, he won only a series of victory and defeated Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round in 2023.
Managing the team with 102 points in the normal season, Marner is an unlimited free agent. A successful playoff run is very important for Maple Leafs, which keeps this group as solid as possible.
Marner scored once goals and added two assists to a 6-2 victory against Ottawa senators. Let’s see if there is a jumpboard for a championship run.
Pierre-Luc Dubois, Washington Capitals
March 11, 2025; Anaeim, California, USA; Washington Capitals Left Wing Pierre-Luc Dubois (80) carries the disc against the key ducks in the Honda Center in the third period. Compulsory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagni Images The normal season was one for the ages in Washington. The headlines were mainly related to running to overcome Wayne Gretzky as the scorer of the league’s league, but the team demanded the crown of the Eastern Conference with a campaign of 111 points.
Now, to prove its size in playoffs. Washington proved to be a strong attack force, but it was a large key team’s defense game. Dubois was a great reason for this-not only scored 20 goals, but also serves as the second row center facing the top of the opposition.
In addition to the 2017 Stanley Cup win, Capitals has the date of arrival in heavy favorites playoff.
Quinton Byfield, Los Angeles Kings
April 28, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; The Los Angeles Kings Center Quinton Byfield (55) is shooting a shooting in the third period of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs against Edmonton Oilers in Crypto.com Arena. Compulsory Credit: Yannick Peterhans-Usa Today Sports The kings are against Edmonton Oilers for the fourth season. Los Angeles lost their last three meetings.
Will it be different this year? The kings with the advantage of ice at home have a strong crew, especially in the first three lines, and Edmonton needs to keep their crime under control.
This season, the second general election of the 2020 draft, Byfield, the chance to raise its status in a great way.
