When it comes to rooting interests in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we can all agree on one of them: the health and safety of everyone participating, after a regular season that saw a parade of players on the COVID-related absences list and plenty of interruptions to the schedule.
But beyond that, we'd love to have these people, places and things that we're pulling for in the chase for the Cup. Here's our top 10:
10. Nikita Kucherov
The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup last season.