With the season almost two-thirds complete and the All-Star break finished, the NHL is entering the final stretch of the season with most team reaching the intersection of preparing for the postseason or packing up for next year. Some teams are positioned better than others—like the Capitals, Blues and Lightning who don’t have to make any major changes compared to bubble teams like the Jets, Golden Knights and Sabres—but every team needs something. This is how we see teams stacking up this week with an eye on what each team needs for the rest of the season:
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