Jonathan Willis joins the show to help cut down the list of teams we can realistically consider to be Stanley Cup contenders this postseason.

Here’s a rundown of the topics covered:

2:56 The Fringe Teams
7:20 The Blues are stuck in no man's land
11:30 Henrik Lundqvist raises New York's baseline
15:00 The Penguins without Evgeni Malkin
22:00 The streak the Ducks are on
28:10 The Lightning flying under the radar
31:40 The wide range of outcomes for the Stars
38:10 The best Capitals team in the Ovechkin Era
41:20 The Blackhawks and the Kings

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