NHL Playoffs 2012: Previewing All 16 Stanley Cup Contenders

In fact, the Sharks scored just three goals in those four meetings, with two shutouts. The Blues are an unreal defensive club, and the Sharks are absolutely going to need to break that up if they want to advance past the Western Conference Quarterfinals and go deep into the postseason.

We asked Mr. Plank of Sharks blog Fear The Fin a few questions about the team as they prepare for the playoffs.

We asked Niesy of Kings blog Jewels From The Crown a few questions about the team as they head into the postseason.

1) What’s the biggest reason you have confidence in the Kings heading into the postseason?

We asked Travis Hair of Coyotes blog Five For Howling to answer a few questions about the team as they prepare for the postseason.

1) What’s the biggest reason you have confidence in the Coyotes heading into the postseason?

We asked Dirk Hoag of Predators blog On the Forecheck to answer a few questions about the team as they prepare for the playoffs.

1) What’s the biggest reason you have confidence in the Predators heading into the postseason?

Heading into the gauntlet that is this postseason, we asked Jeff Hancock of Red Wings blog Winging It In Motown a few questions regarding the team.

1) What’s the biggest reason you have confidence in the Red Wings heading into the postseason?

Now that it’s playoff time, the Blues will look to turn that regular season success into the franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup. We asked Sean Gallagher of Blues blog St. Louis Game Time to answer a few questions about the team as they prepare for the postseason.

For more on the Blues, check in with St. Louis Game Time.

1) What’s the biggest reason you have confidence in the Blackhawks heading into the postseason?

Despite the Hawks earlier struggles, they seem to have found their footing as a team. The team isn’t far removed from their 9-game skid but they’ve found a way to finish off the season on a somewhat high note. In their last 20 games, they managed to grab 28 points.

In reality, they aren’t all that much different. They still play a fiery offensive style with an emphasis on hard-nosed play in the attacking end of the ice. The only real difference is in age and where money is allotted. They pay a goaltender a lot of money now, and they have room for that massive contract thanks to the inexpensive youth sprinkled around the roster.

Let’s take a look at the Flyers as they prepare for the postseason.

As we know, however, Boston is tailor made for this time of year. They play a bruising style that wears teams out, and they could win this series against Washington in the corners and along the boards. Will they be able to do that for four playoff rounds again, though? We asked Ryan Durling of Bruins blog Stanley Cup of Chowder to answer a few questions as the B’s prepare for another postseason run.

1) What’s the biggest reason you have confidence in the Bruins heading into the postseason?

They’re not the best team in the Atlantic Division or even the New York metro area this year, but that doesn’t mean the Devils don’t have the ability to go deep in the postseason. We asked John Fischer of Devils blog In Lou We Trust to answer a few question as we prepare for what could be another deep New Jersey playoff run.

1) What’s the biggest reason you have confidence in the Devils heading into the postseason?

Could Florida be this year’s Cinderella? We asked Ryan Meier of Panthers blog Litter Box Cats to answer five questions about the club as they enter postseason play for the first time since 2000.

1) What’s the biggest reason you have confidence in the Florida Panthers heading into the postseason?