What improvements do the Bruins need to make?
Fluto Shinzawa, Bruins beat writer: The Bruins have to be more disciplined in Round 2. They were shorthanded 21 times in five games against Washington.
That said, the Bruins did a very good job against a dangerous Capitals power play. The penalty kill was four for four in the closeout game. They excelled at eliminating Ovechkin's one-time threat from the left elbow. By the time Washington made the Game 5 adjustment of moving Ovechkin to the top, it was too late.
How do they match up with Pittsburgh or New York?
Shinzawa: The Bruins are facing two completely different potential opponents. The Penguins are all about speed. They do not like to spend any time in their zone.
The Islanders will allow zone time. But they are furious on the forecheck once they gain possession. They had success against the Bruins during the regular season when they got pucks deep.
What should Washington's offseason priorities be?
Tarik El-Bashir, Capitals beat writer: There are so many priorities it's tough to know where to start right after a season-ending defeat. But the biggest offseason one figures to be finding a No. 1 goaltender for next season.
He might be on the roster. He might not be. But the lack of one was never more obvious than in this series as Rask calmly and confidently handled the netminding duties at one end while the Caps were forced to use three goalies — Vitek Vanecek, Ilya Samsonov and Craig Anderson at the other, with Samsonov starting the final three games, all losses.
Samsonov would seem to have a shot a seizing the starting role in October, but he's been unreliable and his numbers unremarkable. Whatever the Caps decide to do, finding a solution at the game's most important position must rank at the top of their list.
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