This week on Goalie Hugs:

• The Buffalo Sabres are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2011!

• How worried should we be about the San José Sharks?

• Is this the year the Edmonton Oilers finally get it done (they're getting hot again, if you haven't been paying attention)?

• Patrick Roy was fired by the New York Islanders, so who inevitably hires him next?

• Is Pete DeBoer really the answer for the Isles?

• Tom Fitzgerald is parting ways with the New Jersey Devils. What does the next general manager's work look like?

• Ron Francis resigned from his role as President of Hockey Operations for the Seattle Kraken. Where are the Kraken at in their overall timeline and expectations?

• And James Hagens signed his entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins.