Every season there is plenty of turnover in the playoff picture as usually a couple of teams per conference fail to make the playoffs the year after doing so.
This, of course, means the door opens for some non-playoff teams to make it back to the dance.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at a couple of Eastern Conference teams who could bounce back and make the playoffs in 2017-18.
Tampa Bay Lightning
There aren’t many safe bets in hockey, but the Lightning bouncing back and making the playoffs next season is probably the closest thing you’ll find.