Stanley Cup First Round Predictions

Another season gone. This years Stanley cup tournament will, in my opinion, be a very open contest. There's a great mix of teams in the playoffs this season. Perennial contenders the New Jersey Devils and the Detroit Redwings are back for another run. High scoring teams Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, and the Montreal Canadiens are all in it, and tough, grinding teams like the Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild are also contending. This year the playoffs will feature Washington Capitals sensation Alexander Ovechkin, who netted no less than 65 times in the regular season, and notched 112 points, both the most in the league during the season. Six of the eight match-ups are intra-divisional match-ups, and there are five teams contending that were headed for the golf course this time last year, including the Philadelphia Flyers, whom finished dead last in the NHL last season. Normally predictions are hard, but last year, even though I only did unofficial predictions, I did pretty ... (link)