Okay, so one night of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is already in the books, but I’m making my playoff picks today anyway.  Zoner posted his picks yesterday, so I figured I’d give it a shot.  As much as I have come to enjoy watching the Hawks play the last few years, I just can’t pick them to win it all.  Well, here they are:

Eastern Conference

#1 Boston Bruins vs. #8 Montreal Canadians- Bruins in 5

#2 Washington Capitals vs. #7 New York Rangers- Capitals in 6

#3 New Jersey Devils vs. #6 Carolina Hurricanes-Hurricanes in 7

#4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #5 Philadelphia Flyers- Penguins in 5

Bruins over Hurricanes, Penguins over Capitals in the second round.

Western Conference

#1 San Jose Sharks vs. #8 Anaheim Ducks- Sharks in 6

#2 Detroit Red Wings vs. #7 Columbus Blue Jackets- Wings in 5

#3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #6 St. Louis Blues-  Blues in 6

#4 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #5 Calgary Flames- Hawks in 6

Sharks over Blues, Wings over Hawks.

Stanley Cup Finals:  I’ll take the Bruins to beat the Penguins in the East and the Wings over the Sharks in what could be a great Western Conference Finals.  Then for the Cup, I’ll go with the Boston Bruins in six games.  Despite picking them out in the second round, I like the Hawks chances of making a run. They could pretty much play anyone in the second round with the re-seeding format, and there is no team in the playoffs they aren’t capable of beating.

There are the predictions and now you know what isn’t going to happen.