Okay, I wasn't going to log on today, but since all this starts tonight, I wanted to get this up.

Eastern Conference

1. Ottawa Senators
8. Tampa Bay Lightning

2. Carolina Hurricanes
7. Montreal Canadiens

3. New Jersey Devils
6. New York Rangers

4. Buffalo Sabres
5. Philadelphia Flyers

Here are my picks for the East...

Ottawa over Tampa Bay 5 games
Carolina over Montreal 6 games
New Jersey over Rangers 4 games
Buffalo over Philly 7 games

The Western Conference

1. Detroit Red Wings
8. Edmonton Oilers

2. Dallas Stars
7. Colorado Avalanche

3. Calgary Flames
6. Anaheim Mighty Ducks

4. Nashville Predators
5. San Jose Sharks

Here are my picks for the West...

Detroit over Edmonton 5 games
Dallas over Colorado 7 games
Anaheim over Calgary 6 games
San Jose over Nashville 7 games

So, better or worse there it is.

One day soon, I'll post the 2005 NHL Preview picks by ESPN and start making fun of their way off base predictions based on some odd bias they seem to have.