I'm honestly picking Philly over the Caps in 6 games.
The caps play in the shittiest division in hockey. The south east BLOWS! The whole division system really pisses me off. Why does a team with with 5 less points than the #4 seed, 3 less points than the #5 seed, 1 less point than the #6 seed, the same number of points as the 7 and 8 seeds, get the #3 spot?
Teams in the Atlantic and North East are kicking the shit out of each other, and Washington is romping around down south with the bottom of the barrel in the NHL. 4/5 teams in the Atlantic division made the fucking playoffs! I've always stood by and said the atlantic was the best and most heated division in hockey.
But here are my picks
EAST
Montreal over Boston (5 games)
Pittsburgh over Ottawa (5 games)
Philly over Washington (6 games)
Rangers over Devils (6 games)
WEST
Detroit over Nashville (4 games)
San Jose over Calgary (5 games)
Minnesota over Colorado (7 games)
Anaheim over Dallas (6 games)