OK, I figure someone needs to do one of these to get our playoff speculation kicked off, so I'll be the first to sign his name and prepare to be potentially mocked all playoffs long...
WEST
San Jose over Colorado in 5
Chicago over Nashville in 6
Los Angeles over Vancouver in 7 <----- this pick makes no sense, i know
Detroit over Phoenix in 6
San Jose over LA in 6
Chicago over Detroit in 7
Chicago over San Jose in 5
EAST
Washington over Montreal in 4
Jersey over Philly in 6
Boston over Buffalo in 6
Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 4
Washington over Boston in 5
Jersey over Pittsburgh in 7 <---- this would be an epic series
Washington over Jersey in 5
The East intrigues me more then it usually does, especially when one considers all the first round underdogs have winning records against their opponent. Again, it's the playoffs, not the regular season, but I feel really unsure picking anything in the east.