2011 NHL Playoff Predictions

Here's a fun fact:
Montreal held the Olympics in 1976 and won the Cup in 1977.
Calgary held the Olympics in 1988 and won the Cup in 1989.
Vancouver held the Olympics in 2010 and...?!?!


Here were my pre-season playoff picks:
East: Washington, Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Buffalo, Ottawa, Tampa Bay
West: San Jose, Vancouver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Phoenix, St. Louis, Nashville
Stanley Cup Finals: Pittsburgh over Vancouver

I got most of my picks correct, while predicting good seasons from Washington, San Jose, and Vancouver.


So now, here are my playoff picks:
Washington over NY Rangers in 5
Philadelphia over Buffalo in 6
Boston over Montreal in 6
Pittsburgh over Tampa Bay in 6
Vancouver over Chicago in 6
San Jose over Los Angeles in 4
Phoenix over Detroit in 6
Nashville over Anaheim in 6

Washington over Pittsburgh in 7
Philadelphia over Boston in 6
Vancouver over Phoenix in 6
San Jose over Nashville in 5

Philadelphia over Washington in 6
Vancouver over San Jose in 7

Philadelphia over Vancouver in 6
(Which may mean that Vancouver will win since I predicted Pittsburgh over Chicago last year and Chicago won!)