Your Obligatory (and Belated) Pre-Season Prediction Post

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Well as you probably know, we're not shy about writing up those posts that everyone and their dog also writes up. You know, everyone has season previews and predictions this time of year. The NHL Blogger Handbook clearly outlines all of the duties we have to fulfill this time of year as a licensed NHL blogger.

Hey, there are certain things everyone has to do. And this is another one of those posts. So we're a day late and a dollar short (pretty good in this economy) with our predictions, but here they are anyway.

Feel free to debate and nitpick in the comments but remember that we're only bloggers. We live in our parent's basement and gave up on getting our degrees because we discovered the joys of Adult Swim on Cartoon Network and eating icing right the container. Wait... Or was that just a dream I had last night. Eh, either way, here are your predictions, with the following disclaimer from Ryan: "I would provide any rational insight if I had any, but alas, I do not." He may or may not have used a dart board to aid in the selection process (e3). I may or may not have had my cat assist me by throwing rolled up print outs of NHL lineups around the living room to see which one she ran after with the most voracity. That is according to sources close to my cat (e4).

Oh, and these predictions take division winners into consideration. At least mine and Ryan's do. There's no telling if my cat understands divisional play.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
		Kevin's Picks		Ryan's Picks		Kevin's Cat's Picks
1		Pittsburgh		Montreal		Washington
2		Washington		Pittsburgh		Carolina
3		Montreal		Washington		Islanders
4		New Jersey		Rangers		Rangers
5		Philly		Boston		Philadelphia
6		Boston		New Jersey		Atlanta
7		Tampa Bay		Ottawa		New Jersey
8		Ottawa		Carolina		Buffalo
9		Rangers		Tampa Bay		Toronto
10		Buffalo		Philadelphia		Ottawa
11		Carolina		Buffalo		Florida
12		Florida		Islanders		Boston
13		Islanders		Atlanta		Pittsburgh
14		Toronto		Toronto		Montreal
15		Atlanta		Florida		Tampa Bay
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1		Detroit		San Jose		Nashville
2		San Jose		Calgary		Phoenix
3		Minnesota		Detroit		Chicago
4		Dallas		Anaheim		Detroit
5		Chicago		Vancouver		Minnesota
6		Anaheim		Chicago		Vancouver
7		Calgary		Colorado		Colorado
8		Colorado		Dallas		Calgary
9		Nashville		Minnesota		St. Louis
10		Columbus		St. Louis		Dallas
11		Vancouver		Nashville		Columbus
12		Edmonton		Edmonton		Los Angeles
13		Phoenix		Phoenix		San Jose
14		Los Angeles		Columbus		Edmonton
15		St. Louis		Los Angeles		Anaheim
Runner Up		Washington		Pittsburgh		Dallas
Champ		Detroit		Calgary		Philadelphia