With the second round of the 2016 Stanley Playoffs underway, the Devils Army Blog staff have their picks for who they think will advance past the second round, into the Conference Finals, and most importantly, to the Stanley Cup Final.
Check out our selections below from Chris Salavarrieta, Joe Palma, Raj Vaidya, Alex Chauvancy, Tommy Zilinski, Nick Papadimas, and Mike Luciano.
Chris Salavarrieta:
St. Louis over Dallas in 6 games
San Jose over Nashville in 5 games
Washington over Pittsburgh in 6 games
New York Islanders over Tampa Bay in 7 games
Eastern Conference Final: Washington over New York Islanders in 6
Western Conference Final: San Jose over St. Louis in 6
Stanley Cup Final: San Jose over Washington in 7 games
Stanley Cup Champion: San Jose Sharks
Raj Vaidya:
St. Louis over Dallas in 6 games
San Jose over Nashville in 5 games
Pittsburgh over Washington in 6 games
Tampa Bay over NYI in 7 games
Eastern Conference Final: Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh
Western Conference Final: St. Louis vs. San Jose
Stanley Cup Final: St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh
Stanley Cup Champion: St. Louis in 7 games
Joe Palma:
St. Louis over Dallas in 7 games
San Jose over Nashville in 6 games
Washington over Pittsburgh in 7 games
NYI over Tampa Bay in 7 games
Eastern Conference Final: New York vs. Washington
Western Conference Final: San Jose vs. St Louis
Alex Chauvancy:
St. Louis over Dallas in 6 games
San Jose over Nashville in 6 games
Pittsburgh over Washington in 6 games
Tampa Bay over NYI in 7 games
Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh over Tampa Bay in 6 games
Western Conference Final: San Jose over St. Louis in 7
Stanley Cup Final: Pittsburgh vs. San Jose
Stanley Cup Champion: San Jose Sharks
Tommy Zilinski:
St. Louis over Dallas in 6 games
San Jose over Nashville in 6 games
Washington over Pittsburgh in 6 games
Tampa Bay over NYI in 6 games
Eastern Conference Final: Tampa Bay over Washington in 6 games
Western Conference Final: St. Louis over San Jose in 7 games
Stanley Cup Final: Tampa Bay over St. Louis in 7 games
Stanley Cup Champion: Tampa Bay Lightning
Nick Papadimas:
Dallas over St. Louis in 6 games
Nashville over San Jose in 6 games
Washington over Pittsburgh in 7 games
NY Islanders over Tampa Bay in 7 games
Eastern Conference Final: Washington over NY Islanders in 6 games
Western Conference Final: Nashville over Dallas in 7 games
Stanley Cup Final: Washington over Nashville in 7 games
Stanley Cup Champion: Washington Capitals
Mike Luciano:
Dallas over St. Louis in 7 games
Nashville over San Jose in 6 games
Pittsburgh over Washington in 6 games
NY Islanders over Tampa Bay in 5 games
Eastern Conference Final: NY Islanders over Pittsburgh in 4 games
Western Conference Final: Dallas over Nashville in 5 games
Stanley Cup Final: Dallas over NY Islanders in 7 games
Stanley Cup Champion: Dallas Stars