NHL Predictions?

2. St. Louis. The playoff story line overshadows what a good team this has been the last few years. Finished top five on HR's SRS three of the last four years (7th the lockout year), including back to back 2nd place finishes. TJ Oshie is not to blame. This is a deep team that ran into LA and Chicago at the wrong time. If Jake Allen or Brian Elliott gives them timely goaltending maybe this is the year they get through.
P. Nashville. I'll admit, I just love everything about this team. No organization is better at taking scraps and just perennially remaining relevant without being great. Of course, having Shea Weber, Roman Josi, and Pekka Rinne helps. 104 points last year and gave Chicago one hell of a series. I buy them to be roughly the same level again.
P. Chicago. Don't get me wrong, they're still better than Nashville. 3rd in the division because of the turnover. It'll take a few months to get in the groove but enough people have waxed poetic about the Blackhawks, and deservedly so, that I dont really feel compelled to it here.
WC1. Dallas. When I first ranked them, I actually had Dallas out for Winnipeg. Seven points kept them out last year. Can you guess who was the winger for Seguin/Benn for 80% of Seguin's EV ice time? Patrick Eaves. Safe to say Sharp is worth a few points there. While I'm not the biggest Kari Lehtonen fan, he was pretty unlucky last year. Still oodles of defensive holes but there's enough firepower to get in. I dare you to find a better random tune in team than Dallas this season.
WC2. Colorado. This team is just simply too talented to be as bad as last season. How many top sixes have the current skill and future promise to match Landeskog, MacKinnon, Duchene? They're still a few defensive pieces away but if Varlamov stays on the ice (I hope you all got a good laugh at the thought of that) this is a dangerous team. With Roy behind the bench they have a division crown and a basement finish. Expect something in the middle but I like a bump this year. They only finished two points behind Dallas last year and are just as improved simply by default. Few players are more fun to watch than Tyson Barrie.
Minnesota. Who is the real Devan Dubnyk? They're good enough that they're safe even if Dubnyk isn't last year's Vezina candidate. Not enough to seriously challenge for a Cup but I doubt St. Louis wants to see them again. I expect a three way battle for the final playoff spot and my initial thought is to give the nod to the Wild because the forward depth with guys who just know how to score like Zucker coupled with a sneaky D corp get them through. An injury or two away from losing that benefit of the doubt though. I think losing Kyle Brodziak will hurt more than people think.
Winnipeg. I want to have Winnipeg in, really. But I don't buy the Ondrej Pavelec we saw at the end of the year and worry about the ability to score past the top line. Tyler Myers looked rejuvinated after the trade deadline but Winnipeg might disappoint and barely miss out. I expect a high 80's/low 90's finish which just isn't good enough in this division.

1. Anaheim. It doesn't matter who lines up with Getzlaf/Perry, this is the class of the division. Bruce Boudreau has the regular season figured out and seemed to have the postseason as well. Carl Hagelin adds a different look to the lower lines that Anaheim has missed in the past.
P. Los Angeles. Really torn on LA. I don't think they're a cinch even with the shrewd adding of Milan Lucic when his value was lowest. I expect an immediate chemistry with Kopitar/Gaborik. For a team surrounded in upheaval, they're still too deep to ignore.
P. San Jose. The forgotten team in the Pacific. Last year they were all over the blogs about the confusion surrounding the captain situation and another postseason flameout but I think Thornton/Marleau are in for one last hurrah before turning things over to Couture for good. Joel Ward was a fantastic signing and looks like a perfect fit even if he's a bit over the hill. Ditto Paul Martin. The D corp is quietly solid with Martin, Vlasic, Burns, Braun and the rest. It's the guy they play in front of that's the question mark. If they get average goaltending from Martin Jones or Alex Stalock I think they get in comfortably. Bonus points if Tomas Hertl is the player we saw his rookie year.
Calgary. So polarizing. Everybody knows they defied analytics and conventional wisdom but they looked legit for stretches. The Dougie Hamilton coup was a stroke of genius for an already great defense. I just dont see a repeat. They'll be back in next year though. The youngters Bennett, Gaudreau, etc., are just too good but last year was too much too soon. Might be the first team out.
Edmonton. So much ground to make up but everybody knows what's coming through the pipeline. Andrej Sekera will work this year but the contract might bite them by 2017 and beyond. The questions in goal are hard to ignore but the main thing that needs to be overcome is the culture and until then they remain out. Show us you know how to win because the talent has been there for years and the balance hasn't changed. Lots of names on offense, not so much on defense, and that still hasn't changed.
Vancouver. Kind of shocking they managed 101 points last year. Ryan Miller has caught the injury bug and the team just isn't deep enough at the moment. Kevin Bieksa walking signaled a changing of the guard but the roster seems stuck in between. The Sedins are unmovable by the nature of their contracts which wont help. A full season of Bo Horvat playing the way he did the last few months might allow them to challenge in a weak division but the drop off is inevitable.
Arizona. Just nothing to speak of here. Below average across the board. Antoine Vermette was a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks and projected as a top six center in Arizona. The minors are fully loaded with Duclair, Domi, Strome, Dvorak, etc., but they're still years away from contributing in a meaningful manner. It's depressing to watch OEL waste prime years here but that's the nature of the game. Even goalie guru Sean Burke wasn't able to keep Mike Smith relevant, which is a word that simply wont be used to describe the team until the 2016 draft.

Ducks over Avalanche in four.
Blues over Stars in five.
Blackhawks over Predators in five.
Sharks over Kings in seven.

Ducks over Sharks in six.
Blues over Blackhawks in seven.

Ducks over Blues in seven.

Ducks over Islanders five.

I agree with most of what you said but I still don't think the Blues are a team bred for the playoffs. They are great regular season just don't seem to know how to turn it on in the playoffs. I don't see them beating the Hawks.

You have 6 teams from this division making playoffs haha. You can only have 5 max

Missed that will edit it rn