Pittsburgh bias of course - Hoping to god that someone else takes care of Philadelphia come this April; I don't think my heart/mind/liver can handle watching another series like THAT again. It's going to break my heart to see Staal knock pucks past Fleury a few times a year, but good for him. Asham was a very classy fellow off the ice. I'm not thrilled about seeing him go to NYR, but him and Rupp are BROS 4 LIFE and that makes me smile. We need to find a way to give Martin the big boot and just tell Despres to soldier up. Losing the Parise sweepstakes just cements Letang and Malkin sticking around for a while longer, so that's nifty.

As for goaltending, I'm not sure if Washington will be starting Holtby this year after that playoff performance. Five years from now I can see him being a force to be reckoned with. I'd like him even more if he went somewhere in the Western Conference, specifically Chicago. I don't wanna see him blocking everything Neal, Crosby, Malkin and co throw at his general direction once a month. Boston drafting Malcolm Subban was the ultimate troll move of the draft, hands down. Can't WAIT to see that pan out in a few years since I doubt Montreal will be trading PK any time soon.

Playoff wise, I'd love to see some variety in there and a few different teams than the usual bunch.
WCF: Minnesota MIGHT make the first round. San Jose's gonna choke. Vancouver's gonna break my heart. Not sure how Detroit's gonna do without Lidstrom. Nashville will do fine without Suter there.
ECF: If Pittsburgh isn't injury plagued come Spring like 2011 and we fix the glaring defence problem, they'll make the finals. Philadelphia needs to get eliminated by NYR or Boston in the first round. Now that that sack of trout Steve Downie isn't in Tampa anymore, I'm pretty much cool with them again. Realistically, NYR still seems like the strongest team to make the finals. I'd love to see Winnipeg make the playoffs too. They're fun to watch!