All The Playoff Picks Possible

I realize that the playoffs have technically already started, but whatever.  It's not like I couldn't edit this post after the fact and pretend I got everything completely accurate.  

THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

* Penguins over Islanders in six
* Capitals over Bruins in six
* Hurricanes over Predators in five
* Lightning over Panthers in six
* Maple Leafs over Canadiens in six (gulp)
* Oilers over Jets in seven
* Golden Knights over Wild in seven
* Avalanche over Blues in five

* Penguins over Capitals in six
* Lightning over Hurricanes in seven
* Maple Leafs over Oilers in six (double gulp)
* Avalanche over Golden Knights in seven

* Penguins over Maple Leafs in seven
* Avalanche over Lightning in six

* Avalanche over Penguins in seven

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THE NBA PLAYOFFS

* Play-in games: Warriors over Grizzlies, Wizards over Pacers.  Incidentally, these play-in games are a dumb idea.  I know the Lakers/Warriors game was a banger, but let's be real, the ninth and 10th teams in a conference have no business playing for anything.

* Jazz over Warriors in six
* Clippers over Mavericks in six
* Lakers over Suns in seven (and seven is also the amount of close calls that will go Phoenix's way in the series, with the other 85 close calls all going the Lakers' way)
* Nuggets over Trail Blazers in six
* 76ers over Wizards in five
* Hawks over Knicks in seven
* Nets over Celtics in six
* Bucks over Heat in seven

* Clippers over Jazz in seven
* Lakers over Nuggets in six
* 76ers over Hawks in five
* Bucks over Nets in seven

* Lakers over Clippers in five
* Bucks over 76ers in six

* Lakers over Bucks in six.

This is also the first NBA playoffs in years when I have absolutely no idea who's going to win.  I'm going chalk in taking Los Angeles but if LeBron or Davis gets hurt again, any of a half-dozen teams could emerge as champions.