Throughout the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we’ll go round-by-round and predict the outcomes of each playoff series. We begin today with the first round, with the BSH staff predicting who we think will win each of the eight series on deck.
The panel
- Travis Hughes, Philly-born traitor who lives in DC
- Kurt R., Philly-born traitor who lives in St. Louis
- Collin Mehalick, not a traitor
- Eric T., guy who should be the dang Flyers GM already
- Albert Kleine, professional word-putter-togetherer
- Charlie O’Connor, probably more of an adult than all of us
- Kevin Christmann, guy who writes all our Andrew MacDonald stories
- Campfire Bot, our friendly chat room computer (see him make his picks here)/
The predictions:
| Series | Travis | Kurt | Collin | Eric | Albert | Charlie | Kevin | Campfire Bot |
| Flyers vs. Rangers | NYR in 6 | NYR in 7 | NYR in 7 | NYR in 5 | PHI in 6 | NYR in 6 | PHI in 7 | PHI in 6 |
| Penguins vs. Blue Jackets | PIT in 6 | PIT in 7 | PIT in 6 | CBJ in 6 | PIT in 5 | CBJ in 7 | PIT in 6 | CBJ in 7 |
| Bruins vs. Red Wings | BOS in 6 | BOS in 5 | BOS in 6 | BOS in 6 | BOS in 6 | BOS in 7 | BOS in 6 | DET in 6 |
| Canadiens vs. Lightning | TBL in 7 | MTL in 6 | TBL in 7 | TBL in 6 | TBL in 7 | MTL in 6 | MTL in 7 | TBL in 4 |
| Ducks vs. Stars | DAL in 7 | DAL in 7 | ANA in 6 | ANA in 7 | ANA in 5 | ANA in 6 | DAL in 7 | DAL in 5 |
| Avalanche vs. Wild | COL in 5 | MIN in 6 | MIN in 6 | COL in 6 | COL in 6 | MIN in 7 | MIN in 6 | COL in 5 |
| Sharks vs. Kings | LAK in 7 | SJS in 6 | SJS in 7 | LAK in 6 | LAK in 7 | LAK in 6 | LAK in 6 | SJS in 5 |
| Blues vs. Blackhawks | CHI in 6 | STL in 7 | CHI in 6 | CHI in 5 | STL in 6 | CHI in 5 | CHI in 7 | CHI in 7 |
