>Could also be that the Western Conference looks like the Little Sisters of the Poor Conference this year :-) I think the Eastern Conference gets the Cup this year. My vote goes to Toronto, Philadelphia, Florida in order of likelihood I think.

Hmmm, Cup in June, DevCon in September. Sounds like a drink bet to me. My Cup rankings:

Detroit
Dallas [because they will be 100% healthy by April]
Phoenix
New Jersey
Toronto
St Louis
Florida
Philadelphia
San Jose
Colorado
Ottawa

Until the East can get at least one of the 1, 2, or 3 seeds out of the first round, it's all just wishful thinking. In the playoff, bet on the teams with the best currently playing goalies.