Bruins have the best shot as long as they don't end up facing another big team in the East - Toronto?
Anaheim, Chicago, St. Louis and LA are all very big and physical. San Jose has some size and plays a notch below them in physicality, but more so than probably any Eastern team not named Boston or Toronto. Phoenix has some size as well (though they are not guaranteed to make it). This makes the Western Conference essentially hell to get through. Will any teams have any gas left in the tank to take on Boston? If they do, I would pick Anaheim, St. Louis, Chicago or LA to win a 7 game series against them, but they just might be too beat up by the finals.
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