NHL, random thoughts

I'm going to post NHL playoffs picks because I know nothing about most of the teams. After moving to SC, I lost OLN and have seen only select Hurricanes games on Fox Sports Net. Therefore, my hockey knowledge is very limited. Also, keep in mind that the NHL re-seeds teams for the conference semi-finals, meaing that the highest remaining seed will always play the lowest remaining seed. This means that traditional brackets do not always apply; in fact, most years at least one conference has an upset that forces re-seeding. Without further adieu (or any clue):

Eastern Conference:
Senators over Lightning, Canes over Canadiens, Devils over Rangers, and Sabres over Flyers
Sabres over Senators, Devils over Canes
Devils over Sabres

Western Conference:
Wings over Oilers, Stars over Avs, Flames over Ducks, Sharks over Predators
Wings over Sharks, Flames over Stars
Wings over Flames

Stanley Cup Finals: Wings over Devils in 6

That was exciting. Random thoughts:

• Braves are banged up, but finally showing signs of life. I'm so glad I changed my pick from the Red Sox to the Yankees, that sure is looking brilliant right now...but it is early. What's up with Oakland & the LAA Angels: .500 record thus far? Gooooo Rockies. Albert Pujols will soon have a shrine at my house, he is so sick.
• Vince McMahon has gone overboard with the "God" angle on RAW. It's really not even that funny. On the other hand, the Umaga character is catching on simply because Estrada is such a good mic man; Mickie James/Trish Stratus is the best angle ever for the women's divison, Shelton Benjamin is improving, I love Edge's character because it draws so much heat, I hate Rob Van Dam, and the Spirit Squad continues to trip me out.
• I do not think I would want the number one pick in the NBA Draft this year. Too many negatives to almost every player available. I do love the draft though, so I'll probably write about it a lot in the next two months. I also love the NBA playoffs, they are so competitive and entertaining. This year will be especially solid with the superstars involved (LeBron, DWade, 'Melo, Vince, the Suns, Duncan, Shaq, the Pistons, Artest, Sam Cassell, etc.).
• NC State will soon be producing t-shirts that read "got coach?"

That's all for today. Things are kind of slow right now with two post-seasons about to kick off and the initial excitement of MLB wearing down. The NFL Draft is being overhyped by ESPN as usual, but I will watch the actual draft. More on it next week probably. Also, a Barry Bonds rant and something about NBA players coming up. I know, get hype. Hope everyone is doing well, holla holla holla.