NHL.com predicts 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

NHL.com Staff's 2012 Stanley Cup Playoff predictions:

Michael Langr -- NHL.com Czech and Slovak correspondent

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Canucks, Blues, Blackhawks, Predators

CUP FINAL: Penguins, Canucks

CUP CHAMPION: Penguins

MVP: Evgeni Malkin

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Corey Masisak, NHL.com Staff Writer

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Canucks, Blues, Blackhawks, Predators

CUP FINAL: Penguins, Blackhawks

CUP CHAMPION: Penguins

MVP: Sidney Crosby

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Dan Rosen, NHL.com Senior Writer

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Canucks, Blues, Blackhawks, Red Wings

CUP FINAL: Penguins, Canucks

CUP CHAMPION: Penguins

MVP: Marc-Andre Fleury

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Adam Kimelman, NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Panthers, Flyers

WEST: Kings, Blues, Blackhawks, Predators

CUP FINAL: Rangers, Blues

CUP CHAMPION: Rangers

MVP: Henrik Lundqvist

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Bernd Roesch, NHL.com German Correspondent

EAST: Rangers, Caps, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Canucks, Blues, Blackhawks, Predators

CUP FINAL: Penguins, Predators

CUP CHAMPION: Penguins

MVP: Sidney Crosby

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Brian Compton, NHL.com Staff Writer

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Canucks, Sharks, Blackhawks, Predators

CUP FINAL: Penguins, Predators

CUP CHAMPION: Penguins

MVP: Sidney Crosby

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Matt Cubeta, Senior Producer, NHL International

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Flyers

WEST: Canucks, Blues, Blackhawks, Red Wings

CUP FINAL: Rangers, Red Wings

CUP CHAMPION: Rangers

MVP: Henrik Lundqvist

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Dave Lozo, NHL.com Staff Writer

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Canucks, Sharks, Blackhawks, Predators

CUP FINAL: Bruins, Predators

CUP CHAMPION: Predators

MVP: Pekka Rinne

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Mike Morreale, NHL.com Staff Writer

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Flyers

WEST: Canucks, Blues, Blackhawks, Predators

CUP FINAL: Devils, Blackhawks

CUP CHAMPION: Blackhawks

MVP - Duncan Keith

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Arpon Basu, Managing Editor, LNH.com

EAST: Rangers, Capitals, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Canucks, Blues, Coyotes, Predators

CUP FINAL: Penguins, Predators

CUP CHAMPION: Penguins

MVP: Marc-Andre Fleury

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Shawn P. Roarke, Senior Managing Editor, NHL.com

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Canucks, Sharks, Coyotes, Predators

CUP FINAL: Penguins, Predators

CUP CHAMPION: Penguins

MVP: Evgeni Malkin

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Craig Button, NHL Network Analyst

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Kings, Blues, Coyotes, Predators

CUP FINAL: Penguins, Blues

CUP CHAMPION: Penguins

MVP: Sidney Crosby

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E.J. Hradek, NHL Network Analyst

EAST: Rangers, Capitals, Devils, Penguins

WEST: Canucks, Blues, Coyotes, Predators

CUP FINAL: Penguins, Canucks

CUP CHAMPION: Penguins

MVP: Marc-Andre Fleury

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Jeremy Roenick, NHL Network Analyst

EAST: Rangers, Bruins, Devils, Flyers

WEST: Canucks, Blues, Coyotes, Predators

CUP FINAL: Rangers, Canucks

CUP CHAMPION: Rangers

MVP: Henrik Lundqvist