The set-up: The Coyotes have an interesting mix of youth and veteran leadership and while I do think Arizona will win a couple games in this series, I ultimately look for the Avs to prevail in the end and in Game 1. Yes Arizona squeaked by Nashville in its opening round series, but Colorado's offense is on an entirely different level.

The pick: The Avs aren't afraid to get dirty either. This will for sure be an interesting series, but Colorado is fresher, deeper and more talented. All things considered, I feel this line could/should in fact be a lot larger.

This is an 8* play on the Avs.