It's still a little too early to pin down exactly which teams will be squaring off when the playoffs begin in less than two weeks, but that hasn't stopped us from imagining some dandy first-round, head-to-head matchups. Here are three we'd like to see:
The Pacific Division is still pretty fluid, but it looks like the Anaheim Ducks will finish on top -- which would likely set up an interesting first-round matchup between the San Jose Sharks, the defending Western Conference champs, and an Edmonton Oilers team that is making its first playoff appearance since reaching the Stanley Cup finals in 2006.