While league executives and coaches may not be betting on the Montreal Canadiens to go all the way, the EA Sports simulator predicts that the Canadiens will win the Stanley Cup. The program has Martin St-Louis' men beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games, the Buffalo Sabres in six, the Carolina Hurricanes in seven, and the Minnesota Wild in seven to win their 25th Cup. 

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