The Stanley Cup gets underway tomorrow night.

I’m gonna stick with the Ducks to win it all. I picked the Ducks before the season started, again before the playoffs started, and even stuck with that pick (as painful as that was) while they played my beloved Red Wings.

Three reasons:

1. 1. Depth. The Ducks are a deeper team than Ottawa. Ottawa has possibly the best line in hockey, but that line will have to face Pronger and/or Niedermayer on the ice at all times.

1. 2. Size. There is no bigger, stronger, faster team than the Ducks. Factor in that most of their big guys can play fast hockey and it should be too much for the Senators.

1. 3. Travel. Most people say the Senators are fresh because they didn’t have much of a travel schedule in the playoffs, while Anaheim had to fly back and forth to Detroit. But I think it works the other way around. Ottawa is not used to cross continent flights on 1 day rest, while Anaheim has to deal with that often during the regular season.

I’m picking Anaheim in 6 games.