Fun with the early-standings; playoff-style:
Blues would be looking at a match-up with the wild-card #2 winner if the standings settle where they are now, which is currently the Golden Knights. That would be a fun matchup, in which I'd like the Blues chances.
Other interesting matchups would be a 1st round show-down between the Avs and Stars (Makar v. Heiskanen), a surely-expected Coyote-Canuck battle, another chapter in the Crosby v. Ovechkin saga, the UFA-dream destination matchup of EDM v. WPG, and a tough draw for the Panthers where all 7-games will be home-games for the Canadiens.
I can't wait for this club to start its playoff defense. They've got 4.5 months to get healthy, fine-tuned and ready for everyone's best shot.