Good morning everyone. Happy Friday. Lots of reading material ahead to get your day going, including a tonne of scouting reports. There's a pretty long wait between games as game two of the Stanley Cup Final takes place tomorrow.
The most important news, now and forever:
Marie-Philip Poulin choisit Montréal | Radio Canada (in french, Marie-Philip Poulin to play for the Stars next season)
Breaking: I will be in the stands for every single Stars home game. It's happening. I will be in the same general vicinity as a Canadian legend.
From the front page
Why I left the industry I thought I loved for a blog
2015 NHL Draft: Ivan Provorov scouting report and profile, in the top 5 mix?
Averaged 2015 NHL Draft ranking
Studying gender and sports fandom
Ex-Leafs coach Ron Wilson to helm Team USA
Pellerin promoted, Staios leaves, Leafs front office changes continue
Leafs links
Toronto Maple Leafs sign forward Andreas Johnson to three-year entry-level contract | Maple Leafs Hotstove
T.J. Brennan signs one-year deal with Maple Leafs | Maple Leafs Hotstove
Prospect scouting reports
Joel Eriksson Ek Is A Sure Fit For The Red Wings | Winging It In Motown
Lawson Crouse, the year's most polarizing prospect | Broad Street Hockey
Daniel Sprong | Die By The Blade
Ryan Pilon | The Cannon
Nick Merkley Profile And Scouting Report | Defending Big D
Aleksi Saarela | In Lou We Trust
SCF links
Lightning will have a shot if they can keep containing ‘Captain Everything’ | Mirtle
Blackhawks rookie warming to the playoffs, and to the media | Toronto Star
Teuvo slept through english class and is now very nervous about talking to media. What a sweet kid.
Teuvo Teravainen keeps raising our expectations | Second City Hockey
Looking back at the Braydon Coburn trade | Raw Charge
Hasn't worked out too well for the Lightning.
Kris Versteeg may have earned another crack at Blackhawks lineup | Second City Hockey
Your Ultimate Stanley Cup Final Preview | Grantland
A Beginner’s Guide to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final | Grantland
Other news
NHL competition committee backs coach’s challenge, balks at 3-on-3 OT | Puck Daddy
Who won the Johnny Oduya Trade? | Arctic Ice Hockey
How Tampa Bay prospect Anthony DeAngelo tore up his red flags | THN
Goaltending no longer key to winning Stanley Cup | Sportsnet.ca (autoplay warning)
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Is Great Goaltending Really That Important? | Defending Big D
Bettman on Compensation for Chiarelli and McLellan, "What's Done Is Done." | The Copper & Blue
The Canadiens may need to trade a sizeable contract | Eyes On The Prize
Report: Sharks interested in Senators goalie Craig Anderson | Fear The Fin
Sharks also interested in Cam Talbot, Robin Lehner | Fear The Fin
Armchair GM - RFA Edition | The Copper & Blue
Mike Reilly Free Agency Update | SB Nation College Hockey
Pending free agent Mike Reilly meeting with teams, only wants to go to contenders, somehow still interviewing with Edmonton, has no interest in the Leafs.
