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

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

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.

From The Branches