We'll have a full preview of game 1 up later. For now, here's some links.

Stamkos hoping to finally take home some hardware
So many of his colleagues have won Stanley Cups and gold medals while he’s been left empty-handed, but now may be his time.

Mirtle: Why the Blackhawks will win the Stanley Cup
You're wrong James! WRONG!

Steve Yzerman, Lightning GM, praises Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings
Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman sees some of himself in Jonathan Toews but thinks the Chicago Blackhawks' captain is a better player than he was during his Hall of Fame career.

2015 Stanley Cup Final: Media Day in Tampa - Raw Charge
Players and other personnel from the Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks were made available to the media Tuesday afternoon in advance of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final which begins tomorrow in Tampa.

2015 NHL Playoffs: Take pride in the "non-traditional market" title, Lightning fans - Raw Charge
The Tampa Bay Lightning have slashed through Original Six opponents in the 2015 NHL Playoffs and will play for the second Stanley Cup in franchise history. Now more than ever, Lightning fans should bask in the non-traditional glory.

Other news

Pre-season schedules are coming out. I don't see the Leafs yet, but we now from Detroit's that Babcock will face his old team on October 2nd and 3rd.

Comets 2, Griffins 0: Season ends in Jeff Blashill's likely last game with Grand Rapids
Utica scores early in the second period and, with Jacob Markstrom in goal, makes it stand to win the Western Conference finals.

Could Blackhawks target soon-to-be free agent defenseman Robbie Russo?
Robbie Russ, like Mike Reilly, are highly coveted unrestricted free agents coming out of the NCAA.

New York Islanders Uniforms, Banners, Army, More Traditions to Continue in Brooklyn
Begun, the PR blitz has: Uniforms, traditions, ambassadors and ticket buyers are following the New York Islanders to Brooklyn.

Ex-Blackhawks player, Lightning coach Steve Ludzik suing NHL over concussions, per report
The 54-year-old suffers from Parkinson's disease. He attributes the disease to the many head injuries he suffered during his playing career and believes he's not the only one that's suffering in retirement.

Zamboni driver jailed after DUI conviction
A man who admitted being drunk while operating a Zamboni during a high school hockey game was convicted Tuesday after the judge rejected his lawyer's argument that the ice-resurfacing machine didn't meet the definition of a vehicle under city code.

Should we care if the human race goes extinct?
Why should we be worried about the end of the human race? Oh sure, there are some Terminator like scenarios in which many future-people die in horrible ways and I’d feel good if we avoided those scenarios. The more likely scenario, however, is a glide path to extinction in which most people adopt a variety of bionic and germ-line modifications that over-time evolve them into post-human cyborgs.

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