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The NHL had its first traditional Stanley Cup media day since 2019 on Tuesday, and we used the opportunity to conduct a player poll.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are trying to do what no team has done since 1983. The Colorado Avalanche are seeking a return to the top for the first time in 21 years

Two teams enter, one emerges with the greatest trophy in pro sports. We explore each teams case for the Cup and make our predictions.

Heres our list of the 25 best games in Stanley Cup Final history.

This is going to be a truly great Stanley Cup Finals.

When Greg Carvel walked into the 2017 NHL Draft, he bumped into Ray Shero, then the general manager of the New Jersey Devils and holder of the No. 1 pick. The idea in the days leading up to the draft was that the Devils would pick one of two centers, either Nico Hischier or Nolan Patrick.

And so we approach the end. A battle royale between the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and a team that’s been preparing for this moment for a number of years in the star-studded Colorado Avalanche.

The Colorado Avalanche will go for their third championship when they play either the Tampa Bay Lightning or the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Final.

Patrick Roy will be sitting in his Quebec City home 2,000 miles from Denver when the Stanley Cup Final begins next week at Ball Arena, arguably the biggest fan of the Colorado Avalanche east of the Rockies.

The biggest songs that were out the week that the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup.