The Stanley Cup Final begins tonight, with the first game in Denver between the Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
I think this is going to be a really great series, one of the funnest to watch in recent memory, even for those who have no stake in the outcome. Everything from the insanity of the Andrei Vasilevskiy’s goaltending, to will or won’t Nazem Kadri come back for the series, to the Avalanche going for their first win in 20 years, to a possible third Stanley Cup win in a row for the Lightning are all compelling stories on their own, but the hockey itself will be the star here.