We're going to live chat both Game 7's on Tuesday evening, starting with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Buffalo Sabres at 7:30 p.m. ET and then right on through to the end of the Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks (so there will be some overlap). So if you're watching the games, stop in and hang with your old pals at Puck Daddy as we get loaded watch hockey.
Mere hours away from the epic finale of the No. 8-seeded Stanley Cup champions against the No. 1-seeded Presidents' Trophy winners, we offer a collection of Blackhawks vs. Canucks reading for you:
• The scoreboard at Rogers Arena read "5-0 Blackhawks" when the Canucks came out for their skate Tuesday. [Globe & Mail]
• Keith Ballard and Tanner Glass are in the lineup for Vancouver. Ballard is expected to replace the Injured Sami Salo, which is actually his legal name. Should Roberto Luongo need some sense knocked into him, Ballard's your man. [LeBrun]
• Cory Schneider on Luongo: "He's pretty sick and tired of everybody questioning him and having to answer all the speculation and proving himself all the time when he's been one of the best goalies the past 10 years." [The Province]
• Seven keys to the Canucks winning Game 7. [Pass It To Bulis]
• Patrick Kane: "I still feel all the pressure's on them. … They're the ones who were up 3-0, they're the first seed in the West, they were kind of predicted to win the Cup this year and go really far." Translation: "We decided around Game 5 that Vancouver can't beat us, and this ring says I have the hockey equivalent of '[expletive] you money' in this series." [Chicago Tribune]
• Jonathan Toews, without a goal in the series: "[Kane] and I definitely feel like we can be more productive and me especially. But hey, our team made it this far without that. Hopefully, we find a way tonight." [Sun-Times]
• Chicago is 6-1 when it has a chance to eliminate an opponent over the last three postseasons. [Second City Hockey]
• In case you were having trouble gauging how insane Vancouver is right now over this collapse, we point you to The Province and its story about positive visualization by fans to help the Canucks to victory: "Choose an item that symbolizes the Canucks for you. In a sitting position, hold the item in both hands, close your eyes and count down, slowly, from seven to one. Then, visualize a small screen hovering in front of you. On that screen, the game is over, the Canucks have won and the crowds are cheering." [Province]
• Finally, GAME 7 GOOSEBUMPS RAWK!!! (See you tonight.)