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2010 Stanley Cup finals: Game 1 preview

Stanley Cup Finals - Philadelphia Flyers v Chicago Blackhawks - Game One

before Game 1 of the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Finals between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on May 29, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois.

Jim McIsaac

Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks

Game 1, Stanley Cup finals

Live on NBC at 8PM ET

We’ve covered the Stanley Cup finals from a dizzying amount of angles. Seriously, it’s as if we put the Cup in one of those “Enter the Dragon” mirrored rooms. To make sure that you’re aware of the biggest stories we covered, here’s a collection of the PHT coverage.

PHT predictions - Brandon goes out on a limb and picks the Philadelphia Flyers in six games. Bold move, Brandon, bold move. The staff also tackles who we expect to be the leading scorer, unsung hero and other fun stuff.

The Blackhawks road to the Cup and the Flyers’ journey: Taking a look at what it took for each team to get to this point.

The Conn Smythe favorites: A detailed analysis of the odds-on favorites for what I think should be hockey’s most coveted trophy. Would you rather be the MVP of the playoffs or the regular season? No contest, I say.

Which players have the most to gain and lose - Hossa and some of the older players have the most to lose in this year’s finals.

What this series means to each team - It might be now or never for both teams, believe it or not.

Byfuglien vs. Pronger - A breakdown of one of the most compelling matchups in the series.

Four odd predictions for the finals: Mr. Worley continues his “bold” streak by making some strange predictions about what will happen between the Flyers and Blackhawks.

More great Stanley Cup finals coverage after the jump.

These aren’t “the Flyers redux” and a look at the Flyers’ fate since they won that ’75 Cup: It’s been a long time since the Flyers won the Cup and hockey’s come a long way since the days of the Broadstreet Bullies. We provide a little history lesson with these two posts. (I also compared the current Flyers to the Bullies.)

Chicago Blackhawks since ’61 Cup and how the current Hawks team compares to the ’61 squad: Speaking of history lessons (and long droughts), here’s a timeline of the franchise since they won a Cup almost 50 years ago. It’s not pretty.

Will Marian Hossa finally win a Cup? - Why he could (or might not) raise the Cup over his head after two years of finals heartache.

Which team has the better pre-game ritual? - I might have to go with the Philadelphia Flyers on this one. Really, though, the more important debate is Philly cheese steak vs. deep dish pizza. That’s a tough one, folks.

Comparing Mike Richards to Bobby Clarke - At first, it seemed like the comparisons between the two Philly captains was hogwash. But after looking at the playoff stats, I’ve come around to the parallel ... even from a stats standpoint.

Michael Leighton’s journey back to Chicago - It’s pretty difficult to believe that the Blackhawks had Leighton and Craig Anderson on their minor league team at one point. Leighton took a strange path to become the Flyers’ No. 1 starter, as Brandon chronicles in this post.

Chicago’s salary cap future - Why the team will probably look very different next year.

Looking back at the Pronger trade - The Flyers won the trade in the short term ... but what will the future hold for the blockbuster draft-day move.