NHL Morning Skate Serves Up Cup Final Heat in June

The league is rolling out the full pregame machine as the Stanley Cup Final takes center stage. This is the kind of morning-skate item that tells you the pressure is real, because every scrap of lineup, health, and matchup intel matters now. Around this time of year, coaches stop bluffing and players stop hiding, so the details start carrying the weight. The Cup is the only thing anyone in the room cares about, and the margin for error is already gone.