from Paul Lukas of ESPN,

When viewed from a Uni Watch perspective, the Stanley Cup finals matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning features some pretty obvious themes: Original Six versus expansion, red versus blue, old-school versus new-school, a team name that ends in an "s" versus a team name that doesn't (well, usually).

Pull back the curtain a bit further, however, and a bunch of small details and subplots emerge. Here's a top 10 list of uni-related storylines regarding the Cup combatants to keep in mind as you watch the games unfold:

1. Singin' the blues: When the Lightning entered the NHL in 1992, their colored jersey (which was worn on the road, because the league followed a white-at-home protocol in those days) was black. That made sense -- black skies signal stormy weather, and stormy weather produces lightning, right? But in 2011, the team switched its primary colored jersey (now worn at home) to blue, which makes no sense at all -- blue skies and lightning don't mix. The team still has a black alternate jersey, but using blue as a primary jersey color is a bit of a head-scratcher.

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