from Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe,

The Blackhawks have seen enough of Tampa.

They have no interest in returning to the humidity, the electric lightshow inside Amalie Arena, and the horde of characters — Stars Wars stormtroopers, Game of Thrones barbarians, anime creatures — flowing through the Tampa Convention Center two blocks from the rink. It is hard to tell which group looks more peculiar: the costumed crowd at Metrocon, Tampa’s anime convention, or the bearded bunch of tired and angry men doing battle on the ice.

On Monday, the Blackhawks would be quite happy to share the Stanley Cup with their fans at the United Center. It would be their third Cup in six years and first on home ice. The Lightning, meanwhile, want no part of participating in the crowning of a dynasty.

“It’s not just another game, but that’s the way we’ve got to try to approach it,” said Brent Seabrook, one of Chicago’s core players. “It’s a huge game.”

With one more win, whether it’s on Monday or in Game 7 Wednesday, the Blackhawks will claim the title of the best team in the post-2005 lockout era. They’ve advanced to this point by being the organization of the future — fast, skilled, deep, and overwhelming.

They control the game. They do not chase it.

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