Good morning, Chicago

Good morning, Chicago, or to be more precise, Rosemont, Illinois. Because of the quick turnaround and the price of a hotel room that will hardly be used on a Saturday and Sunday night in the city, I’m based near O’Hare for this trip and am commuting into the United Center for tonight’s historic tilt.

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After waking up to skyscrapers, condominiums and a water view during our visit earlier this week, the law of averages dictated that today’s view would be far less dazzling.

But… wait? Is that a Munter’s unit, due 10 o’clock?

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A Carrier unit? What should we make of this, insiders? How does the saying go?

Carrier in the morning, blogger take warning
Munter’s at night, blogger’s delight

With a nod to my Uber app that has gotten a lot of work in over the last two weeks, I’m currently en route to the United Center, where the Blackhawks will skate at 10:30, followed by a Kings morning skate at 11:30. Your barrage of game day stories, interviews, previews and quotes will begin shortly after they open up the home team’s room. Stay tuned for a heavy dose of Game 7 reporting from the City of the Big Shoulders.

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