Stanley Cup playoffs: Niedermayer, Gonchar, Kovalchuk headline top 15 free...
The Stanley Cup final series is making its last few turns. At most, we have just four games left in the 2009-10 season. Where the heck did the time go...
View Article2010 NHL draft - In a revised 2001 NHL draft, Derek Roy moves up 28 spots
As we wait and wonder where top free agent Ilya Kovalchuk might end up, I thought I might take a stab at re-drawing the first round of his draft class...
View ArticleNHL draft 2010: Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Cam Fowler are top NHL-ready...
NHL-readiness is a tricky business. There are numerous factors to consider, including organizational depth, the physical readiness of the prospect and...
View Article2010 NHL Draft - Anaheim Ducks take advantage of slipping Cam Fowler, Emerson...
The first round of the 2010 draft came and went without a lot of wheeling and dealing. I don't know why that surprises me anymore. Each year, we (in t...
View ArticleNHL - Gary Bettman has a plan to define the league and his legacy
ESPN The Magazine's Chris Smith finds out that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is looking out for the league and his legacy.
View ArticleNHL: The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings square off tonight
OK, I've got a little catching up to do. I was so busy yesterday celebrating both Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving, I didn't get down to our usu...
View Article2011 NHL free agency: Projecting contracts for Brad Richards and other free...
Matthew Wuest of CapGeek explains why there won't be too many big contracts handed out among forwards and goalies this season, but defensemen are in line for some big raises.
View ArticleNHL Draft: Examining the value of heavy NHL players
In early 2003, it seemed NHL scouts didn't know what to make of Dustin Byfuglien. On one hand, he had great size. But, on the other hand, he might've ...
View ArticleNHL draft 2011: Adam Larsson to Edmonton Oilers tops Gare Joyce's first mock...
In Gare Joyce's first 2011 NHL mock draft, D Adam Larsson takes the top spot, but the top 10 is dominated by forwards. Such is life in the higher-scoring NHL.
View ArticleNHL: What can be learned from the worst trades of all time?
With the NHL trade deadline rapidly approaching, Robert Vollman of Hockey Prospectus evaluates the worst trades of all time and the lessons current teams can draw from them.
View ArticleIlya Kovalchuk's contract, Sidney Crosby's concussion among season's most...
The NHL Experts blog is a collaboration of voices from around and inside the game of hockey. With viewpoints ranging from the press box to the front o...
View ArticleNHL draft 2011: Prospect ETAs for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sean Couturier, Adam...
The NHL draft is all about futures. Just about every team comes away from the event, looks at its list and can imagine that help is on the way. But wh...
View Article2012 NHL draft -- Grant Sonier's Top 50 prospects
Grant Sonier breaks down the top 50 prospects for the 2012 NHL entry draft, topped by Nail Yakupov, who will likely be the third Russian ever to go No. 1 overall.
View ArticleAs trade deadline approaches, captains not eager to bail - NHL
The first attempt came in training camp last season. Coming off the summer of Ilya Kovalchuk that sent the New Jersey Devils into a salary cap emergen...
View ArticleNHL Future Power Rankings - Chicago Blackhawks positioned well for future...
Craig Custance, Frank Provenzano, Neil Greenberg, Corey Pronman, Robert Vollman and Ryan Schwepfinger rank every NHL team based on how well they're set up for future success.
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