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NHL - With realignment, NHL, NHLPA show progress
The NHL realignment plan still has unbalanced conferences. It still presents a playoff advantage in one conference because there are fewer teams. And ...
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NHL - Rangers face big decisions ahead
The New York Rangers continue to hang around the final playoff spot in the East, a bit of an underachievement for a team many pegged as a Stanley Cup ...
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Answering key questions before the trade deadline -- NHL
With so many of the big trade-deadline names already finding new homes -- Jarome Iginla, Jaromir Jagr, Derek Roy, Ryane Clowe -- the fireworks for the...
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NHL - Detroit Red Wings Assistant GM Jim Nill tops 10 candidates to become GM...
When the Oilers announced that Craig MacTavish was replacing Steve Tambellini as the new GM this week, it wasn't really surprising. The Oilers like to...
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NHL - Mounting roster challenges for the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are fighting for their playoff lives, thanks to the resiliency of a certain team a few hours down the road in Columbus. But the ...
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2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Rivals scout the Los Angeles Kings - NHL
Craig Custance talks to Los Angeles's rivals to scout out how to beat the Kings in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Craig Custance makes his picks from Round 1 and the...
Craig Custance makes his 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs picks from Round 1 and the Cup Final.
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California outdoor game offers risk, reward - NHL
The first time Bruce Boudreau coached in an outdoor hockey game, it was like nothing he'd ever experienced in the NHL. In 2011, his Washington Capital...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Size growing in importance to NHL teams
There's a little bit of roster envy going on among NHL general managers right now. The reigning champ Los Angeles Kings' makeup of a big, heavy and fa...
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NHL - Patrick Roy stirs up summer coaching talk
A general manager has only so many coaching hires before ownership starts to question the man doing the hiring. So Jim Nill isn't rushing this. Th...
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2013 NHL playoffs - If New York Rangers ditch him, 5 fits for Brad Richards
These decisions are never easy. Not the one to sit Brad Richards in a game the New York Rangers needed to win to extend their season. It's the one tha...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - The keys to the L.A. Kings' home playoff domimance
The fact that the Kings have been dominant at home during the playoffs is without question. With their 3-1 win over the Blackhawks in Game 3 on Tues...
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2013 NHL offseason - Why 2014 free agents are signing now
There's typically an order for how general managers approach the offseason. First, there's a decision made on pending unrestricted free agents, becaus...
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2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Top 10 candidates for the Conn Smythe
CHICAGO -- It was suggested to Patrick Sharp on Friday that this year's Conn Smythe race has been a challenging one to handicap because of how team-or...
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2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Why Patrick Kane thrives in high-pressure...
NHL players can tell when their teammates are nervous. Even at the highest level, when the Stanley Cup is on the line, guys can spot the player who is...
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NHL - Kris Letang, Roberto Luongo among top trade candidates
Last week, following the GM meetings in Boston, Sabres general manager Darcy Regier was explaining why the market wasn't quite ready yet for major tra...
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2013 NHL Draft - Draft strategy for the New Jersey Devils
Last year's draft host, the Pittsburgh Penguins, made one of the biggest splashes on draft day by shipping center Jordan Staal to the Carolina Hurrica...
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NHL 2013 Free Agency - Top 35 Free Agents Rankings
Craig Custance evaluates the top 35 free agents in the 2013 class, with Vinny Lecavalier leading the way.
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2013 NHL offseason - Detroit Red Wings lead early free agency Day 1 winners,...
Early on, the NHL offseason had been a bit of a dud. Draft weekend was supposed to be loaded with trades, but aside from the Cory Schneider deal to Ne...
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2013 NHL offseason - Why the David Perron trade works for St. Louis
The simplest way to evaluate a trade is to figure out which team ended up with the best player and go from there. In the Wednesday deal that sent Magn...
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