Evgeni Malkin for the Hart Trophy, and other awards picks - NHL
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It's the final look back at the regular season before diving into the playoffs. Every season, the Professional Hockey Writers Asso...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Weighing the series impact of playoff injuries,...
Supplementary discipline has become the story of the the playoffs. In Detroit last night, the Red Wings and Predators were playing in a crucial Game 4...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs -Will Bruins' loss send Tim Thomas to the trade block?
The first clue Tim Thomas had that his season ended abruptly was the crowd's reaction. His head was buried in Mike Knuble's stomach, having just saved...
View ArticleNHL - Potential Eastern Conference compliance buyout candidates
Editor's Note: Earlier this week Craig Custance looked at potential compliance buyout candidates in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. With neg...
View ArticleNHL - Top trade needs for playoff contenders
Everything about the Anders Lindback trade suggested that Tampa GM Steve Yzerman made one of the shrewdest offseason moves. After enduring a season of...
View ArticleNHL - New York Rangers face decisions on trade, coaching fronts
The Pittsburgh Penguins struck first in the coming Eastern Conference arms race. In a tight trade market in which asking prices are sky-high, they man...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Rivals scout the Boston Bruins - NHL
Craig Custance talks to Boston's rivals to scout out how to beat the Bruins in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
View Article2013 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.
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Toronto Maple Leafs face questions on Phil Kessel contract
Last year, Brian Burke told a story about one of his first interactions with Phil Kessel, long before Kessel was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. ...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Torey Krug looks to continue impressive debut
It wasn't as if Jeff Blashill wasn't familiar with Torey Krug. Blashill saw Krug play some on his midget team in Michigan and had seen him at a Team U...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins need quick fixes or face long-term...
It was just one moment that ended up having no impact whatsoever on the outcome of Game 2 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins. But it al...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Big decisions coming for Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
It seemed so much easier to diagnose a year ago. The Philadelphia Flyers were the archrival who threw the Pittsburgh Penguins off their game and got t...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - 5 Keys to winning Stanley Cup finals
In the spring of 2010, when Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane beat Philadelphia Flyers goalie Michael Leighton in Philadelphia, he launched his gloves i...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup - Nathan Horton among free agents set to cash in after finals
CHICAGO -- It was earlier in the playoffs and Marian Hossa was chatting on the morning of a game about one of the lessons he learned during the Chicag...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Chicago Blackhawks better positioned than Boston Bruins...
A repeat, particularly after a very short summer, would be a lot to ask. But Craig Custance explains why he thinks the Blackhawks have a better shot to return to the Stanley Cup finals than the Bruins...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - After draft, Tyler Seguin trade, GM Jim Nill applying...
When Jim Nill first met with the media in Dallas after being hired as the general manager of the Stars, he spoke about change. He planned on changing ...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - Answering questions on Ilya Kovalchuk, Pittsburgh...
This is why hockey fans are the best: It's the middle of summer and the questions keep pouring in for the mailbag. I will be tackling them over the co...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - How Central Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how teams are trending in the new divisions, we move to the new-look Central. How will the defending champs adapt to their new ...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - How Metropolitan Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how teams are trending in the new divisions, we move to the new-look Metropolitan. Is this the NHL's toughest from top to botto...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - How Atlantic Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how NHL teams are trending in the new divisions, we examine the Atlantic, which features a handful of playoff teams and a coupl...
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