E.J. Hradek: Rankings shift meaningless for Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin
Let me start with a few words about the top end of the 2010 NHL draft class. Earlier in the week, the International Scouting Services slid Plymouth Wh...
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs - Stanley Cup - Hradek - Sedin, Ovechkin star as Canucks,...
OK, let's take a quick quiz. Raise your hand if you thought Wednesday night's Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres tilt just might go on all night. I know...
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs -- Stanley Cup -- E.J. Hradek -- Goalies for San Jose...
On Thursday night, we had three shutouts in four games. I'd say that's a pretty good night for the goaltenders. (And that will be reflected in my thre...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - E.J. Hradek: The Boston Bruins' impossible spring Stanley...
I wonder just how many injuries the Boston Bruins can withstand and keep moving forward in this impossible-to-predict playoff spring. Late in the ...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - Philly flies out to an early lead over Montreal
Let the good times roll! Some 48 hours after completing a historic comeback in Boston, the Philadelphia Flyers were back home and loving life. They ch...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010: Philadelphia Flyers' D paves way past Montreal Canadiens
PHILADELPHIA -- With a chance to close out the Cinderella Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette wasn't kidding around. He kne...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Notes and observations from the Blackhawks' 6-5 win in...
How crazy was the Chicago Blackhawks' 6-5 win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals? It was so crazy that the visiting Philadelphia Flyers weren't wh...
View ArticleNHL: Patrick Kane, Evgeni Malkin project huge goal-scoring increases in 2010-11
Puck Prospectus puts together projections for the top 10 goal scorers in 2010-11, via VUKOTA. Alex Ovechkin is still No. 1 -- he projects with over 50 goals -- but Patrick Kane and Evgeni Malkin are...
View ArticleNHL - Pressing questions for the stretch run
For the last month, the biggest questions in the NHL centered around the trade deadline. The trade rumors were passed from star player to star player,...
View ArticleThe Kings' Stanley Cup team has been built with a blend of homegrown players...
In 2010, we talked about how the Chicago Blackhawks won a Stanley Cup with a true homegrown team. Well, they had 10 homegrown players on their roster....
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Final - Teams seeking a GM could poach Ron Hextall from...
LOS ANGELES -- Since they won their Stanley Cup in 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks have had trouble keeping their assistant general manager position occu...
View ArticleNHL - Potential Western 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 - Washington Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov among rising players who could...
Corey Pronman offers seven young, rising players who could make a stretch run impact for teams in the NHL playoffs. He leads with Evgeny Kuznetsov, who helped Washington since recently coming from the...
View ArticleLos Angeles Kings trio chasing Rangers Henrik Lundqvist for Conn Smythe - NHL...
Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus provides a look at how the Conn Smythe race stacks up heading into the 2014 Stanley Cup finals between the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers.
View ArticleFavorites, contenders, dark horses and also-rans for the 2016 Stanley Cup...
Who has the inside track on the Stanley Cup? Rob Vollman splits the potential playoff clubs into four categories: Favorites, top contenders, dark horses and also-rans.
View ArticleThe impact of experience on the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - NHL
As the first-round series in the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs head to their critical stages, how will experience play a role? Rob Vollman looks at each matchup.
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