NHL - With Shea Weber, Ryan Suter and Pekka Rinne approaching free agency,...
Their seven wins in the preseason were more than any team in the NHL, and the Nashville Predators discovered a lot about the young players they will b...
View ArticleWinnipeg Jets starting to look like playoff contenders - NHL
Don Maloney realizes that the Winnipeg Jets' fans may have been a little extra fired-up to face his team based on the history. Still, the Phoenix Coyo...
View ArticleSt. Louis Blues facing difficult trade deadline decisions - NHL
The trade deadline will be a crucial time for Central Division contenders. The future of one of the Nashville Predators' most important players in fra...
View ArticleTeemu Selanne not thinking about a trade
Teemu Selanne is watching the standings again, which is bad news for contenders who hoped to add the Anaheim Ducks winger before the trade deadline. T...
View ArticleLos Angeles Kings looking to add scoring winger at trade deadline - NHL
As a journalist, you can't assume anything. So earlier this week, when talking to Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi about his trade deadline plans, I...
View ArticleNHL - Trades the key to Phoenix Coyotes success
LOS ANGELES -- Believe it or not, Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney has had a tough time attracting unrestricted free agents to play in Phoenix the past ...
View ArticleFor Edmonton Oilers it's time to take the next step - NHL
Oilers GM Steve Tambellini didn't specify how many phases the rebuild in Edmonton has before it's complete, but he made it clear Thursday that they're...
View Article2012 NHL Free Agency - Changes ahead for Penguins, Wings, other Cup contenders
The teams knocked out in the first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs were a who's who of preseason Stanley Cup favorites. When the dust settled, ...
View ArticleNHL - Mailbag - Is it time to panic for Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals?
The NHL season will be entering its second week this weekend and three teams still do not have a win. And two of them are presumably Stanley Cup conte...
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 ArticleNHL - How Bruins, Rangers, Canadiens respond to Penguins moves
Like most of the hockey world, Rangers assistant GM Jeff Gorton watched the late games Wednesday night focused partly on the games and partly on the J...
View ArticleNHL - Columbus Blue Jackets among five teams with hardest trade deadline...
It's as impressive now as it seemed improbable a month ago. The mighty Columbus Blue Jackets, with their 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, currently res...
View ArticleNHL - Are the San Jose Sharks contenders or not?
St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock was analyzing the game of his own goalie Brian Elliott, but he could have been speaking for any number of NHL goal...
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 Offseason - Minnesota Wild prep for summer of intrigue
Matt Cullen is a hockey fan as much as he is a hockey player. He's not one of those guys who get eliminated from the playoffs and then stop watching. ...
View ArticleNHL - Resurgence of Jaroslav Halak makes the St. Louis Blues a contender
More and more, it's looking very wise to throw out the results of last season. It was such a strange campaign, shortened by a lockout and then crammed...
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