NHL playoffs 2010 - Tom Awad: Jaroslav Halak was the most valuable player of...
Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus follows up with something he's been doing all year -- Player Power Rankings, or PPR -- for the first round of the playoffs. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Jaroslav Halak was No....
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - E.J. Hradek: This is definitely a different San Jose...
It didn't take long for us to get knee deep in the second round. I'm definitely starting to expect the unexpected in this wild post-season. Here are 1...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - Tom Awad: Jaroslav Halak remains the top Conn Smythe...
Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus follows up with something he's been doing all year -- Player Power Rankings, or PPR -- for the second round of the playoffs. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Jaroslav Halak remains...
View Article2010 NHL draft: The summer goaltender market runs through the Philadelphia...
Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren seems determined to add a veteran No. 1 goaltender to his squad's crease. According to a CSNPhilly.com report, Ho...
View ArticleNHL: Chicago Blackhawks, Antti Niemi starting trend of cheap goaltenders
After the Chicago Blackhawks won the Cup with Antti Niemi in net ($827,000 salary last year), a new trend may be emerging in NHL front offices -- as we just saw with Chris Mason and Dan Ellis -- of...
View ArticleNHL: Ranking five rookies who could have an impact during the 2011 Stanley...
When I think about this season's freshman class and who among its players could make a difference come playoff time, I immediately think of the masked...
View ArticleNHL free agents in 2011 and 2012
Who's on track to become a free agent in the summers of 2011 and 2012? We've got the lists.
View ArticleNHL: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs: First-round predictions for Washington...
First things first: These eight first-round matchups are as competitive as any I've seen in my career covering the NHL. I really wouldn't be too surpr...
View ArticleNHL: Notes from the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
We haven't played even a week of playoff games, and the defending champs already find themselves on the brink of elimination. That didn't take long! ...
View Article2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Washington Capitals G Michal Neuvirth climbs...
Michal Neuvirth has risen rapidly up the Conn Smythe Watch, compiled by Hockey Prospectus. But not all names on the list will see Round 2.
View Article2011 NHL Playoffs: Picking Chicago Blackhawks over Vancouver Canucks and...
I have to begin with a quick comment about Pittsburgh Penguins role-playing forward Chris Conner, who suffered one of a hockey player's worst nightmar...
View ArticleNHL: Analyzing the unique cap situations for every NHL team
Matthew Wuest of CapGeek analyzes the salary cap situation for every team, looking at UFAs, RFAs and what the team should do in free agency.
View Article2011 NHL offseason - Washington Capitals are offseason champs, while...
Robert Vollman ranks the NHL teams that have added and lost the most talent during the 2011 offseason, with the Washington Capitals earning the distinction of most improved.
View ArticleIlya Bryzgalov of Philadelphia Flyers seeks to stop goalie carousel
Ilya Bryzgalov wants to accomplish what no goalie other than Bernie Parent has done for the Philadelphia Flyers: Win a Stanley Cup.
View ArticleNo matter the sport, a 3-0 series deficit is no laughing matter
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Former NHL goaltender Brian Boucher remembers vividly what it was like to erase a 3-0 deficit in a Stanley Cup playoff series. ...
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