Stanley Cup - Hradek - previewing each first round series
Did you know that there were 6,803 goals scored this season? Don't feel bad, I didn't either until I got a nice note from Allison Loucks and Andrew Da...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: Ken Hitchcock could fit as Devils' new coach
There's something that seems right about the Montreal Canadiens' gaining a huge playoff win on the same day that former Habs star turned savvy head co...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: New Jersey Devils should cut bait on Ilya...
Before I offer a short review of the Wings' sensational Game 7 performance and make my selection for Wednesday night's Caps-Habs showdown, I wanted to...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Niedermayer, Gonchar, Kovalchuk headline top 15 free...
The Stanley Cup final series is making its last few turns. At most, we have just four games left in the 2009-10 season. Where the heck did the time go...
View Article2010 NHL draft - In a revised 2001 NHL draft, Derek Roy moves up 28 spots
As we wait and wonder where top free agent Ilya Kovalchuk might end up, I thought I might take a stab at re-drawing the first round of his draft class...
View Article2010 NHL Draft - Anaheim Ducks take advantage of slipping Cam Fowler, Emerson...
The first round of the 2010 draft came and went without a lot of wheeling and dealing. I don't know why that surprises me anymore. Each year, we (in t...
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: What the Ilya Kovalchuk ruling means for Chris Pronger, Marian Hossa and...
Arbitrator Richard Bloch is quite a magician. (Literally.) He shuffled 20 pieces of paper and made $102 million disappear. Now you see it. Now y...
View ArticleNHL: Ilya Kovalchuk, Antti Niemi, Paul Kariya and more who need a new home
It's been a long, hot summer for a number of proven pros looking for work in the 2010-11 season. We're more than midway through August and a bunch of ...
View ArticleNHL: Recapping the summer of Ilya Kovalchuk
After 65 days (and a roughly 15 additional hours), Ilya Kovalchuk can finally settle into life in northern New Jersey as a true member of the New Jers...
View ArticleNHL: The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings square off tonight
OK, I've got a little catching up to do. I was so busy yesterday celebrating both Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving, I didn't get down to our usu...
View ArticleNHL: On Rick Rypien, Drew Doughty, the San Jose Sharks' struggles and moving...
On Thursdays, I do a mailbag. You can ask me questions by clicking here or by Twitter. From Rocky B in Venice Beach, CA: What happened to my guy Dre...
View ArticleNHL: Henrik Lundqvist, Tim Thomas, Dan Ellis and more are making this the...
It was a trick or treat Saturday night for hockey's masked men. We watched four different skaters convert penalty shots. Trick. The night als...
View ArticleNHL: Duncan Keith's TOI and other key numbers of the early season
What's in a number? Sometimes it's a story. Here are five key numbers and what they mean for five teams and players this season. Just a little somethi...
View ArticleNHL: Jarome Iginla could be a fit for the Los Angeles Kings' 2010-11 stretch run
It's time to open the mailbag for another game of question and answer. Remember, all guests of the Thursday mailbag stay at the luxurious Beverly Hill...
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