Blueliner, center still aching from playoffs
Avalanche defenseman Rob Blake might miss the World Cup of Hockey with a shoulder injury, Team Canada boss Wayne Gretzky told The Canadian Press on Saturday. Red Wings center Steve Yzerman is also...
View ArticleHigh-priced, highly skilled players ... still no Cup
They are rich, famous and skilled. But all of these stars share the A-Rod symptom of never tasting a title, writes Damien Cox.
View ArticlePlayoffs: Who's in, who's out
With the trade deadline just two weeks from Tuesday, there is lots of talk of buying and selling. The motivation is the same for both sides: the playo...
View ArticleFrei: A look at the Stanley Cup odds
Who will win the Stanley Cup? Terry Frei gives his odds for all 16 teams ... with no help from Ogie Oglethorpe.
View ArticleNew season, new outlook ... same hockey hot seat
In this time of possibilities and unbridled optimism, there are some who are already feeling the warm glow of the hot seat. Taken team by team, they would be ...
View ArticleFantasy Hockey: Faces in new places
Victoria Matiash breaks down the biggest offseason moves and how each affects the fantasy landscape.
View ArticleNHL -- Burnside's Power Play: We revisit debates for West versus East,...
How is the Western Conference better than the East? What kind of experience does Team USA need in the 2010 Olympics? Scott Burnside explains all in this week's Power Play.
View ArticleStanley Cup - Hradek - Five thoughts from Friday night
Let's call it, "Fabulous Friday!" And, you definitely need the exclamation point after five fantastic playoff games. I don't remember a more entertain...
View ArticleForward Johan Franzen sets Detroit Red Wings playoff record with six points
Johan Franzen has set a Red Wings playoff record with six points and tied another team mark with four goals against the Sharks.
View ArticleFranzen, Wings rout Sharks, avoid elimination
Johan Franzen had a natural hat trick in a 3:26 span of the first period, scored a fourth goal in the third and set a Red Wings playoff record with six points as Detroit stayed alive with a 7-1 rout...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - Roberto Luongo, more than ever, must lead the Canucks...
A couple of years ago, in a bit of an unusual move, the Vancouver Canucks named goaltender Roberto Luongo as their team captain. In the NHL, goalies a...
View ArticleNHL: Chris Pronger vs. Sidney Crosby is elite vs. elite, and Pronger...
Tom Awad looks at the career of Chris Pronger -- Hart Trophy winner, playoff god, etc. -- specifically in the context of shutting down an opponent's top forward. Sidney Crosby is next up for the big...
View ArticleNHL: What can be learned from the worst trades of all time?
With the NHL trade deadline rapidly approaching, Robert Vollman of Hockey Prospectus evaluates the worst trades of all time and the lessons current teams can draw from them.
View ArticleAll in good, clean fun
So far the Stanley Cup playoffs have been the model of intense -- and clean -- physical play. But have the critics noticed?
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