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The day Ryan Suter signed with the Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators GM David Poile said signing Shea Weber to a long-term contract immediately beca...
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Team Canada claimed gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and it's doubtful it will be considered anything less than the favorite when the 2014 Games b...
View ArticleNHL -- League proposal won't trigger mass trading by cap strapped teams ... yet
There's so much to digest. The NHL made its offer to the players Tuesday, and in the hours that followed, the NHLPA leaders and its players turned the...
View Article10 biggest trade deadline targets -- NHL
Once Jarome Iginla was traded from Calgary to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the most attractive piece on the market was defenseman Jay Bouwmeester. The St....
View ArticleNHL Trade Deadline 2013 - Players, and a GM, who won or lost big
The trades weren't numerous, but general managers around the league made up for it on the final day by moving some big names in the final moments. Som...
View ArticleNHL - The seven deadly sins of NHL roster construction
Lost in the flurry of activity that surrounded this year's trade deadline is the notion that there are lessons to be learned from the most successful ...
View Article2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - Team-by-team scouting reports
Craig Custance breaks down the tactics and tendencies of every 2013 Stanley Cup Playoff team with the help of rival players, coaches and scouts.
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Craig Custance makes his picks from Round 1 and the...
Craig Custance makes his 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs picks from Round 1 and the Cup Final.
View ArticleExamining the options for Pittsburgh Penguins and Kris Letang
It started with comments Ray Shero made during his year-end press conference last spring. Carolina GM Jim Rutherford noticed that Shero mentioned he m...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Chicago Blackhawks better positioned than Boston Bruins...
A repeat, particularly after a very short summer, would be a lot to ask. But Craig Custance explains why he thinks the Blackhawks have a better shot to return to the Stanley Cup finals than the Bruins...
View ArticleNHL 2013 Free Agency - Top 35 Free Agents Rankings
Craig Custance evaluates the top 35 free agents in the 2013 class, with Vinny Lecavalier leading the way.
View Article2013-14 - Ranking the top defenseman groups
On Tuesday we explored the Top 10 forward groups in the NHL this season, but scoring alone won't win you a championship. So let's have a look at the N...
View ArticleNHL Future Power Rankings - Chicago Blackhawks positioned well for future...
Craig Custance, Frank Provenzano, Neil Greenberg, Corey Pronman, Robert Vollman and Ryan Schwepfinger rank every NHL team based on how well they're set up for future success.
View ArticleNHL - Teams facing tough decisions on impending veteran UFAs
DETROIT -- There they were, on opposite ends of the visitor's dressing room, preparing for another Buffalo Sabres season opener. On one side of the ro...
View ArticleNHL - Are the New York Rangers already buried in their new division?
As someone intimately familiar with the Western Conference and now learning the Eastern, Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards was asked about the success ...
View ArticleNHL Future Power Rankings - Chicago Blackhawks positioned well for future...
Which NHL teams are set up for the most success in 2017-18 and beyond? According to our panel of experts, it's the Chicago Blackhawks. Check out the full list, and analysis of each team, in the Future...
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