NHL -- Trade deadline deals: San Jose Sharks, L.A. Kings should make playoff...
E.J. Hradek and Puck Prospectus go team by team in the Pacific Division to see which assets teams could move and what deadline deals they should pursue.
View ArticleE.J. Hradek: Team USA needs fast start versus Switzerland
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Before I look at Wednesday's quarterfinal matchups, I must offer a tip of the cap to Latvia, Norway and Belarus. Those ...
View ArticleE.J. Hradek: Time to start talking Sweden repeat
VANCOUVER -- In the preliminary round, the teams created their road map to the gold medal. After map-questing the field, here are a few thoughts on ea...
View ArticleE.J. Hradek: Olympic hockey wraps with a classic between U.S., Canada
SOMEWHERE OVER NORTH AMERICA -- That was a hockey game, my friends. It's funny: We didn't need one fight to make it a great game. On both sides, these...
View ArticleStanley 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 draft 2010 - Re-examining the loaded 2003 NHL draft
Watching the playoffs, you can't help but notice the impact of the 2003 draft. Already, it stands among the best classes in league history. I thought ...
View ArticleNHL - Gary Bettman has a plan to define the league and his legacy
ESPN The Magazine's Chris Smith finds out that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is looking out for the league and his legacy.
View ArticleNHL: The top 10 defensemen in the NHL
I know you love lists. At least, that's what people tell me. With the new season on the horizon, I figured it would be a good time to put together a s...
View ArticleNHL: Sidney Crosby is winning the war with Alex Ovechkin right now, but...
Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus dives into the Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin debate. There are four reasons Crosby is clearly winning said debate right now, but there are several ways Ovechkin can...
View ArticleNHL: On Russia over Canada, Winter Classic 2012, Vancouver Canucks as Stanley...
What a wild night in Buffalo. A resilient Russian team rallied for five (count 'em, five!) third-period goals, overcoming a 3-0 deficit en route to a ...
View ArticleNHL: Projecting the 2015 All-Star team, led by Tyler Seguin and Taylor Hall
It's interesting to wonder about what the NHL All-Star team will look like in 2015. It won't be a whole new cast of stars, that's for sure. Remember, ...
View ArticleNHL - Projecting Team USA's 2014 Olympic Roster for Sochi
It was mid-August three years ago that Team USA gathered in Chicago for the Olympic evaluation camp, a young and almost anonymous group going through ...
View ArticleNHL - Jaromir Jagr leads Hall of Fame locks among active players
Neil Greenberg compares the historical bar for entry into the Hockey Hall of Fame with the production of current NHL players to see which are worthy of lock status going forward.
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 - Dan Bylsma should be Team USA head coach
As we begin the one-year countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, the debates over who should represent their country will increase in volume....
View ArticlePredicting Team Canada's roster for the Sochi Olympics - NHL
Frank Provenzano breaks down the toughest position battles competing for a spot on Team Canada ahead of the 2014 Olympics.
View ArticleSix hurdles standing between the Pittsburgh Penguins and another Cup - ESPN...
In ESPN The Magazine's One Day One Game Issue, Craig Custance writes that Sidney Crosby is healthy, back in MVP form and carrying his wounded team into the playoffs. But is the clock running out for...
View ArticleNHL: Ryan Miller, Tuukka Rask, Jonas Hiller project as 2010-11's top goalies
Puck Prospectus analyzes the 10 best projected goalies for the 2010-11 NHL season. Ryan Miller projects as No. 1 -- as you might expect -- but the breakout star of this season may well be Jonas Hiller.
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