2013 NHL offseason - Detroit Red Wings lead early free agency Day 1 winners,...
Early on, the NHL offseason had been a bit of a dud. Draft weekend was supposed to be loaded with trades, but aside from the Cory Schneider deal to Ne...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - Tim Thomas among best free agents still on the market
As the agent for high-profile players like Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Tavares, Pat Brisson has a pretty good read on the ebbs and flows ...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - How Metropolitan Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how teams are trending in the new divisions, we move to the new-look Metropolitan. Is this the NHL's toughest from top to botto...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - How Atlantic Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how NHL teams are trending in the new divisions, we examine the Atlantic, which features a handful of playoff teams and a coupl...
View Article2013-14 NHL - Ranking the top forward groups
There are still a few more free agents to sign and decisions to be made in training camp, but for the most part, rosters are set. So this week, we'll ...
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 Article2013-14 - Ranking top goalie tandems
Continuing with our theme this week of assessing the best teams in the NHL at every position -- we looked at forward groups on Tuesday and defenseman ...
View ArticleNHL - How will the New York Rangers evolve under Alain Vigneault?
For years, Ryan Callahan has embodied everything it meant to be a forward on John Tortorella's Rangers. He plays with an edge. He defends. He hits. He...
View ArticleNHL - 2013 mock expansion draft protected teams in East
Craig Custance reveals which players in the East would be protected from being selected in a mock NHL expansion draft.
View ArticleCustance: The challenge of RFA negotiations
A couple years ago, a GM was asked about the contract status of one of his restricted free agents in early summer. You know how it goes, he answered, ...
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 - Behind the scenes with the Columbus Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen has a little grin, almost enjoying seeing his colleagues uncomfortable for a moment. To hi...
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 - Rangers' improvements on defense should provide more wins
This time, it was an opposing goalie. The New York Rangers generated enough offensive chances to win a tight checking game against the Montreal Canadi...
View ArticleNHL - Ryan Miller, Paul Stastny among top 25 free agents for 2014
Craig Custance takes an early look at the top 25 NHL free agents this upcoming offseason. St. Louis Blues goalie Ryan Miller and Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny lead the list.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Sidney Crosby breaks through with big goal...
Sidney Crosby's slump-breaking goal was all his team needed to grab a 2-1 series lead, writes ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang getting...
One month ago, it was unimaginable that Kris Letang would play this postseason after suffering a stroke earlier in the season. Now the Penguins defenseman is on his way back to being an impact player,...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: New year, new role for Pittsburgh Penguins'...
Jussi Jokinen has an influential role on Pittsburgh's roster, and it's looking like he could be a part of something big for the Penguins, who now have a 3-1 series lead on the Rangers, writes ESPN The...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: New York Rangers looking for ways to stop...
The Rangers are searching desperately for ways to stop the highly potent Sidney Crosby-Evgeni Malkin duo, writes ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance.
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