NHL -- Ryan Kesler is paying dividends for the Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Kesler is doing exactly what the Anaheim Ducks hoped he would when they traded for him, bringing an extra element against the Kings and driving the team toward the playoffs, writes Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleWild GM Chuck Fletcher started training early with father, Cliff Fletcher
TORONTO -- Two generations of Fletcher hockey men sat down next to each other for Monday's Toronto Maple Leafs skate, with dad already ahead of the ga...
View ArticleOffseason could bring dramatic coaching changes
The July 1 unrestricted free agent player pool this year leaves you quite cold, but luckily there should be action behind the bench that livens up the...
View ArticleChris Pronger eligible for Hockey Hall of Fame due to new bylaws
Chris Pronger is officially eligible for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
View ArticleBlue Jackets playing for the future
The hottest team in the NHL won't get to play hockey when it matters most. With nine wins in their past 10 games, the real Columbus Blue Jackets ar...
View ArticlePlayoff implications huge as sliding Penguins take on surging Senators
OTTAWA, Ontario -- On the morning of March 13, the Pittsburgh Penguins were 15 points clear of the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference standings...
View ArticleNHL -- The salary cap has finally created full-on parity across the league
The salary cap is now a decade old, and the required maneuvering has finally created full parity that could result in one of the most exciting postseasons in league history.
View ArticleLeBrun: Handing out the regular-season awards
The NHL doesn't hand out the official hardware until June in Las Vegas, but we are ready to dole it out right now.
View ArticleRed Wings advance process on Mike Babcock decision
Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland and coach Mike Babcock have come to the most logical and straightforward of agreements in allowing the s...
View ArticleRangers' stifling defense isn't pretty, but it gets the job done
NEW YORK -- It has been a spring of regression for the NHL halfway through these playoffs, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. We've been downri...
View ArticleBabcock aiming at making coaching decision by Wednesday
It's decision week for Mike Babcock, as one of the NHL's most unusual situations in quite some time nears its end. Babcock returned from the ice hock...
View ArticleNHL - 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Chicago Blackhawks
After a pair of hard-fought seven-game conference finals, the Lightning and the Blackhawks will face off for the right to lift the Stanley Cup.
View ArticleBlackhawks adjustment on the fly leads to comeback Game 1 win
TAMPA, Fla. -- For a while Wednesday night, it appeared as though the Chicago Blackhawks were stuck in the Western Conference finals and forgot they h...
View ArticleRumblings: Coaching decisions and goalie moves
TAMPA, Fla. -- This time of year, action picks up around the league. We made a few calls Thursday and heard a few things: BOUDREAU SAFE IN ANAHEIM Th...
View ArticleBlackhawks, Lightning too close for comfort
TAMPA, Fla. -- Brad Richards suggested after the Chicago Blackhawks' Game 4 victory Wednesday night that it was their worst performance in a while. H...
View ArticleHow the Blackhawks can win Game 6
Five keys for the Chicago Blackhawks to win Game 6 Monday night and capture their first Stanley Cup on home ice since 1938: 1. Score first and early:...
View ArticleDoug Armstrong, St. Louis Blues GM, named general manager of Canadian hockey...
Doug Armstrong was named Monday as the general manager for two-time defending Olympic champion Canada ahead of next year's NHL/NHLPA World Cup of Hockey.
View ArticleNew Hockey Canada GM Doug Armstrong has tough decisions ahead
TORONTO -- Seeing first-hand the torment that Steve Yzerman lived through as Canada's two-time Olympic general manager makes you wonder why anyone in ...
View ArticleRumblings: Will Avalanche move Ryan O'Reilly?
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Colorado Avalanche acquired the rights to pending unrestricted free-agent center Carl Soderberg on Thursday, and it makes...
View ArticleEddie Lack getting traded to the Hurricanes a bit of a surprise
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Among the trade destination possibilities for Eddie Lack, the Carolina Hurricanes certainly didn't feature prominently as one...
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