NHL - How Ryan Getzlaf contract affects trade market for centers
At first glance, it certainly seemed on the high side. When news emerged Friday of Ryan Getzlaf's 8-year, $66 million contract -- one that averages $8...
View ArticleNHL - Realignment throws relocation into question
When the league released its original realignment plan last year at the Board of Governors meetings in Pebble Beach, the unbalanced conferences looked...
View ArticleNHL - Mounting roster challenges for the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are fighting for their playoff lives, thanks to the resiliency of a certain team a few hours down the road in Columbus. But the ...
View Article2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Boston Bruins' third line providing the difference
BOSTON -- When Jonathan Toews won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2010, it wasn't an easy vote. He had been a force during much of the Blackhawks' title run...
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 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 - 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 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 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 ArticleFlorida Panthers poised to surprise in 2013-14 - NHL
With each veteran Dale Tallon invited to camp and then signed, the notion that this unique strategy could lead to an interesting season in South Flori...
View ArticleNHL - Claude Giroux among 10 biggest disappointments of the 2013-14 season
It's become a Twitter inevitability. When a player scores his first goal of the season, as Tom Wilson did Tuesday night in the Capitals' blowout ...
View ArticleNHL - Is Ilya Bryzgalov the right fix for the Oilers?
The Oilers lost again Sunday night. This time, it was a 5-4 defeat at the hands of a heating up Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks team. It was t...
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 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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