NHL - New defensive focus key to Lightning success
This offseason, when Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman and coach Guy Boucher discussed what needed to be done to get the team back int...
View ArticleNHL - Top trade needs for playoff contenders
Everything about the Anders Lindback trade suggested that Tampa GM Steve Yzerman made one of the shrewdest offseason moves. After enduring a season of...
View ArticleNHL - How Bruins, Rangers, Canadiens respond to Penguins moves
Like most of the hockey world, Rangers assistant GM Jeff Gorton watched the late games Wednesday night focused partly on the games and partly on the J...
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 - Detroit Red Wings Assistant GM Jim Nill tops 10 candidates to become GM...
When the Oilers announced that Craig MacTavish was replacing Steve Tambellini as the new GM this week, it wasn't really surprising. The Oilers like to...
View Article2013 NHL Draft - Valeri Nichushkin a wild card at top of the draft
TORONTO -- For months, Seth Jones, Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin have widely been considered the consensus top three picks in the upcoming NHL ...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - New CBA makes for interesting offseason
Just 48 hours after the completion of the Stanley Cup final, the window opens for general managers looking to claw out additional cap space or pull th...
View Article2013 NHL free agency - Montreal Canadiens among five fits for Vinny Lecavalier
It was a decision necessitated by the new collective bargaining agreement. The Lightning are buying out the remainder of Vinny Lecavalier's contract a...
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 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 - Custance mailbag features crazy early-season trade ideas
It's the second mailbag of the season and we're already diving into crazy trade questions. Love it! If you want to send in your own -- or a question o...
View ArticleSan Jose Sharks' early success not a fluke - NHL
There are a lot of flashy explanations for the San Jose Sharks' success. Tomas Hertl has emerged as one of the game's best rookies, with his combinati...
View ArticleNHL - Ray Emery and the rules around goalie fights
CHICAGO -- Joel Quenneville knows just how competitive Ray Emery is. The coach has seen Emery, the former Blackhawks and current Flyers goalie, stick ...
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...
View ArticleRanking teams 1-30 based on their outlook three seasons in the future - NHL
A panel of ESPN's Insiders ranks every NHL team based on its projected success three years from now. The Lightning take the top spot.
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