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NHL - With Shea Weber spoken for, where Red Wings, Rangers, others can find D...
The day Ryan Suter signed with the Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators GM David Poile said signing Shea Weber to a long-term contract immediately beca...
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NHL - Next steps for NHL realignment
Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff anticipates Year 2 of Winnipeg's existence in the Southeast Division to go much smoother than Year 1. When realign...
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NHL - 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 ...
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NHL - The lockout's impact on 2013 NHL draft order
First, the good news: There have been no internal discussions as to how to handle the 2013 NHL draft order in case the lockout wipes out the entire se...
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NHL - Potential Eastern Conference compliance buyout candidates
Editor's Note: Earlier this week Craig Custance looked at potential compliance buyout candidates in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. With neg...
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NHL - Scouts identify their standout World Junior Championship players
Even through just the exchange of emails from Russia, the excitement was easy to detect. NHL scouts love the world junior championships, and the tourn...
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2013 NHL Season Preview -- As CBA settles, realignment, Olympics still remain...
NEW YORK -- It was a day that was supposed to be about the owners' unanimous approval of the new CBA, but that got blown out of the water quickly. Bri...
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NHL - Projecting the top 10 picks of the 2013 NHL draft
It appears to be almost a certainty that a good team will end up in the draft lottery. The unusual circumstances of the shortened season combined with...
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NHL - Lindy Ruff firing could have domino effect
Bruce Boudreau was fired by the Washington Capitals last season on Nov. 28, 2011. He was hired by the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 1 -- less than three days ...
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NHL - Corey Perry, Daniel Alfredsson among top potential rental players on...
One look at the bunched-up NHL standings suggests that there won't be as many pure sellers at the April 3 trade deadline this year as in years past. A...
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NHL - Columbus Blue Jackets among five teams with hardest trade deadline...
It's as impressive now as it seemed improbable a month ago. The mighty Columbus Blue Jackets, with their 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, currently res...
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NHL 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...
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Winnipeg Jets are trying to shake history during their playoff bid - NHL
For the entire month of March, the Winnipeg Jets didn't have one practice. Not one, according to coach Claude Noel. It was one of the scheduling quirk...
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2013 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...
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2013 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...
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NHL 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.
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2013 NHL offseason - How Central Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how teams are trending in the new divisions, we move to the new-look Central. How will the defending champs adapt to their new ...
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NHL - Winnipeg Jets still building, but expecting playoffs
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Zach Bogosian was 18 years old when he made his NHL regular-season debut in an October win over Washington. Bogosian had the athleti...
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NHL 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.
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Surprising early-season player usage trends around the NHL
Every coach and GM has his own barometer for when he starts making judgments on how the team is shaping up during a season. The Philadelphia Flyers, a...
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