NHL - Zach Parise, Ryan Kesler among leaders to become next Mike Modano
The one image of Mike Modano that former teammate Marty Turco will always remember came in Buffalo when Modano finally raised the Stanley Cup. The Ame...
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It's a tough way to start the season: Five consecutive games on the road while construction is completed on the $40 million renovation of the St. Pete...
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As much fun as the first half of the NHL season is -- with the hope that comes with training camp, the arrival of new stars and storylines and a great...
View ArticleNHL - Toronto Maple Leafs are reluctant deadline dealers
Brian Burke isn't a trade deadline GM. By now, you know that. Some of the worst mistakes general managers have made, he often says, have been done on ...
View ArticleIs Rick Nash or Jeff Carter the better buy in Columbus? - NHL
Rick Nash played at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, one of the arenas he could end up competing in more often this season if the New York Range...
View ArticleNHL Trade Deadline - 10 trades we'd like to see
Aside from Rick Nash, this trade deadline is more likely to be about quantity than blockbusters. "There's probably going to be between 20 moves bet...
View ArticleCustance: Decertification winners and losers
So let's say this goes all the way. Let's say the NHLPA gets fed up with the lack of progress in getting a deal done and decertifies. Not as a way to ...
View ArticleNHL - The best team fits for the top six NHL draft prospects
There are very few silver linings in this lockout, but leave it to new Columbus Blue Jackets president John Davidson to find one of them. Without the...
View ArticleNHL -- 20 major training camp tour observations
It was a trip that began in New York for the board of governors' ratification of the new CBA on Jan. 9 and concluded in Los Angeles with the Kings' ch...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Toronto Maple Leafs face questions on Phil Kessel contract
Last year, Brian Burke told a story about one of his first interactions with Phil Kessel, long before Kessel was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. ...
View ArticleNHL - Kris Letang, Roberto Luongo among top trade candidates
Last week, following the GM meetings in Boston, Sabres general manager Darcy Regier was explaining why the market wasn't quite ready yet for major tra...
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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