NHL Draft - Post-lottery draft buzz from teams with the top five picks
There may be a lot of movement at the NHL Draft this year, but we know one thing: The Edmonton Oilers are keeping the No. 1 pick. So Taylor Hall or Ty...
View ArticleNHL draft 2010 - Team USA's goalie Jack Campbell has garnered some serious...
Welcome back to the Jack Campbell show. The 18-year-old goalie carried Team USA to a gold at the World Junior Championships in January, which made hi...
View ArticleNHL draft 2010 - Boston Bruins picks see more of NHL than any other team
The Boston Bruins are the anti-Red Wings. While the Wings promote their prospect judiciously and carefully, the Bruins bring up nearly half of their ...
View ArticleNHL draft 2010 - Sabres, Canadiens are best at finding talent outside first...
In this post, we'll give you the five teams that have found the best players outside the first round since 2000. But, to be entirely honest, this con...
View ArticleNHL draft 2010 -- Pavel Datsyuk and other overachieving draft forwards of the...
When teams draft in the late rounds, they know the chances of finding an NHL player -- much less a good one -- are slim. But as Tampa Bay Lightning am...
View ArticleNHL draft 2010 - How height, weight and nationality determine stud or bust
Prior to the 1999 NHL draft, only a few scouts saw a Swedish forward named Henrik Zetterberg -- and many didn't even notice him. But as Detroit Red Wi...
View ArticleNHL: Chicago Blackhawks, Antti Niemi starting trend of cheap goaltenders
After the Chicago Blackhawks won the Cup with Antti Niemi in net ($827,000 salary last year), a new trend may be emerging in NHL front offices -- as we just saw with Chris Mason and Dan Ellis -- of...
View ArticleNHL Draft: Examining the value of heavy NHL players
In early 2003, it seemed NHL scouts didn't know what to make of Dustin Byfuglien. On one hand, he had great size. But, on the other hand, he might've ...
View ArticleNHL Draft: Ranking the league's most patient teams, including the Dallas...
It was a bit of surprise -- and perhaps a sign of change for the Dallas Stars. Last week, the Stars called up 20-year-old forward Tomas Vincour. And ...
View ArticleNHL Draft 2011: How to find fast-developing defensemen and when they should...
In 2002, the Colorado Avalanche selected defenseman Johnny Boychuk with the 61st overall pick. For six years, he lingered in the WHL and then AHL, unt...
View Article2011 NHL draft: For Edmonton Oilers, two No. 1 picks aren't guarantee of success
The Edmonton Oilers will have the No. 1 overall pick for the second straight year. And in the salary cap era, it can't be overstated how valuable that...
View ArticleNHL draft - The biggest draft busts since 1990
It doesn't take long before analysts begin throwing the B-word around: bust. Take the recently traded Kyle Turris, for example. He was drafted in 2007...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues top the Playoff Power...
ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the latest Playoff Power Meter Rankings. Despite straddling the benchmarks for shots and shots allowed, the Vancouver Canucks are one point off a perfect score and top the...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Playoff Power Meter - Detroit Red Wings rank No. 1
ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the April Playoff Power Meter, and the Detroit Red Wings finish the regular season ranked No. 1, six points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
View ArticleEvaluating Bob Murray, Don Maloney and the Pacific GMs - NHL
In 1995, Don Maloney was fired as the GM of the New York Islanders -- and it would take him more than a decade to get another GM gig. But when he fina...
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