2012 NHL Draft - Jordan Staal trade highlights Day 1 superlatives
PITTSBURGH -- Day 1 of the NHL draft is going to be tough to top on Day 2. The Penguins jolted the Consol Energy Center crowd by trading center Jordan...
View ArticleNHL - Brooklyn, Barclays Center alone won't attract free agents to New York...
On the first day of free agency in 2010, the New York Islanders made signing defenseman Paul Martin their priority. The first moment GM Garth Snow was...
View ArticleNHL - Islanders, Red Wings, Blues could be good investments for owners
First, let's establish the difficulty of the undertaking. What Forbes tries to do with its annual NHL franchise valuations isn't easy. NHL teams aren'...
View ArticleNHL - Dan Bylsma should be Team USA head coach
As we begin the one-year countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, the debates over who should represent their country will increase in volume....
View ArticleNHL - What's holding back the New York Islanders?
On Sunday, the Islanders played the first of a seven-game homestand and lost to the Hurricanes. They followed it with a loss to the Bruins on Tuesday,...
View ArticleNHL - 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...
View ArticleAnswering key questions before the trade deadline -- NHL
With so many of the big trade-deadline names already finding new homes -- Jarome Iginla, Jaromir Jagr, Derek Roy, Ryane Clowe -- the fireworks for the...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Rivals scout the New York Islanders - NHL
Craig Custance talks to New York's rivals to scout out how to beat the Islanders in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - What's next for upstart Islanders, other Eastern...
During the handshake line following the Penguins' first-round playoff series win over the Islanders, a couple of the Penguins were complimentary in th...
View Article2013 NHL Draft - Draft strategy for the New Jersey Devils
Last year's draft host, the Pittsburgh Penguins, made one of the biggest splashes on draft day by shipping center Jordan Staal to the Carolina Hurrica...
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 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 ArticleNHL -- Three key questions in wake of Thomas Vanek trade to New York Islanders
There's a phrase Al Arbour used on a young Darcy Regier whenever Regier made assumptions or thought he knew more than he actually did. "'Not so fast, ...
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 GMs debate OT rules, goalie interference, video replay
Divided into three breakout groups, NHL general managers started to tackle the hot topics at this year's meetings -- changing overtime to reduce the number of shootouts, cutting down on goalie...
View ArticleAnonymous league insiders rank the 30 starting goaltenders - NHL
Craig Custance asked 15 anonymous NHL coaches, front office executives and a goal scorer to rate every starting goalie, producing a 1-30 ranking.
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 ArticleNick Leddy agrees to seven-year, $38.5 million contract extension with New...
The New York Islanders have agreed to terms on a seven-year contract extension with 23-year-old defenseman Nick Leddy, the team announced Tuesday.
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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