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Sports Central
May 11, 2009
Jonathan Hamelin |
Top Suprises of the NHL Playoffs Whether it be young players making a name for themselves or Game 7s, there have been a lot of things surprising about the NHL playoffs so far. Here is a look at some of them.   |
Sports Central
January 10, 2006
Mike Chen |
The NHL's Halfway Home A look at NHL teams, talent and business. |
Sports Central
April 7, 2008
Jeff DiNunzio |
There's No Argument This Time Alex Ovechkin is the league MVP. Period. |
Sports Central
March 9, 2015
Mike Chen |
Capitals Primed to Be NHL's Redemption Tale If you're looking for a feel-good story as we hit the NHL's stretch run, look no further than the Washington Capitals. |
Sports Central
April 18, 2011
Mike Chen |
Ovechkin Showing New Side to His Game If the Washington Capitals make it to the Eastern Conference Final and beyond, there's a lot of different aspects of their game to cite. |
Sports Central
April 12, 2011
Andrew Jones |
2011 NHL Playoffs Preview The table is set for the NHL's playoff race. Sixteen teams now vie to hoist the cup that really matters, the lord of all trophies, Lord Stanley's. |
Sports Central
January 10, 2012
Mike Chen |
Can Caps Find Their Way Under Hunter? The Caps started hot, then floundered, then really floundered, then finally seemed to find their footing under new coach Dale Hunter. For a team loaded with talent, there won't be any answers until we get to May. |
Sports Central
May 3, 2010
Mike Chen |
A Tale of Two Presidents' Trophies Why the San Jose Sharks and Washington Capitals both lost to eighth seed teams. |
Sports Central
May 20, 2009
Andrew Jones |
Why This is the Year for Sid the Kid Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have two things Alexander Ovechkin doesn't have: each other and a much more engrained sense of team play. |
Sports Central
April 10, 2007
Chad Kettner |
2007 NHL Playoffs Preview After a long season filled with ups and downs, hockey fans can finally buckle up for the most exciting time of the year, the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here are some predictions. |
Sports Central
May 9, 2011
Mike Chen |
Caps' Stunning Loss is More Than Ovechkin, Boudreau The problem for the Capitals is that regular season success, while enjoyable and certainly better than losing, just isn't enough anymore, and it will take another year to see if certain players have turned the corner. |
Sports Central
September 21, 2010
Mike Chen |
Five Storylines For 2010-11 NHL Season NHL training camps have just gotten underway. Here are the top five storylines heading into the 2010-11 NHL season. |
Sports Central
June 12, 2012
Andrew Jones |
The Kings' Cup Throughout the 2011-12 regular season, the Los Angeles Kings did one thing very well: play defense. Their 2.1 goals against was second in the NHL and Jonathan Quick, the team's main goal tender, managed 1.95 goals allowed per game. |
Sports Central
May 13, 2011
Andrew Jones |
2011 NHL Conference Finals Preview The conference semifinals of the NHL playoffs were not nearly as exciting as the opening round as a whole. |
Sports Central
April 21, 2006
Charlynn Smith |
Alexander the Great First-year hockey player Alexander Ovechkin's name always came up second. Now, the story is very different. His name is now one that hockey fans will not soon forget. |
Sports Central
September 15, 2007
Greg Wyshynski |
Ice to See You Again, Ovechkin What makes this offseason a good one for the Washington Capitals is that they didn't just spend money -- they spent smart money. |
Sports Central
June 11, 2008
Ross Lancaster |
A Novel Concept: Last Two Are Best This year, for probably the first time since the 2001 Finals between the Avalanche and Devils, the two best teams met for the Stanley Cup championship. |
Sports Central
June 23, 2009
Mike Chen |
Penguins Won't Be Copied Next Year The Pittsburgh Penguins are a talented but flawed roster -- and to their credit, they overcame those flaws with a few lucky bounces and unsung heroes stepping up at the right time. But to try and emulate the Penguins is an equally flawed proposition. |
Sports Illustrated
April 18, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Low had to go Can't get enough hockey to satisfy you? Even with playoff coverage exploding all around? |
Sports Central
March 5, 2010
Mike Chen |
What Now, NHL? It's difficult to sustain the level of momentum the NHL experienced from the Vancouver games. Just about everything went right. |
Sports Central
June 9, 2014
Andrew Jones |
Stanley Cup Finals: It's the Kings' to Lose I hope I'm wrong and we're in for a few more overtimes and another game seven, but I think the Kings are just too feisty for the Rangers. |
Sports Central
May 17, 2009
Jonathan Hamelin |
The Frozen Final Four Now that we are down to the Conference Finals, it is time once again to weed out the contenders from the pretenders. |
AskMen.com
Sheldon Souray |
Sheldon Souray's NHL Playoff Blog Playoff hockey insights from one of the league's best players, a defensemen on the Edmonton Oilers. |
Sports Central
September 30, 2006
Greg Wyshynski |
The Hockey Cynic's Guide to the NHL East A look at the teams in the NHL East for the upcoming hockey season. |
Sports Central
February 27, 2008
Jeff DiNunzio |
Here Yesterday, Gone Today The 2008 NHL trade deadline was filled with big-name movement, all in preparation for the final playoff stretch. Here's a review some of the wisest deadline transactions. |
Sports Central
April 25, 2012
Mike Chen |
Will the NHL's Dead Puck Era Return? The NHL is nothing if not a game of Follow the Leader. The coaching systems of winning teams often dictates what other teams try to emulate, and coming out of this year's playoffs, the notion of a winning formula is about to change. |
Sports Central
April 16, 2012
Andrew Jones |
Flailing Penguins and Fickle Canucks The NHL playoffs are underway and so far, nobody can complain of boredom. At press time, there had already been seven overtime games and even a couple suspensions, one of which includes a sheet of Plexiglas that has been suspended indefinitely for attacking Boston's David Krejci. |
Sports Central
August 16, 2010
Mike Chen |
The Value of NHL Goaltending When word came out that Ilya Kovalchuk's contract was rejected, eyebrows were raised when arbitrator Richard Bloch called out other mega-contracts. |
Sports Central
June 22, 2004
Tyler Norwood |
NHL - Capitals Shopping Top Pick? Since winning the rights to the first overall pick, there's been speculation Capitals GM George McPhee might shop the pick for a package of young players. |
Sports Central
October 23, 2006
Charlynn Smith |
The NHL is Back This is the year hockey will shine again in the world of sports, and here are the reasons why. |
Sports Central
June 11, 2005
Greg Wyshynski |
Sidney Crosby, Broadway-Bound? Does Sidney Crosby have the potential to be hockey's next superstar? |
Sports Central
May 17, 2006
Mike Chen |
NHL Award Predictions The nominations for the annual NHL awards have been announced. Check out who should take home the hardware when all is said and done. |
Sports Central
May 29, 2009
Jonathan Hamelin |
Detroit vs. Pittsburgh: The Battle Begins This year's edition of the Stanley Cup Finals will be a rematch of last year's Finals, when the Red Wings dropped the Penguins in six. |
Sports Central
May 8, 2007
Mark Janzen |
Previous Playoff Failure Key to Success Hockey is a playground in which only the battle-tested can emerge victorious. |
Sports Central
April 8, 2013
Andrew Jones |
NHL 2013 Contenders and Pretenders It's hard to believe the NHL playoffs begin in only a few weeks. The shortened season leaves a lot more questions than a typical season. |
AskMen.com
Sheldon Souray |
Sheldon Souray's NHL Playoff Blog The Edmonton Oilers' defenseman gives his insights on the NHL Playoff season. |
Sports Central
January 15, 2013
Mike Chen |
NHL Storylines Heading Into the Season After months of uncertainty, the NHL is ready to get back where it belongs -- out of the boardroom and back on the ice. |
Sports Illustrated
December 13, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Don't get down on Jagr Who's the winner of the Jagr trade? Did the Pens become worse, or is Jagr not a team player so they're better off without him? And the Caps don't look like contenders to me. What about Jagr? He's making millions, but has he lost his touch? |
Sports Illustrated
April 4, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Capitals building Most sportswriters predicted the Caps to win the Southeast Division easily. Now that the season is dwindling down, will the Hurricanes will be able to hold off Washington or will the Caps sneak up on Carolina and claim a third consecutive title? |
Sports Central
June 2, 2009
Jonathan Hamelin |
Red Wings, Finish Them! Are you hoping for the Pittsburgh Penguins to comeback in their series against Detroit? Hoping for some more drama, much like we've witnessed in the past playoff series? |
Sports Central
May 22, 2004
Pete Sweigard |
NHL Ushers in a New Era The NHL has been slow to embrace the youth movement, continuing to market the marquee names, the proven entities. |
Sports Central
May 23, 2013
Andrew Jones |
2013 NHL Playoff Contenders and Pretenders Let's take a look at the remaining teams and their chances of hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup. |
Sports Illustrated
May 2, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
Scorecard Why the NHL's postseason is the best in all of sports |
Sports Central
March 24, 2009
Mike Chen |
Stanley Cup Contenders or Pretenders? With less than a dozen games on the schedule for each team, every so-called elite team has run into its share of problems. Let's see how the mighty have fallen. |
Sports Central
October 7, 2015
Marc James |
NHL Preview: Which Teams Are in Line For the Crown? Ice hockey is the kind of sport that is pretty generous when it comes to surprising even the most weathered fans, and it's safe to say that this year will be no different in this regard. |
AskMen.com
Sheldon Souray |
Sheldon Souray's NHL Playoff Blog Hockey insight from one of the league's best defensemen. |
Sports Central
April 17, 2008
Sean Crowe |
Why the NHL is Dead The question is, how do we bring it back to life? |
Sports Central
May 29, 2006
Charlynn Smith |
A Whirlwind NHL Playoff Season The further the playoffs have progressed, the more of a guessing game it's become. It's refreshing for veteran hockey fans and exciting for those just tuning in ... or is it? |
Sports Illustrated
April 25, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Duck's goose cooked The Ducks finally sacked Pierre Gauthier and rumor has it that former Rangers general manager Neil Smith will take over. How is that supposed to help? |
Sports Central
April 23, 2008
Jeff DiNunzio |
Why the NHL is Dead: A Response Sean Crowe maintains that the NHL is dead and asks, "how do we bring it back to life?" Well, how about we start by really answering that question? |
