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Sports Illustrated December 12, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Inside the NHL The comeback of Mario Lemieux is good news for everyone in the league... |
Sports Illustrated December 8, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Gift wrapped Plan on a return of Super Mario in time for the holidays... |
Sports Illustrated February 20, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Flying in Philly Young forward Simon Gagne's game has lifted off to celestial heights... |
Sports Illustrated April 5, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Flawed Pens have too many holes Mario Lemieux has gotten the club to buckle down defensively a bit more lately (with good success) and the Penguins have won some big games so I won't "count them out." I'd be very surprised if they make the finals though... |
Sports Illustrated January 18, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Sather will wrestle with Decision 2001 Will Glen Sather will trade away his young talent (e.g. Pavel Brendl, Jamie Lundmark, Mike York, etc.) in order to bring in established veterans to make a run at the playoffs in 2001? |
Sports Illustrated October 16, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Tampa Bay Lightning's sink or swim season This will be the year when the measure of this traditionally lowly franchise can at long last be taken in full. It's the browbeaten club's 10th season in existence, for one thing, and that's not all... |
Sports Illustrated October 22, 2002 Daniel G. Habib |
In Mario He Trusts Playing on the top line with Mario Lemieux has brought out the best in Pittsburgh's talented Aleksey Morozov. |
Sports Illustrated October 16, 2001 Michael Farber |
European vacation Long wait on tap for next Euro NHL head coach... |
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 Illustrated December 27, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Illustrated May 24, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Flyers are talk of the town Hockey Q&A: Bobby Clarke... What should the Flyers do with Lindros next season?... What is the No. 5 on the back of the Flyers' helmets for?... Why doesn't the NHL require teams to have four skaters on a side when there are matching penalties... etc. |
Sports Illustrated March 8, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Coaching carousel set to spin A lot of NHL coaches have already been shown the door this season. Is there anybody left who should be worried? Are there any coaches who need a strong playoff push to keep their jobs? |
Sports Illustrated March 1, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Piece of Blake for Colorado Colorado owes it to itself and to its fans to take a full-blown shot at the Cup right now, and this deal helps them do it. Whether they sign Blake or not, this was an excellent move... |
Sports Illustrated January 4, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Avalanche overcome by a Blue streak I am not a fan of the Blues, nor of any team. Occasionally I root for individual players whom I've gotten to know and who have a real story behind them (I was pleased to see Mario come back with such panache, for example)... |
Sports Illustrated April 5, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Illustrated December 20, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Who wants to be a general manager? Am I the only longtime hockey fan who has been completely turned off by the GMs in Boston and Philly? |
Sports Illustrated October 5, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
The 2005 NHL All-Stars Fuzzy crystal ball reveals a look at the future... |
Sports Illustrated January 25, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
How to help the Habs Sheesh, the Devils look great these days. There's so much gleaming talent out West and then there's relentlessly effective New Jersey representin' the East. The Flyers have played well, and Toronto will be a serious playoff force, but the Devils are the Eastern Conference's most threatening team... |
Sports Illustrated May 3, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Seeds of doubt NHL Q&A: Why does the NHL reseed teams after the first round?... Benching Brown... Who should be out in Philly, Eric Lindros or Bobby Clarke?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated April 7, 2000 |
Chat Reel: SI's Michael Farber NHL Chat: Blues are a threat to Cup, but playoff questions linger |
AskMen.com December 27, 2000 Mark Simmons |
A-Rod Hits The Jackpot, Super Mario Returns Texas Rangers announced signing former Seattle Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year $252 million contract... Hockey world erupted when it was announced that Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and current Pittsburgh Penguins owner would be returning and paying himself the league average salary of $1.4 million... |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
5 Failed Gretzky Heirs A few players emerged as successors because of their success at a young age, but we mustn't forget that, in addition to a solid skill set, the true heir must have Gretzky's humble personality as well. Here are the 5 players that came closest. |
Sports Illustrated January 10, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Coyotes face ugly ownership problem The best thing Coyotes fans have going for them is that the NHL very much wants to keep this market alive. The league will do whatever it takes to keep the team there and thriving... |
Sports Illustrated January 9, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Triple Threat The Thrashers' top line has developed into one of the league's best.. |
Sports Illustrated March 21, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Illustrated March 29, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Rattling Sabres The Sabres have the most wins since the All-Star break and still they receive no respect or accolades from the national media. Why is Buffalo always overlooked? |
Sports Illustrated October 11, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
NHL Power Rankings Welcome to Kostya Kennedy's world-famous Power Rankings. Never have the opposite qualities of reverence and irreverence been so seamlessly intertwined... |
Sports Illustrated August 2, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Philadelphia's story Eric Lindros is still a hot topic, with many people wondering whether he'll play in the NHL again... |
Sports Illustrated January 23, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Punch Line After Mario Lemieux got roughed up, the Penguins toughened up... |
Sports Illustrated March 6, 2002 Kostya Kennedy |
Some rough seas in the Atlantic A plan to revitalize the New York Rangers... |
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 Illustrated March 28, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings This is a weekly analysis of teams based on their performance over the last seven days. |
Sports Illustrated June 8, 2000 Michael Farber |
One of the greatest? Devils still aren't one of alltime best if they win Cup |
Sports Central June 2, 2008 Joe Boesch |
Crosby and Company With their hopes for a Stanley Cup diminishing, the Pittsburgh Penguins can only learn from the past and build for the future. |
Sports Illustrated February 19, 2002 Kostya Kennedy |
A Different Goal Mario Lemieux has earned the right to put the Olympics ahead of his regular duties... |
Sports Illustrated February 13, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Third Wheel With 33 goals through Sunday, the sharpshooting Kovalev has already surpassed his career high for a season... |
Sports Central May 29, 2004 Josie Lemieux |
NHL - Cup Finals: A Coach Speaks Out The final Stanley Cup round between the Lightning and the Flames is more than captivating. Considering the high talent on each team, nobody knows who will win. |
Sports Illustrated February 2, 2001 Michael Farber |
Chat Reel Don't expect a frenzy at the trade deadline... |
Sports Illustrated February 15, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Illustrated February 15, 2001 E.M. Swift |
A possible cure for NHL's power woes Whatever happened to the power play? There has been a power outage in the NHL over the past several years, and the brownout is severe enough that the league should do something about it... |
Sports Illustrated February 1, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Bean counters may rule Beantown The Bruins will never be an odds-on favorite to sign any free agent, and the betting man would have to guess that Bill Guerin will be gone. They'll take a shot at him, though, and I think they have at least a fair chance of signing him... |
Sports Illustrated May 22, 2000 Jack McCallum |
A fine story shaping up in Philly ...No, the best thing going on right now is the Philadelphia Flyers, who are one win away -- a win they could seal tonight, perhaps -- from advancing to the Stanley Cup finals... |
Sports Illustrated April 27, 2000 Michael Farber |
Chat Reel: SI's Michael Farber As usual, goalies will tell the tale in second round |
AskMen.com |
Detroit Red Wings Hockey Dynasty Over the last century, very few teams have been able to carve out a continued dominance among the elite ranks of the National Hockey League. |
Sports Illustrated March 30, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
The concussion discussion NHL Q&A: high sticking... mandatory visors... Eric Lindros in Hall of Fame?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated October 3, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Not your average opener Pucks are about to be dropped and at least that much seems right in our world... |
Sports Central July 24, 2005 Mike Chen |
A New Era: Crosby Joins Baby Penguins How new young players Crosby, Malkin and Fleury may contribute to rebuilding the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
Sports Illustrated October 19, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
A Good Yashin is great for Ottawa Well, Minnesota has its victory, which undoubtedly spawned some Wild parties in Minneapolis. The victim: Tampa Bay. Even with Vincent Lecavalier and all that young, swift talent, is the Lightning in for another long year?... |
Sports Illustrated May 17, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Media split on Flyers Hockey Q&A: When will everyone stop underestimating the Flyers?... What do you know of the rumors regarding Gretzky taking over in Phoenix?... inconsistent officiating... etc. |
Sports Illustrated February 8, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Crease fire Will Mario Lemieux try to bring back Tom Barrasso?... What do you want to see in the Sens that you don't see now?... I hear rumors that Mike Richter and Adam Graves are on their way out of MSG. Any truth to this?... etc. |