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Sports Central
December 7, 2010
Mike Chen |
The NHL's Jumbled Western Conference Just about every NHL team has had surging moments that demonstrated the true potential of the roster. And they've also had bouts of inconsistency, bad defense, lack of scoring, or injuries - or perhaps all of the above.   |
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. |
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
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
April 10, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: The Canadian Sweet 16 As the 16 NHL seeds align themselves for the second season, one fact that remains strikingly evident -- there is no clear-cut favorite. |
Sports Central
April 19, 2006
Mike Chen |
It's Stanley Cup Time! A look at some of the teams that are riding high and feeling low as we enter round one of the Stanley Cup hockey playoffs. |
Sports Central
November 24, 2009
Mike Chen |
Stamkos: Tampa Bay's New MVP Steven Stamkos is not only ready for the NHL, he's been one of the league's best players this season and is making it difficult for Team Canada's Olympic decision makers to ignore him. |
Sports Central
November 27, 2013
Mike Chen |
What Will Steven Stamkos Do Now? Just a few days ago, the hockey world raised a collective eyebrow when word came down that Steven Stamkos -- Tampa Bay Lightning star and owner of a broken tibia -- was already walking on his own, no crutches or cast necessary. |
Sports Central
July 16, 2009
Mike Chen |
The NHL's Wilder Wild West Here's why some teams in the NHL's Western Conference won't have teams shaking in their skates come next season. |
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
March 13, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
Five Ways NHL Can Capitalize on Olympics Here are five ways for the NHL to capitalize on the Olympics and to justify staying in the Olympics. |
Sports Central
January 26, 2015
Mike Chen |
NHL's Wild West Sees Unpredictable Finish Now that the NHL is entering the second half of the season, it's time to really knuckle down and prepare for the playoff races. |
Sports Central
May 16, 2004
Mike Chen |
NHL - The Fast Skate Era While goal-scoring may still be low in the National Hockey League, an uplifting trend can certainly be seen in three of the remaining four teams chasing the Stanley Cup. |
Sports Central
May 9, 2004
Tyler Norwood |
NHL - The Times Are Changin' An outmatched and undersized Calgary Flames knocked out the President trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings. It wasn't luck. It has ushered in a new age. |
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
March 22, 2012
Mike Chen |
Injuries Muddy Stanley Cup Playoff Picture Where will this impact be felt? Enough teams have been bit by the injury bug that the epidemic of fallen star players reaches wide. |
Sports Illustrated
December 28, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
Snipers 101 Turgeon's role as Blues' go-to guy is all academic... Red Wings... Are the Devils are still the best team in the NHL?... etc. |
Sports Central
September 29, 2014
Mike Chen |
Injuries Make Impacts Before Opening Night As the old saying goes, you can't win the Stanley Cup in October but you can certainly lose it. |
Sports Central
April 28, 2011
Andrew Jones |
2011 NHL Conference Semifinals Preview The opening round of the NHL playoffs saw only one sweep, four seven-game series, 11 overtime matches, and three double overtime matches. |
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 11, 2015
Mike Chen |
Will NHL's Copycat Teams Mimic Tampa's Speed Game? There was a moment, just a few minutes of Game 2's third period between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks, that showcased the NHL at the very best. |
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
March 15, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Selanne trade had to be made Edmonton Oilers' chances of doing damage in the playoffs?... You can hardly call the Teemu Selanne-Paul Kariya experiment a failure.... Do you agree that Anaheim got more than it could have expected from the Sharks?... etc. |
Sports Central
March 1, 2007
Mike Chen |
NHL Trade Deadline Movers and Shakers It's been another eventful trade deadline for the NHL. Over the past two weeks or so, plenty of big names have changed teams. What's the fallout? Let's take a look. |
Sports Central
March 30, 2010
Mike Chen |
The Wide-Open West Every team in the NHL Western Conference has a significant weakness, making this year's first round a wide-open field with the potential for upsets no matter who's playing who. Here's look at the Achilles' Heel for each team. |
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
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
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
January 10, 2006
Mike Chen |
The NHL's Halfway Home A look at NHL teams, talent and business. |
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
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
February 15, 2000
Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Central
August 24, 2015
Mike Chen |
Are the Sharks Poised to Rebound? During the 2014-15 NHL season, the San Jose Sharks were a really good story. |
Sports Illustrated
March 14, 2000
Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings This is a weekly analysis of teams based on their performance over the last seven days.... |
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
July 13, 2015
Mike Chen |
Is San Jose's Year of Hell Finally Over? The Sharks have emerged from their year of hell with a new goalie, a veteran defense man to anchor Brent Burns, and a versatile tough-as-nails forward who can play anywhere in the top nine. |
Sports Central
March 19, 2014
Mike Chen |
Contenders Face Early Exits in New NHL Playoff Format NHL general managers in the Eastern Conference who look at the potential playoff matchups are glad that they don't have to deal with the first-round dilemma facing teams on the other side of the continent. |
Sports Central
April 16, 2015
Mike Chen |
No Clear-Cut Favorite in NHL's Western Conference Despite the recent history of Western domination, each team in the conference has a noticeable flaw. Let's take a closer look at what each seed has to watch out for. |
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 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
January 17, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Broadway bust Just when you think Valeri Kamensky can't prove to be any more of a blunder, the Stars send him to the minors and then ship him to New Jersey. The Devils are clearly desperate... |
Sports Illustrated
April 2, 2003
Stephen Cannella |
Inside the NHL: 10 Reasons to Worry From novice netminders to frequent flops, many of the 16 likely postseason teams have goaltending concerns |
AskMen.com
Sheldon Souray |
Sheldon Souray's NHL Playoff Blog Hockey insight from one of the league's best defensemen. |
Sports Central
November 29, 2005
Mike Chen |
NHL Surprises and Disappointments A look at some of the surprise booms and busts in the NHL -- and just how and why these things occurred. |
Sports Central
May 21, 2007
Chad Kettner |
Will the Cup Finally Return? The Ottawa Senators have a chance to bring the treasured trophy home -- for the first time in 14 years! |
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 Central
May 31, 2006
Bill Hazell |
Edmonton's Cinderella Story On Ice One exception to the power of home advantage in a seven-game series apparently is the NHL. The revitalized league has proven to be a utopia for underdogs in the 2006 playoffs. |
Sports Illustrated
March 21, 2000
Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings |
Salon.com
June 4, 2002
King Kaufman |
The Red Wings in 5 Except for the chance that any team with a good goalie has, the Carolina Hurricanes have no chance in the Stanley Cup Finals. Nice uniforms, though. |
Sports Illustrated
April 5, 2000
Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings |
