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As trade deadline approaches, captains not eager to bail - NHL
The first attempt came in training camp last season. Coming off the summer of Ilya Kovalchuk that sent the New Jersey Devils into a salary cap emergen...
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NHL - Dallas is surging at Pacific Division top
They were without Steve Ott. They were facing a Sharks team that had beaten them soundly every time they had played this year and they twice faced a t...
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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Rival coaches, players scout the Phoenix Coyotes
Heading into the playoffs, Craig Custance gets the lowdown on the Phoenix Coyotes from rival players, coaches and scouts.
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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Weighing the series impact of playoff injuries,...
Supplementary discipline has become the story of the the playoffs. In Detroit last night, the Red Wings and Predators were playing in a crucial Game 4...
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NHL 2012 Free Agency - Top 50 Free Agents Rankings
Craig Custance evaluates the top 50 free agents in the 2012 class.
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2012 NHL Free Agency - With Zach Parise, Ryan Suter signed, trade market...
It was Chicago GM Stan Bowman who said it, but he could have been speaking for any number of general managers who were pursuing free agents Ryan Suter...
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NHL - Projecting Team USA's 2014 Olympic Roster for Sochi
It was mid-August three years ago that Team USA gathered in Chicago for the Olympic evaluation camp, a young and almost anonymous group going through ...
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NHL - Projecting Team Canada's 2014 Olympic Roster for Sochi
Team Canada claimed gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and it's doubtful it will be considered anything less than the favorite when the 2014 Games b...
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NHL - Cramming in deals under old system before the lockout
The Sept. 15 expiration of the NHL's current CBA affects more than just the negotiations currently dragging on in New York. It's igniting activity beh...
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NHL - Coaches, execs weigh in on Neil Greenberg's Top 25 Under 25 rankings
One NHL team executive took a look at the list of Top 25 players under 25 years old compiled by statistical analyst Neil Greenberg and made a quick co...
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NHL - Potential Western Conference compliance buyout candidates
Editor's Note: Earlier this week Craig Custance looked at potential compliance buyout candidates in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. With neg...
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2013 NHL Season Preview - Roberto Luongo and other key personnel moves take...
In December 2011, Roberto Luongo was 9-3-1 with a 2.04 goals-against average and .928 save percentage, so when last month came and went without an NHL...
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10 biggest trade deadline targets -- NHL
Once Jarome Iginla was traded from Calgary to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the most attractive piece on the market was defenseman Jay Bouwmeester. The St....
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NHL looks to Champions League, World Cup for next leap -- NHL
This season, just returning to the ice was enough to generate huge interest in the NHL. After a long lockout, fans returned to the NHL in a big way an...
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NHL - Playoff performances of Marc-Andre Fleury, Corey Crawford affect summer...
In 2011, knowing they wouldn't be able to keep Ilya Bryzgalov, the Phoenix Coyotes prepared a list of replacements. Mike Smith, then with the Tampa Ba...
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NHL 2013 Free Agency - Top 35 Free Agents Rankings
Craig Custance evaluates the top 35 free agents in the 2013 class, with Vinny Lecavalier leading the way.
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2013 NHL offseason - Detroit Red Wings lead early free agency Day 1 winners,...
Early on, the NHL offseason had been a bit of a dud. Draft weekend was supposed to be loaded with trades, but aside from the Cory Schneider deal to Ne...
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2013 NHL offseason - How Pacific Division teams are trending
One of the by-products of San Jose GM Doug Wilson's trade deadlines moves was that his team's speed improved. It gave younger legs an opportunity to r...
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2013 NHL offseason - How Central Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how teams are trending in the new divisions, we move to the new-look Central. How will the defending champs adapt to their new ...
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2013-14 - Ranking the top defenseman groups
On Tuesday we explored the Top 10 forward groups in the NHL this season, but scoring alone won't win you a championship. So let's have a look at the N...
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