Six trades that shaped the NHL All-Star Game
Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke has a number of theories, including this one: "Most trades cannot be evaluated with a stopwatch. You need a calenda...
View ArticleTop five landing spots for Rick Nash - NHL
After weeks, if not months, of a dead trade market, the Columbus Blue Jackets finally breathed some life into it -- and changed everything. For the...
View ArticleColorado Avalanche are keeping their options open - NHL
For Colorado Avalanche GM Greg Sherman, it was about the big picture when it came to Steve Downie. He wasn't focused on the drop in offensive producti...
View ArticleWith Jeff Carter dealt, a 3-team race for Rick Nash - NHL
The Los Angeles Kings needed to get one of them. Jeff Carter or Rick Nash. GM Dean Lombardi didn't have a choice. Following another one-goal effort, t...
View ArticleNHL - Sidney Crosby tops list of injured players who could impact playoff races
Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero made a calculated gamble at the trade deadline to pass on adding major salary to keep cap space open for his captain ...
View ArticleEvaluating Bob Murray, Don Maloney and the Pacific GMs - NHL
In 1995, Don Maloney was fired as the GM of the New York Islanders -- and it would take him more than a decade to get another GM gig. But when he fina...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Time for the San Jose Sharks to rebuild?
The process will be the same in San Jose. GM Doug Wilson will meet with his players and will meet with his coaching staff and his ownership. On Tuesda...
View ArticleNHL - With Shea Weber spoken for, where Red Wings, Rangers, others can find D...
The day Ryan Suter signed with the Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators GM David Poile said signing Shea Weber to a long-term contract immediately beca...
View ArticleNHL - Inside a potential San Jose Sharks roster 'reset'
There's a method of counting cards in blackjack documented in the book "Bringing Down the House" called the High-Low Method. Since a deck full of low ...
View ArticleNHL Trade Deadline 2013 - Players, and a GM, who won or lost big
The trades weren't numerous, but general managers around the league made up for it on the final day by moving some big names in the final moments. Som...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Vancouver Canucks facing five big offseason questions
After getting knocked out of the playoffs one year, the GM of a successful franchise was asked if it was time for serious restructuring of his team. H...
View ArticleExamining the options for Pittsburgh Penguins and Kris Letang
It started with comments Ray Shero made during his year-end press conference last spring. Carolina GM Jim Rutherford noticed that Shero mentioned he m...
View Article2013 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...
View ArticleCustance: The challenge of RFA negotiations
A couple years ago, a GM was asked about the contract status of one of his restricted free agents in early summer. You know how it goes, he answered, ...
View ArticleNHL - Auditing Top 25 under 25 list
Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi was finished explaining why his defenseman, Drew Doughty, is better than any of the other young defensemen on Neil ...
View ArticleMidseason picks and projections for Hart, Norris, Vezina, Calder, Ross...
Heading into the All-Star break, Rob Vollman analyzes the field for five of the NHL's major awards -- the Hart, Norris, Vezina, Calder and Ross trophies -- and predicts who will win each at season's end.
View ArticleThe most valuable players in the NHL at every age - 30-plus
Rob Vollman uses advanced metrics to identify the top NHL players at every age; this file includes picks for ages 30 and up.
View ArticleCorey Pronman makes picks as the GM of every NHL team -- 2015 NHL draft
Corey Pronman plays GM for every NHL team, sharing his optimal picks for the first round of the 2015 NHL draft.
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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