NHL Draft 2011: Adam Larsson may benefit from strong finish to season
Did Adam Larsson take a step backwards this season? Scouts in North America tend to lean in that direction when it comes to the blue chip blueliner wh...
View ArticleNHL draft 2011: Ryan Nugent Hopkins tops Gare Joyce's third Mock Draft update
In Gare Joyce's third 2011 NHL mock draft, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the No. 1 pick while Mika Zibanejad keeps rising.
View Article2011 NHL Draft: The Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers may seek a second...
There's something close to a consensus that there's a fall-off in talent at the No. 14 pick in this year's NHL draft, one that's evident in our latest...
View ArticleNHL draft 2011: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tops Gare Joyce's final mock draft
Gare Joyce puts out his final mock draft, which features lots of movement at the top and throughout the first round.
View ArticleNHL Draft 2011 Live Blog: Instant analysis on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Adam...
ST. PAUL -- Massive trades by the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday have served as a stunning opening act for the weekend's main event -- the first round o...
View Article2011 NHL draft -- Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild score...
Gare Joyce grades each team's prospect haul from the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, where the Minnesota Wild pleased the home crowd with one stellar selection after another. But the Chicago Blackhawks may have...
View ArticleNHL draft 2011: Prospect ETAs for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sean Couturier, Adam...
The NHL draft is all about futures. Just about every team comes away from the event, looks at its list and can imagine that help is on the way. But wh...
View ArticleNHL - Top 10 prospect rankings - Philadelphia Flyers C Brayden Schenn leads
Grant Sonier evaluates hockey's top prospects, identifying the 10 guys that could break through for their respective NHL teams this season.
View ArticleNHL - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Gabriel Landeskog spur success of Oilers, Avs
ESPN Insider's Grant Sonier ranks the NHL prospects who are most likely to have an impact on their teams this season. Leading off is Edmonton's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
View ArticleJordan Eberle, Adam Henrique among NHL's next All-Stars
Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn grew up idolizing Joe Sakic. Benn was born in Victoria, British Columbia, while Sakic was born in Burnaby. Benn would ...
View Article2012 NHL Awards - Custance Calder Trophy pick, snubs
The league announced its Calder Trophy finalists for rookie of the year on Friday afternoon, with Colorado's Gabriel Landeskog, Edmonton's Ryan Nugent...
View Article2012 NHL draft - How fast can young defensemen contribute?
In 2008, the NHL draft started as most drafts do: A top-flight forward, Steven Stamkos, was drafted No. 1 overall. But what happened after that was fa...
View ArticleNHL - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Gabriel Landeskog highlight most likely Top 25,...
In the wake of Neil Greenberg's updated Top 25 Under 25 rankings, Insider's Grant Sonier combs through the league's prospects to see which appear the most likely to join that elite group down the line.
View ArticleNHL - Why Guy Boucher will win the Jack Adams award
Neil Greenberg looks back at past Jack Adams award recipients and finds a strong correlation with a significant jump in save percentage, meaning Tampa Bay bench boss Guy Boucher should feel pretty...
View ArticlePronman: Redrafting the 2008 NHL draft
Corey Pronman redrafted the 2008 NHL draft. He believes the Tampa Bay Lightning would again select center Steven Stamkos with the No. 1 overall selection, but star D-man Erik Karlsson now clearly...
View ArticleNHL 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.
View Article2013 NHL Offseason - New Jersey Devils' acquisition of Ilya Kovalchuk NHL's...
Neil Greenberg weighs the sum of the parts the Devils paid to obtain Ilya Kovalchuk's services and concludes that the Russian sniper was the costliest player acquisition in NHL history.
View Article2013 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 ...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - Can the 2013 draft class be the league's best ever?
Neil Greenberg assesses this offseason's top draft picks, and analyzes whether the group -- headed by Nathan MacKinnon, Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Drouin and Seth Jones will stack up against the best...
View ArticleNHL - Ranking all 30 teams by core of young players
Corey Pronman of Hockey Prospectus assesses the under-23 core depth of every NHL team, and puts them into tiers based on his grades.
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