Camp Tour: Plenty of optimism in Florida, but can Panthers contend in East?
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon is giving us a tour of the team's practice facility in South Florida. Outside, it's humid and...
View ArticleTrophy Tracker: Norris Trophy candidates
An interesting race is unfolding for the Norris Trophy this season because former winner Chris Pronger is sidelined with injury. Pittsburgh's Kris Let...
View Article5 Things: Time not on Kings' side
1. Time not on Kings' side My good friend and colleague Chris Johnston, hockey writer for The Canadian Press and analyst for the NHL Network, joined o...
View ArticleCulture change sparks Sens' dramatic rise
BOSTON -- If Hollywood ever does a treatment of the Ottawa Senators' season, they might just call it "A Season In The Clouds." The Senators' journe...
View ArticleBrian Campbell embracing life with Florida Panthers
Like most hockey players, Brian Campbell is a creature of habit. But taking his routine to the Florida Panthers has renewed the defenseman's love of the game.
View ArticleFirst-round preview: Florida Panthers versus New Jersey Devils
Know this: Virtually no one picked the Florida Panthers to make the playoffs for the first time since 2000, let alone win their first Southeast Divisi...
View ArticleLundqvist among first-time winners
An interesting dynamic of this year's awards was that each player who won a trophy that was voted on (as opposed to one based on statistical outcomes)...
View ArticlePanthers hope Kuba can fill Garrison's void
We're about to find out whether Jason Garrison's breakout season with the Florida Panthers was as much about environment as natural skill. Unable t...
View ArticleNHL: Nashville Predators' Shea Weber must show who he really is now
Now it's defining-moment time for Shea Weber -- time for the captain to make good on the convictions shown by the Predators -- regardless of whether he truly wanted to be a Flyer, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleRamblings: Alfie's contract, Drouin's future, Ference's leadership and more
DENVER -- You've no doubt read my colleague Pierre LeBrun's popular "rumblings" blog. Well, this is more a rambling than a rumbling. To whit: Cheat...
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs storylines - Can Alex Ovechkin and the...
Are the Capitals vulnerable to another collapse? Can the Blues banish their playoff demons? How high can ageless wonder Jaromir Jagr and Florida fly? Loads of questions for this year's Cup run.
View ArticleNHL - Biggest moves from early in the NHL draft
Sure, Auston Matthews went first overall. But a few other select picks, trades and even a buyout were among the hot topics during the first day of the NHL's busy draft weekend.
View ArticleNHL - An NHL free agency primer: Expect the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins...
Which teams will be under pressure to make noise when the free-agent frenzy opens on Friday? Expect the Rangers, Bruins and Oilers to be buyers, and Milan Lucic and Kyle Okposo to be in demand.
View ArticleNHL - On the eve of the NHL's free-agency frenzy, here's the lowdown on the...
As the clock ticks toward the start of Friday's free-agency frenzy, here's a primer on the suitors for the top potential prize -- Steven Stamkos -- and other coveted free agents-to-be.
View ArticleNHL - Free-agency winners (Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres) and losers (New...
Milan Lucic will plug a big hole in Edmonton, Kyle Okposo could be a playoff key for Buffalo, and Chicago's reunion with Brian Campbell might pay off. But the Rangers are losing relevance.
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