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ESPN Insider's NHL draft experts Grant Sonier and Alvin Chang break down the first round of the NHL draft as it happens.

Blog | Conversation | June 22, 2012

ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the April Playoff Power Meter, and the Detroit Red Wings finish the regular season ranked No. 1, six points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2012

Alvin Chang continues his series of ranking the NHL's general managers by their drafting prowess. Today, the Central division is up, and Detroit's Ken Holland leads the way.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2012

ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the March Playoff Power Meter, and the St. Louis Blues defy description. The Blues lead the NHL in points, but they don't take the shape of past Stanley Cup champions.

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2012

As the trade deadline nears, Alvin Chang examines every team's weaknesses in their Playoff Power Meter portfolio and sees which players mentioned in NHL Rumor Central could help make playoff teams into bona fide Cup contenders.

Story | Conversation | February 07, 2012

ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the latest Playoff Power Meter Rankings. Despite straddling the benchmarks for shots and shots allowed, the Vancouver Canucks are one point off a perfect score and top the rankings.

Story | Conversation | January 24, 2012

Alvin Chang looks at how the St. Louis Blues have created a Stanley Cup contender. Unlike most teams that rebuild through top-10 picks, the Blues have rebuilt through mid-first-round and second-round picks.

Blog | Conversation | January 24, 2012

Alvin Chang examines how the amount of time a player takes to get to the NHL correlates to player success.

Blog | Conversation | November 23, 2011

Despite a sluggish start, the Boston Bruins still strongly resemble past Stanley Cup winners according to Insider's Playoff Power Meter. As the Maple Leafs just discovered, you shouldn't sleep on the Bruins.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2011

Gare Joyce, Grant Sonier and Alvin Chang provide instant analysis on every first-round pick from the floor of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Blog | Conversation | June 24, 2011

Alvin Chang details how the Philadelphia Flyers have been so successful in the NHL's salary cap era. However, he explains why their run may also be coming to an end.

Blog | Conversation | June 01, 2011

Alvin Chang examines why the Detroit Red Wings have been so successful in the past 20 years. With some of Detroit's best players getting on the wrong side of 30, it might be time to rebuild the team.

Blog | Conversation | May 11, 2011

Alvin Chang examines why teams hesitate to promote drafted defensemen early in their career and explains why the may want to re-think that practice and bring them to the NHL after just one year of seasoning.

Blog | Conversation | March 09, 2011

Alvin Chang ranks the NHL's most patient teams, in terms of how long franchises wait before playing their draftees. The Dallas Stars top a list that also includes the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2011

Alvin Chang examines heavy NHL players (over 250 pounds), where they are drafted and whether they are underrated.

Blog | Conversation | February 16, 2011

Alvin Chang looks at the New Jersey Devils, a prominent recent example of how poor drafting can take even the mightiest of teams and render them completely humbled.

Blog | Conversation | January 19, 2011