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Alvin Chang looks back at how the Los Angeles Kings have assembled a roster with 13 homegrown players that is now playing for the Stanley Cup.

Blog | Conversation | May 30, 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

ESPN Insider Alvin Chang ranks the NHL's general managers by their ability to find value in the NHL draft. Today's the Northeast Division.

Blog | Conversation | March 13, 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

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

Alvin Chang examines how the Boston Bruins have made the Stanley Cup finals with only four homegrown players on their current roster. Turns out the B's are extremely efficient at finding young talent, but also happy to trade it away.

Blog | Conversation | June 08, 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

After the Chicago Blackhawks won the Cup with Antti Niemi in net ($827,000 salary last year), a new trend may be emerging in NHL front offices -- as we just saw with Chris Mason and Dan Ellis -- of goalies seeing reduced paydays.

Story | Conversation | July 14, 2010

In the 1999 NHL draft, basically everyone missed on a little guy named Henrik Zetterberg. Alvin Chang investigates why -- and how, when you look at three factors (height, weight and nationality), you can get a good idea of busts and studs.

Blog | Conversation | June 22, 2010

Alvin Chang looks at the biggest overachievers -- guys who got a ton of value out of a low draft slot -- across 20 years of just forwards (other positions will follow). Unsurprisingly, Pavel Datsyuk leads the entire list.

Blog | Conversation | June 01, 2010

Alvin Chang looks at the value of character in drafting future NHL stars, including the simple fact that both Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin will be asked in the coming weeks: "Why is it important to be an Oiler?"

Blog | Conversation | May 20, 2010

Alvin Chang went back to every NHL draft since 1979 -- hello, sample size -- and figured out that centers, by and large, are more effective high picks than wingers. So in the case of Tyler Seguin versus Taylor Hall, well, Seguin wins the history battle.

Blog | Conversation | May 13, 2010

Despite a hip injury that's kept him off the ice for most of this season, forward Brett Connolly could top a few teams' draft lists based on his potential.

Blog | Conversation | April 26, 2010

Alvin Chang studied the NHL drafts from 1995-2006 to see which NHL franchise places the most prospects into the NHL. The quantity over quality winner? The Boston Bruins.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2010