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Negotiations between hockey owners and players are going so well that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says he's "pleased with the process" -- even if he has been left outside the latest rounds of discussions.

Count Rangers coach John Tortorella as one person that does not subscribe to the theory that a team that plays 14 games through the first two rounds can't win the Stanley Cup. When asked about the daunting stat -- no team in the current playoff fo...

Count Rangers coach John Tortorella as one person that does not subscribe to the theory that a team that plays 14 games through the first two rounds can't win the Stanley Cup.

Even before the Rangers' latest stretch -- two losses in the past three games -- coach John Tortorella saw his team's intensity dipping. Now, in the "short strokes" of the season, he'd like to see them toughen up mentally. "It needs to ratchet up ...

Sean Allen has the first-half awards for fantasy MVP, Mr. Consistency and Biggest Letdown, among other categories, and updates his latest forward rankings.

It's that time of the year when the NHL preview magazines start coming out with predictions for the upcoming season and one of the first ones to hit the market is The Sports Forecaster 2011-12 NHL Preview, a Canadian publication and one I look forwar...

Coveted free agent Brad Richards has agreed to a deal with the New York Rangers.

The NHL world will have to wait at least a few more hours to find out where this offseason's most-coveted free agent will land.

Here is a look at some of the top free-agent forwards who are still set to hit the market at noon ET on Friday (listing their teams and cap hits in 2010-11): Brad Richards, Dallas Stars ($7.8 million cap hit this past season): The 30-year-old nati...

Ryan Smyth wearing a Calgary Flames uniform? Two sources told ESPN.com on Thursday the Flames have entered the picture in the Smyth trade talks, joining the provincial rival Edmonton Oilers as potential destinations for the veteran winger. Smy...

Sean Allen offers his early rankings of forwards for the 2011-12 season.

The Dallas Stars staged another comeback Wednesday night, but they couldn't pull off a victory. They did, however, get an important point in the standings. The Stars rallied from a 3-0 deficit before falling 4-3 in a shootout to the Calgary Flames at...

Dallas Stars center Brad Richards, who has missed the last ten games with concussion-like symptoms, skated with the team this morning at American Airlines Center and is expected to play tonight against the Calgary Flames. "As for right now, he is ...

Dallas Stars center Brad Richards, who had missed the previous 10 games with concussion-like symptoms, returned to the lineup Wednesday night.

E.J. Hradek fields reader questions in this week's "Five for Friday," answering queries on Brad Richards' future with the Dallas Stars, the lack of attention paid to the Boston Bruins' David Krejci and the New York Rangers' playoff hopes.

Blog | Conversation | March 04, 2011

E.J. Hradek evaluates each team in the Western Conference following the flurry of trade deadline deals Monday.

Story | Conversation | February 28, 2011