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Power Play: B's up, Flyers down

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

What's behind the recent struggles from the Flyers and sudden success from the B's? Scott Burnside breaks it down in his weekly Power Play.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Quarterly returns

E.J. Hradek, ESPN The Magazine

E.J. Hradek examines the NHL playoff picture at the quarter-point in the season.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Your rants: Leafs fans want intelligent moves

Pierre LeBrun

Oh boy, we've got some disgruntled puck heads out there again this week. I'll do my best to help you out, my friends. Here's 10 rants and my take on t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

NHL Forecaster: The perfect storm

Sean Allen, ESPN.com

There's hope yet for the reeling Carolina Hurricanes, says Sean Allen. Their slow start and the expected return of Evgeni Malkin are the topics of Week 7 of the NHL season.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Gustavsson stands tall as Kessel's first goal with Leafs spurs rout of Wings

Associated Press

Phil Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 07, 2009

In honor of Cheevers and Plante, an ode to the mask

John Buccigross, ESPN.com

I grew up in small-town America, living and loving just about every athletic contest. I watched, listened, played, read, illustrated (horribly) and d...

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Stars' absence won't hurt teams much

Andrew Rothstein, Puck Prospectus

With Alex Ovechkin joining Evgeni Malkin, Marc Savard and many other top names out of commission, Puck Prospectus frames its weekly look into the NHL around the question of injuries to superstars and the effect on a team's success.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Bruins-Red Wings Preview

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Bruins-Red Wings Preview

Preview | November 02, 2009

Front Line: Let your sleepers lie

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen ponders the question of how long you should wait on your sleepers before deciding this isn't their year and running the risk of watching them live up to their potential on someone else's roster. Plus, weekly forward news, notes and rankings.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Power Play: NHL once again falls short

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The NHL always makes noise about cracking down on blows to the head and hits from behind. Then, we see the incidents from this past weekend with Darcy Tucker and David Booth. Again, the league is falling short.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Monday 10: Searing hot scorer, GK and rook

E.J. Hradek

As Don Draper/Dick Whitman (played beautifully by Blues fan Jon Hamm) learned on Sunday night's episode of "Mad Men," it's pretty tough to keep a secr...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Open Ice: Time to cut Franzen?

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen discusses whether it's worth holding on to a player like Johan Franzen, who will miss the next few months with an injury.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Sure, it's early, but tonight's Hawks-Wings clash still carries weight for both sides

Pierre LeBrun

...Louis Arena. The Red Wings are trying to avoid an 0-3-0 start, while the Blackhawks hope to make an early statement in their bid to wrestle away the Central Division crown. It's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Breaking down the Western Conference

John Buccigross, ESPN.com

Bucci is kicking off another NHL season with his annual music-mash preview. Good tunes, predictions, East breakdowns ... it's all right here.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Central Division preview

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen looks at every Central Division team from the fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.

Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009