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Welcome to a weekly grab bag of thoughts and observations from the past few days and/or decades of NHL hockey. This week's three stars of comedy Recognizing the three NHL personalities from around the league who produced the most comedic fodder ...

The debate on "staged fighting" carried on Thursday in the wake of the scary knockout from the previous night's game in Toronto. Only 26 seconds into the latest installment of the Battle of Ontario, Toronto's Frazer McLaren decked Dave Dziurzynski...

Chris Pronger isn't ready to retire, even though a concussion specialist has advised him not to return to hockey.

Flyers captain tells ESPN.com's Katie Strang what it's actually like to wear the "C," what he learned about leadership from guys like Jaromir Jagr and Chris Pronger, and who actually runs the town of Hearst in this week's installment of the New York Minute.

The Philadelphia Flyers have named Claude Giroux the 19th captain in team history.

Scott Niedermayer is ready to teach the Anaheim Ducks a few more things about winning.

Neil Greenberg compares the historical bar for entry into the Hockey Hall of Fame with the production of current NHL players to see which are worthy of lock status going forward.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2012

With the collective bargaining negotiations ongoing, a proposed change to the salary cap could end up hamstringing some teams financially, including the Sabres, Rangers and Wild.

Blog | Conversation | August 20, 2012

Flyers defenseman Andreas Lilja had left hip surgery last month, and is expected back in late October or early November.

The Flyers re-signed defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon to a multi-year contract extension on Wednesday, and agreed with center Scott Laughton on an entry-level contract.

Peter Laviolette led the Flyers within two wins of a Stanley Cup championship. Philadelphia is willing to give their coach a few more years to finish the job.

The largest contract in the history of the Nashville Predators and the second largest in NHL history was cause for a celebration on Wednesday, as defenseman Shea Weber and team representatives addressed the media and fans with smiles from ear to ear.

The Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Luke Schenn from the Toronto Maple Leafs for forward James van Riemsdyk on Saturday.

In the City of Brotherly Love, Flyers fans will watch the Stanley Cup finals through gritted teeth and buyers' remorse over pricey authentic jerseys of their former stars that hang in the closet with little reason to see daylight.

Ilya Bryzgalov had plenty of time this season to babble on about bears, the universe, the woods, and other arcane bits of knowledge.

Claude Giroux has to watch Philadelphia's attempt at saving its postseason from the press box.