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With Chris Kreider shining for the Rangers, Craig Custance takes a look at a handful of NCAA skaters who could make an impact in the NHL as early as next season.

Blog | Conversation | May 23, 2012

While some deep playoff runs are the result of catching lightning in a bottle, the Los Angeles Kings figure to have their core intact for several seasons to come, a factor that leads Craig Custance to believe L.A.'s title window is just now opening.

Blog | Conversation | May 22, 2012

Welcome to SportsNation! On Tuesday, ESPN.com NHL Insider Craig Custance stops by to chat about the latest news from the ice.Custance joined ESPN in September 2011 as an NHL reporter for ESPN the Magazine, ESPN Insider and ESPN.com. He joined ESPN fo...

The Phoenix Coyotes have benefited greatly from the expertise and patient teaching of goalie coach Sean Burke, but as he pursues front-office possibilities, will he stay in the desert?

Blog | Conversation | May 21, 2012

With the Edmonton Oilers making a change behind the bench, Craig Custance looks at other ways the Oil need to reshape themselves to take the next step and become a serious contender.

Blog | Conversation | May 18, 2012

The Phoenix Coyotes have dealt with uncertainty and ownership turmoil for years, but as Craig Custance writes, that hasn't kept GM Don Maloney from engineering key deals that have built a contender.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2012

Craig Custance explains how the Los Angeles Kings have been transformed under coach Darryl Sutter.

Blog | Conversation | May 16, 2012

ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun and ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance discuss Jeff Carter's hat trick and the physical play in the Kings' Game 2 win over the Coyotes....

Craig Custance writes that the Washington Capitals are facing several big questions this offseason, including whom the team will target to be its next coach.

Blog | Conversation | May 15, 2012

Barring a complete change of heart, forward Alexander Semin won't be back in Washington next season. According to Semin's agent Mark Gandler, the skilled forward has no intentions of signing a contract extension with the Capitals.

Time and space are at a premium in the postseason, which is why the slapper is giving way to the wrister in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Craig Custance and Lindsay Berra write in ESPN The Magazine.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2012

Martin Brodeur has accomplished an awful lot in his storied career. But as the Devils and Rangers are set to begin the Eastern Conference finals, Craig Custance writes that there's still something significant at stake for New Jersey's goalie.

Blog | Conversation | May 14, 2012

ESPN Insider Craig Custance has made his conference picks, and now he's here to defend them. Read why Craig picked the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils to meet in the Stanley Cup finals.

Blog | Conversation | May 13, 2012

Craig Custance looks at the New York Rangers' hard-working defense and how the return to form of Marc Staal may be the key in Saturday's Game 7 showdown with the Washington Capitals.

Blog | Conversation | May 11, 2012

With free agency looming, Zach Parise has stepped up his leadership and his play to lead the New Jersey Devils to the Eastern Conference finals. Craig Custance examines his options and the impact of the playoffs.

Blog | Conversation | May 10, 2012

Craig Custance explains what the mindset of the Washington Capitals has to be like heading into Game 6 against the New York Rangers, as they try to overcome another devastating loss in Game 5.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2012