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E.J. Hradek ranks the top five rookies who could make an impact for their teams in the postseason.

Blog | Conversation | March 23, 2011

E.J. Hradek ranks the top rookie defensemen in the NHL, leading off with his top choice: John Carlson of the Washington Capitals.

Blog | Conversation | March 16, 2011

E.J. Hradek ranks the five best rookies in the NHL at this point in the season, with Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks checking in as the current leader in the race for the Calder award. Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes isn't far behind.

Blog | Conversation | March 02, 2011

E.J. Hradek takes to the stat sheet to break down and rank the performances of the NHL's best rookies over the past two months of the season. Standouts include Michael Grabner of the New York Islanders and Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2011

E.J. Hradek revels in technology to open his blog -- he can watch three top rookies playing in different time zones -- then evaluates Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin and Cam Fowler. The third of that bunch, who fell to No. 12 last June, may be the true star.

Blog | Conversation | December 08, 2010

With the NHL draft wrapped, E.J. Hradek considers some winners and losers, as well as things he saw -- a subtle hallway conversation between two execs, for example -- plus looking ahead to Thursday and free agency, specifically the goalie market.

Blog | Conversation | June 28, 2010

You could count the free-falling duo of Cam Fowler and Emerson Etem among Day 1's less-forunate players, but by picking them late in the draft the Anaheim Ducks emerged big winners. Here's a look at the other winners and losers on Day 1 at the draft.

Blog | Conversation | June 26, 2010

E.J. Hradek examines five trades that could happen at the NHL draft, if not sooner.

Blog | Conversation | June 23, 2010

E.J. Hradek examines five trades that could happen at the NHL draft, if not sooner.

Blog | Conversation | June 23, 2010

With arguably the biggest name on the summer hockey market being Ilya Kovalchuk, E.J. Hradek looks back at his draft class -- 2001 -- and revises Picks 1 to 30, as Derek Roy actually jumps 28 spots, from No. 32 to No. 4, along with other surprises.

Blog | Conversation | June 17, 2010

E.J. Hradek turns back the clock and re-examines the loaded 2003 draft. How would the first round look if the GMs could pick knowing what we know now? So glad you asked.

Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2010

E.J. Hradek looks at the race for the top spot in the NHL Draft, the evolution of John tavares and the current state of the playoff battle.

Blog | Conversation | March 17, 2010

Talking to an experienced amateur scout, I learned something pretty interesting. The little old U.S.A. is producing some hardcore kid defensemen. Now, I'm not talking about Texas-born Tyler Myers, who's enjoying a heck of a start with the Sabres in...

Blog | Conversation | October 28, 2009

It's Tuesday, so it must be time to dip into the mailbag to answer a few of your questions. I'll start by going off the board and saying yes, Yanks manager Joe Girardi overmanaged his team's 5-4 extra-inning loss in Anaheim on Monday. I know, I'm not...

Blog | Conversation | October 20, 2009