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Craig Custance evaluates the top 50 free agents in the 2012 class.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2012

Craig Custance looks at the goalie situation in Nashville and sees a backup goalie more valuable to the Predators on the trading block than on the bench behind star Pekka Rinne.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2012

Craig Custance looks at teams retooling for the upcoming season, writing how offseason roster moves must always be made with the playoffs in mind. Plus, notes from around the NHL as exhibition games begin.

Blog | Conversation | September 21, 2011

Matthew Wuest of CapGeek explains why there won't be too many big contracts handed out among forwards and goalies this season, but defensemen are in line for some big raises.

Story | Conversation | February 03, 2011

E.J. Hradek examines his five most interesting remaining unrestricted free agents and the market for each, including Paul Kariya, Antti Niemi, Ilya Kovalchuk and more.

Blog | Conversation | August 18, 2010

E.J. Hradek reacts to the blitz that is the first day of free agency, breaking down the biggest signings on the blue line, a theme that dominated the first day of the NHL's free-agent signing period.

Blog | Conversation | July 01, 2010

E.J. Hradek, just scant hours before NHL free agency begins, cues up a look at Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Gonchar, Matthew Lombardi, Dan Ellis and more to see where they might land.

Blog | Conversation | June 30, 2010

With the season winding down, teams will soon reshuffle their squads for next season. E.J. Hradek examines 15 key free agents who could be available this summer.

Blog | Conversation | June 04, 2010

Want the latest free agency whispers on Anton Volchenkov? We've got them all right here. Keep checking back for updates.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2010

Want the latest free agency whispers on Evgeni Nabokov? We've got them all right here. Keep checking back for updates.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2010

Want the latest free agency whispers on Sergei Gonchar? We've got them all right here. Keep checking back for updates.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2010

Want the latest free agency whispers on Patrick Marleau? We've got them all right here. Keep checking back for updates.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2010

Want the latest free agency whispers on Ilya Kovalchuk? We've got them all right here. Keep checking back for updates.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2010

Sharks GM Doug Wilson held true on his vow to get all of the team's restricted free agents signed before camp.

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2003

With Shea Weber either staying in Nashville or heading to Philadelphia, there is one more high-end defenseman off the market for 2013. Craig Custance examines the few trade and free-agent options that remain for Weber's other suitors.

Blog | Conversation | July 19, 2012

Craig Custance writes that the two most highly coveted forwards remaining on the free-agent market, Shane Doan and Alexander Semin, remain unsigned for very different reasons.

Blog | Conversation | July 17, 2012