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Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus dives into the Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin debate. There are four reasons Crosby is clearly winning said debate right now, but there are several ways Ovechkin can become No. 1 again, as well.

Story | Conversation | December 27, 2010

E.J. Hradek takes a look at each of the first-round series, sniffing out key reasons that each series could be closer than it first may appear.

Blog | Conversation | April 14, 2010

Tim Kavanagh provides his weekly goalie rankings and wonders if fantasy owners can still trust Martin Brodeur after being benched at the Olympics.

Sean Allen takes a look at the first week back in action for the NHL and focuses on a couple of players whose Olympic performance could serve as a springboard to further success in the NHL.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Americans play at noon local time Friday, which will mark the fourth time they will play the lunchtime special at these Olympics. Obviously, it requires that players prepare differently than for normal NHL games i...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The final four was set late Wednesday night with one of the most shocking upsets of the men's Olympic hockey tournament. Slovakia dethroned defending champion Sweden with a 4-3 quarterfinal win and advanced to the semi...

Slovakia knocked off 2006 Olympic gold medalist Sweden 4-3 in a quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday in Vancouver. It's the fourth straight time the defending champ lost in the quarterfinals.

E.J. Hradek believes the Swedes are sitting pretty heading into the single-elimination tournament portion of the Olympics

Blog | Conversation | February 24, 2010

E.J. Hradek breaks down each of Wednesday's Olympic matchups, including Team USA versus Switzerland and what should be an epic clash between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin ... er ... Canada and Russia.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2010

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Pavol Demitra raised his arms to the rafters and invited his teammates to join him in the celebration. Oh yeah, baby ... Slovakia can play hockey. Demitra's shootout winner capped a dramatic upset win over powerhouse ...

E.J. Hradek and Puck Prospectus go team by team in the Northeast Division to see which assets teams could move and what deadline deals they should pursue.

Story | Conversation | February 16, 2010

Tim Kavanagh looks at the fallout of the Dallas Stars' acquiring Kari Lehtonen from the Atlanta Thrashers.