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Old hockey cliche: to win the Cup, you need grinders (see Talbot, Maxime from last season). But how true is this statement? Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus crunches ten years of data to make a determination.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2010

With just one season remaining on Phil Kessel's contract in Toronto, the Leafs must decide how much they value their star sniper.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier offers up 10 NHL prospects whose play at the recent IIHF World Under-18 Championship boosted their draft stocks, including goaltender Philippe Desrosiers and defenseman Samuel Morin.

Blog | Conversation | May 07, 2013

With the conclusion of the 2013 NHL regular season, Grant Sonier provides his final rookie rankings. Montreal's Brendan Gallagher tops Grant's list of Calder Trophy candidates, followed by Chicago's Brandon Saad and Florida's Jonathan Huberdeau.

Story | Conversation | May 02, 2013

Craig Custance talks to Montreal's rivals to scout out how to beat the Canadiens in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2013

Craig Custance talks to Minnesota's rivals to scout out how to beat the Wild in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2013

Craig Custance examines the impact that Pittsburgh's newcomers are having on the Penguins.

Blog | Conversation | April 18, 2013

Postseason play can help or hurt an NHL draft prospect's stock, so who's making the most of the playoff spotlight?

Blog | Conversation | April 12, 2013

As teams reshuffled their rosters at the trade deadline, some players -- like Marian Gaborik -- saw their situation improve. Others? Not so much. And there was some front-office impact as well.

Blog | Conversation | April 03, 2013

Grant Sonier breaks down the spoils from the Jarome Iginla trade, noting the prospects obtained from the Pens may not even reach the NHL. And if rumors are true, the package offered by Boston would have been much sweeter ... if only Iginla OKed the trade.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2013

Craig Custance studies the blueprints of previous success stories built through the selection of top draft picks. It takes much more than just high picks to create a winner.

Blog | Conversation | March 18, 2013

Corey Pronman provides a list of collegiate skaters ready to make the leap to the NHL, topped by Florida Panthers prospect Nick Bjugstad.

Blog | Conversation | March 15, 2013

Former NHL scout Grant Sonier provides his first projection for the 2013 NHL draft, featuring a notably deep class headlined by elite prospects Seth Jones, Nate MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2013

The good news for Colorado: The Avs have Ryan O'Reilly back, are getting healthy and are just four points out of the playoff race. The bad news: There's not much time left and a pair of games against the NHL's top team could preempt their playoff push.

Blog | Conversation | March 06, 2013

As the presence of Mike Gillis sent Roberto Luongo rumors swirling in D.C., Craig Custance writes that while the Caps have denied discussions around the Canucks goalie, the veteran netminder could very much help a team developing young goalies.

Blog | Conversation | February 04, 2013

Additions of defensemen Sami Salo and Matt Carle have been monumental for the Lightning, Craig Custance writes. He also looks whether or not the Kings will trade forward Andrei Loktionov.

Blog | Conversation | January 31, 2013