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ESPN Insider Alvin Chang evaluates the Southeast general managers and ranks them based on their drafting prowess.

Blog | Conversation | March 21, 2012

As the trade deadline nears, Alvin Chang examines every team's weaknesses in their Playoff Power Meter portfolio and sees which players mentioned in NHL Rumor Central could help make playoff teams into bona fide Cup contenders.

Story | Conversation | February 07, 2012

ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the latest Playoff Power Meter Rankings. Despite straddling the benchmarks for shots and shots allowed, the Vancouver Canucks are one point off a perfect score and top the rankings.

Story | Conversation | January 24, 2012

The Playoff Power Meter returns to evaluate the NHL's teams based on how closely they match up with past Stanley Cup winners. Among this week's findings, the Stars seem set for a fall, while the Penguins remain scary good.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2011

Despite a sluggish start, the Boston Bruins still strongly resemble past Stanley Cup winners according to Insider's Playoff Power Meter. As the Maple Leafs just discovered, you shouldn't sleep on the Bruins.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2011

Alvin Chang examines why teams hesitate to promote drafted defensemen early in their career and explains why the may want to re-think that practice and bring them to the NHL after just one year of seasoning.

Blog | Conversation | March 09, 2011

Alvin Chang ranks the NHL's most patient teams, in terms of how long franchises wait before playing their draftees. The Dallas Stars top a list that also includes the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2011

Alvin Chang examines heavy NHL players (over 250 pounds), where they are drafted and whether they are underrated.

Blog | Conversation | February 16, 2011

Alvin Chang examines the value of drafting international players across the Atlantic, finding that teams that don't scout enough in Western Europe and Russia miss out on solid prospects.

Blog | Conversation | December 22, 2010

After the Chicago Blackhawks won the Cup with Antti Niemi in net ($827,000 salary last year), a new trend may be emerging in NHL front offices -- as we just saw with Chris Mason and Dan Ellis -- of goalies seeing reduced paydays.

Story | Conversation | July 14, 2010

In the 1999 NHL draft, basically everyone missed on a little guy named Henrik Zetterberg. Alvin Chang investigates why -- and how, when you look at three factors (height, weight and nationality), you can get a good idea of busts and studs.

Blog | Conversation | June 22, 2010

Alvin Chang, a week after looking at top value picks among forwards in the last 20 drafts, turns his attention to defense. Sergei Zubov heads this list (from the 1990 draft), but the Caps' Mike Green isn't far off (and the only North American skater).

Blog | Conversation | June 10, 2010

Alvin Chang looks at the biggest overachievers -- guys who got a ton of value out of a low draft slot -- across 20 years of just forwards (other positions will follow). Unsurprisingly, Pavel Datsyuk leads the entire list.

Blog | Conversation | June 01, 2010

Despite a hip injury that's kept him off the ice for most of this season, forward Brett Connolly could top a few teams' draft lists based on his potential.

Blog | Conversation | April 26, 2010

Alvin Chang studied the NHL drafts from 1995-2006 to see which NHL franchise places the most prospects into the NHL. The quantity over quality winner? The Boston Bruins.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2010

Team USA's goalie Jack Campbell has garnered some serious attention at the World U-18s.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2010