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E.J. Hradek provides in-depth breakdowns of the Eastern Conference semifinal series and predicts who will advance to the conference finals.

Blog | Conversation | April 29, 2011

E.J. Hradek looks at the wild goaltending situation in Vancouver, which heads Monday's hottest playoff storylines.

Blog | Conversation | April 25, 2011

E.J. Hradek looks at the five players in the 2011 Stanley cup playoffs feeling the most pressure to perform this weekend.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2011

E.J. Hradek makes his picks for Wednesday night's games, picking the Washington Capitals to beat the New York Rangers in Game 4 of their series.

Blog | Conversation | April 20, 2011

E.J. Hradek checks in with his notes on all eight playoff series, noting that the B's and Pens are in some hot water and that this may be the season the Predators finally see the second round.

Blog | Conversation | April 18, 2011

E.J. Hradek studies each of the first-round playoff series and picks his winners to advance to the conference semifinals.

Blog | Conversation | April 11, 2011

EJ Hradek dips into his weekly mailbag, answering a question on the coaches who could get fired by the start of next season.

Blog | Conversation | April 07, 2011

EJ Hradek makes his weekly Tuesday picks, taking the Buffalo Sabres over the Tampa Bay Lightning in a critical Eastern Conference showdown.

Blog | Conversation | April 05, 2011

E.J. Hradek turns his gaze to the west where he sees the Anaheim Ducks looking strong once more. Plus some notes from around the NHL, as well as the NCAA.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2011

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 makes his picks for Tuesday night's games and takes the Philadelphia Flyers over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals.

Blog | Conversation | March 22, 2011

E.J. Hradek wraps up the NHL weekend action and looks ahead to the stretch drive as teams press ahead for playoff spots. Plus, notes on the Isles' coaching situation.

Blog | Conversation | March 07, 2011

E.J. Hradek fields reader questions in this week's "Five for Friday," answering queries on Brad Richards' future with the Dallas Stars, the lack of attention paid to the Boston Bruins' David Krejci and the New York Rangers' playoff hopes.

Blog | Conversation | March 04, 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 offers up his weekly Tuesday picks column, taking the Dallas Stars over the Phoenix Coyotes in an upset.

Blog | Conversation | March 01, 2011

E.J. Hradek evaluates each team in the Eastern Conference following the flurry of trade deadline deals Monday.

Story | Conversation | February 28, 2011