Caps' future and our Ducks-Leafs trade advice

Just who is running the ghost ship that is the office of the NHL Players' Association? Well, for now, it's Mike Ouellet and Rolland Lee. Sources conf...

Penner 'staying classy' in Edmonton

Dustin Penner's time in Edmonton has been filled with controversy since the Oilers signed him two years ago. But thanks to humor ("Anchorman"!) and, yes, better fitness, the power winger is finding his way.

Ovechkin's fine, Shanny's future and more

As always, people around the league were theorizing this week that perhaps there's a double standard when it comes to league discipline and star playe...

Nylander sent for conditioning

The Washington Capitals have assigned center Michael Nylander to Grand Rapids of the AHL for a conditioning stint, giving the expensive bench-sitting veteran a chance to get back on the ice.

Caps get spark from Ovie-Morrison-Knuble line

...He's a bargain at one year, $1.5 million, and he needed to be with Michael Nylander spending his days in the press box at a $4.875 million cap hit (the Caps...

Bucci's Mailbag: Goalie debates, Kessel fallout and NHL '94

Hi Mr. Buccigross, I have to say that I am loving the fact that both Brodeur and Luongo are stumbling out of the gate, given the Olympic implication...

It's October, I'm in love

October is a glorious month. Being a hockey fan and hockey dad adds to the bliss. After a series of long and hot August nights and a tantalizing Sept...

Weekend wrap: Gonchar talks, equipment rules

...shooters more open space. Nylander and the Caps The Washington Capitals, I'm told, have been close a couple of times over the past few weeks in loaning veteran center Michael Nylander to a KHL...

10 notable positions up for grabs

Jim Wilkie takes a closer look at a handful of training camp battles that have fantasy significance.

CAPTION: Apr 11, 2009; Sunrise, FL, USA; Washington Capitals center Michael Nylander (92) and Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard (2) fight for the puck along the boards in...

Blogging The Nation

...longest paragraph in the history of the written word. Cavalierman007: Did you know Bruce Boudreau and Michael Nylander were feuding? Did you know Bruce Boudreau and Michael Nylander existed? SportsNation is a treasure trove...

Blog: Free-agency period is open

The free-agency period opens at noon ET today and our experts weigh in on where players are going and what the moves mean.

Chatter, chatter, chatter ... GMs in town for draft, trade buzz is up

MONTREAL -- An NHL GM turned to me Wednesday and had the look of a 10-year-old about to go to Disney World. "The next few days are always fun," he sa...

Latest buzz from GMs meetings

The NHL's GMs and team presidents congregated Tuesday before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals, but it wasn't a day heavy with news.

Previewing the conference finals

We're down to the final four teams of the season and Bucci has his conference finals preview.