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Victoria Matiash provides her weekly defensemen rankings, and discusses the prospects of Leafs rookie Jake Gardiner.

The Devils only have one All-Star, while the Rangers send two and the Islanders have only one in the skills competition.

Two Ducks and one Kings player were chosen to the NHL All-Star Game.

The NHL announced Tuesday the remaining 36 players and 12 rookies chosen by the league's hockey operations department to take part in this month's All-Star festivities that include the traditional game and skills competitions

The Washington Capitals' blue line is now deeper than Mike Greene, as John Carlson gives the team another offensive defenseman to deploy.

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

Pardon the interruption (where have I heard that before?), but I've decided to spend my last blog before the Christmas break on my choices for the US and Canadian Olympic teams. I will get back to my usual rookie/prospect-based Wednesday blogging nex...

Blog | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Puck Prospectus dishes on which teams will flaunt the best and worst blue lines in 2009-10, explaining the defense category from its upcoming season projections in ESPN The Magazine's NHL Preview.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009

CALGARY, Alberta -- One was a Norris Trophy candidate last season. The other almost stayed in Europe after the NHL lockout. Washington's Mike Green and Dallas' Stephane Robidas. Talk about two ends of the spectrum. And yet, both have a lot to prove ...

The Dallas Stars exercised a one-year contract option with winger Jere Lehtinen on Wednesday and traded for Rangers center Mike Green.